eGov status updates via Twitter
I am immensely proud of the NIC portals taking the leap and adopting Twitter. We'll continue to think outside the box and figure out the best way to use this emerging technology, but for now we're off to a great start.
If you're on Twitter and interested in how governments are beginning to use this hybrid communication tool, get ready to hit the "Follow" button.
Colorado.gov - twitter - Web site
Idaho.gov - twitter - Web site
Kentucky.gov - twitter - Web site
Maine.gov - twitter - Web site
Nebraska.gov - twitter - Web site
RI.gov - twitter - Web site
SC.gov - twitter - Web site
Utah.gov - twitter - Web site
Vermont.gov - twitter - Web site
If there are other NIC portals using Twitter, please ping me. And also feel free to leave links to any egov- or government-related Twitter accounts in the comments. I'll update this post as they are received.
Some other notable states, agencies, officials, etc. using Twitter:
CA.gov - twitter - Web site (update: account has been deleted)
CA DMV - twitter - Web site
CA Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger - twitter - Web site
CA Public Employees' Retirement System - twitter - Web site
ID Department of Finance - twitter - Web site
ID Department of Commerce - twitter - Web site
ID Department of Labor - twitter - Web site
IN Gov. Mitch Daniels - twitter - Web site
LA Gov. Bobby Jindal - twitter - Web site
MI Gov. Jennifer Granholm - twitter - Web site
MI Lieutenant Gov. John Cherry - twitter - Web site
Louisville, KY - twitter - Web site
Louisville, KY Events Calendar - twitter - Web site
RI State Council on the Arts - twitter - Web site
Quick list of federal government accounts (I'll flush this section out eventually):
USAgov, GovGab, and lots of NASA projects
Congress, etc.:
Roy Blunt (R-MO-7th)
John Boehner (R-OH-8th)
Dan Burton (R-IN-5th)
John Culberson (R-TX-7th)
Bob Latta (R-OH-5th)
Tim Ryan (D-OH-17th)
Jeanne Shaheen - Former Governor of NH and now U.S. Senator
Mark Ward - Former Governor of VA and now U.S. Senator
Sidenote: there are a lot of people using Twitter to campaign - this is only a list of people who are actually using it to communicate with constituents.
Last updated: November 18, 2008
4 comments:
Hey Hillary, very cool that you're putting this list together. I follow USA.gov on Twitter:
http://twitter.com/USAgov
hey colette.
i'll try to add in some fed stuff this evening. off the top of my head there is USAgov, GovGab, and lots of NASA stuff.
looking forward to seeing WVgov on twitter. ;)
Awesome stuff. Our (sc.gov) twitter page is having some changes made to it right now.. it needs links in the updates!
John Boehner: http://twitter.com/johnboehner
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