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More information on Networked Councillor

There has been quite a bit of activity on Twitter, particularly, about the Networked Councillor report, which is currently in a beta stage and open for comments. I've just written a quick post on the Networked Councillor blog to keep people up to date on what is happening about the report and where and when they ...

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Updated: How many councillors tweet?

Earlier in the week I wrote about a little investigation into how many councillors have Twitter accounts. We looked just at the West Midlands and came up with an estimation that 14 per cent of unitary and county councillors use or at least have Twitter. I've since heard from a couple of people that this ...

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How many councillors tweet?

Update: As you'll see here we've had to revise the numbers for Birmingham City Council. The maps and numbers should now reflect higher figures for the city council.) At the LGA conference on Wednesday (1pm) we'll be holding a short session about Twitter, entitled 'Anyone can use Twitter. The question is why should you?' It's just ...

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