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Yes… Our Congress CAN Tweet
PolicyBeta —
... The now-defunct rules prohibiting the use of third-party services online was meant to preserve the non-commercial and non-partisan communications of Congress to constituents. There were already many members of Congress on Twitter, Youtube, Facebook, Flickr; all services allowing them to reach out to constituents where the constituents already are. While these members by and large defied the old regulations, legislators can now use services that don’t live at house.gov. ...
'Capitol Tweet' widget follows Congress on Twitter
CNET News.com —
... " widget provides updates every 10 minutes from the latest tweets from members of Congress. Before both chambers of Congress adjusted their respective Franking rules, which govern how Congressmen can communicate with their constituents, members of Congress were not allowed to use third-party sites, such as Twitter or YouTube, to convey official political messages. Many congressmen, however, simply ignored the rules. Congresspedia counts 7 senators and 31 House representatives who currently have Twitter accounts. The Sunlight Foundation advocated for the rules regarding ...
New Rules Let Congress Use Third-Party Websites
Bloggers Blog: Blogging the Blogsphere —
... that lets you keep up on the latest tweets from members of Congress who use Twitter. You might also be interested in this list of Members of Congress who Twitter. ...
Follow Congressional tweets
SiliconBeat » O’Brien —
... the U.S. House of Representatives agreed to update its rules to allow members to use Twitter. You can get the full background from this blog post by the Sunlight folks. The House joins the U.S. Senate in letting its members use the microblogging service without heavy handed restrictions.
To celebrate, this week Sunlight released a new widget that allows you to track Congressional tweets:
And if you’re wondering, here’s a list of members of Congress that use Twitter.
On the local front, that ...
Top 10 Online Tools to Connect With the Obama Administration
Mashable! —
... • Members of Congress who Twitter - A great resource where you can find the Twitter names of all the members of congress who Twitter. Don’t be surprised, however, if these politicians don’t say much on Twitter. You’ll find Nancy Pelosi’s twitter account as well as some less well known members of congress. ...
Who Are Washington's Top Twitterers?
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs —
... correspondent, ABC News, still has great hair. John McCain, 341,080 followers. World Economic Forum, Davos, 281,867 followers. Ana Marie Cox, 269,657 followers, National Correspondent for Air America Radio, former Wonkette. John Dickerson, 258,780 followers. Political correspondent, Slate. Rachel Maddow, 244,780 followers, MSNBC. Gavin Newsom, 167,271 followers, San Francisco Mayor. Want more? SourceWatch has a lost of 69 members of Congress who Twitter. How Is Open Source Like The Large Hadron Collider? | ...
Let’s Stop Confusing Moms With Technology-Fearing Simpletons [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network —
... all, moms can range in age from teens to centenarians (once you’re a mom, it’s not like you can give it up); education, income, location, career, etc. are all variable as well. Which brings us back to that jerkish assumption that women are bad at tech. So can we just assume that, like men, some women are into tech and some aren’t, and perhaps go pick on someone who genuinely doesn’t understand it? Like maybe Twitter’s so simple, even members of Congress are using it? ...
