The Post bids farewell to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, discussing lingering ethics issues and quoting an academic on her number of Twitter followers. “Ain’t gonna shut my mouth/I know there’s got to be a few hundred million more like me/just trying to keep it free,” Palin said in a recent Tweet, quoting the song “Rollin’,” […]
Category: Social Media
White House Blocks Twitter
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said that the White House blocks Twitter. I understand many government agencies (and probably a good number of private firms, as well) block access to social networking sites.
Politicians: Too Much Twitter?
From the Yahoo newsroom comes this article on politicians’ use of Twitter. Ever since politicians jumped on the social-media bandwagon, critics have been questioning the wisdom of elected officials using Twitter on the job. In March, columnist Charlie Cook of the National Journal wrote that he has “yet to hear a single intelligent remark twittered […]