Taoiseach test-drives Twitter

syklops

From Breakingnews.ie:

The Government Information Service has built a new social networking-led internet platform based on Facebook and Twitter.

Under the new structure, called merrionstreet.ie, The Taoiseach and other Government Ministers will be in a position to tweet to the world regarding a number of issues.

Its hoped the move, which took five months to complete, will transform Government communications and providing a more dynamic web presence.

It is understood that the idea was adapted from models from the UK and the US where 10 Downing Street and the White House have similar websites.

GIS say the new resource will not be used as a political tool but instead as a place where people can access all related Government news, photos and updates.

It is believed the team has studied twitter and other social media if a tweet comes from the Taoiseach it will include the initials BC so that people will know it came from Brian Cowen himself.

Read more: http://breakingnews.ie/ireland/taoiseach-to-join-twitter-generation-465582.html#ixzz0tkr5Xbat

I love this bit:

if a tweet comes from the Taoiseach it will include the initials BC so that people will know it came from Brian Cowen himself.

Why doesnt he just sign it "An Taoiseach"??

The funny bit aside, I would love to know what this rehash of twitter/facebook that they spent 5 months developing, cost. That's the bottom line for me.

recylingbin

twatter.

Fluorescence

What I want to know is why it took a team 5 months! It takes 2 minutes to create a facebook/twitter page

EDIT: aah it's not actually on facebook/twitter, just based on the idea of them. Never mind :P

syklops

Or just call it twit?

Trampas

probably cost millions

high heels

40K it cost... it was up here days ago..

Lando Griffin

fluorescence wrote: »

What I want to know is why it took a team 5 months! It takes 2 minutes to create a facebook/twitter page

They wanted to build a plausible profile.

Trevor451

why cant we get these idots out of office now?

Anthony Walsh

BC: Well looks like there is another 100,000 on the Dole but don't worry we are officially out of recession. P.S. I stole a lollipop off a baby today its was strawberry nom nom

ScumLord

Took five months to set up a facebook and twitter account?!! Why don't they spend money streamlining the way government works instead of this self centred PR stunts do some proper work you bunch of wasters!

smash

http://twitter.com/TheTeeShock

Sanjuro

First one to hack it and crash it gets.... kudos.

Mint Sauce

Trevor451 wrote: »

why cant we get these idots out of office now?

because the FF faithful keep voting them back in

:mad:

Liam Byrne

syklops wrote: »

Why doesnt he just sign it "An Taoiseach"??

Because that won't be appropriate for Cowen to do in a few months time (the sooner the better)

Rabies

high heels wrote: »

40K it cost... it was up here days ago..

Up here?
Better not be Dublin only internet based!!
I don't pay my imaginary tax every week to Cowan to hide the internets in Dublin

syklops

high heels wrote: »

40K it cost... it was up here days ago..

Did that include the team of PR consultants, all on over 100k a year that spent the 5 months putting together media together.

syklops

Sanjuro wrote: »

First one to hack it and crash it gets.... kudos.

That sounds like a challenge.

Viper_JB

I can see there being problems with this...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DtbPOXFk00

bonerm

recylingbin wrote: »

twatter.

shítter

ScumLord

syklops wrote: »

Did that include the team of PR consultants, all on over 100k a year that spent the 5 months putting together media together.

I wouldn't say there was that much work involved it's basically just a load of youtube/facebook/flicker plugins.

syklops

ScumLord wrote: »

I wouldn't say there was that much work involved it's basically just a load of youtube/facebook/flicker plugins.

Well where did the 40k cost mentioned before come from?

ScumLord

syklops wrote: »

Well where did the 40k cost mentioned before come from?

That's the receipt from the dail bar.

robbie_998

ScumLord wrote: »

That's the receipt from the dail bar.

HEY !

i was in the Dail bar when i was a kid !

oul berty bought me a coca cola and all !

Caoimhín

the only thing i want to hear from those fu¢kers is 'we resign because we are unfit to govern and a bunch of corrupt, greedy liars".

DonJose

Our taoiseach is a twanker!!!

Corkfeen

First of all it has a terrible address, second of all wouldn't it have been cheaper just to set up a twitter account...... No wonder we're always complaining about them..