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Congress Gets Their Hands on Social Media

Source: ReadWriteWeb

Aug 02, 2008

Summary

While companies may struggle to catch on with social media, the government seems to be taking steps to do the same. We're surprised they waited this long! According to the latest Qik blog update, both livestreaming and twittering recently took place on the floor of Congress in Capitol Hill. Is this exciting news about the progression of our government or will we regret their involvement in the future?

Qik Streaming with Congress

Qik received a nice share of coverage today from First Congressman John Culberson when he used Qik to interview House Republican lawmakers and gain some insight on the discussion about rising energy costs and gas prices. The livestream was embedded on the CSPAN homepage with plenty of comments and discussions going on in the video's chat. You can view the video here.

Social Media and the Government

First Congressman John Culberson actually has a nice selection of livestreams from various political personnel. Culberson also has a Twitter account, where he is active with a host of followers and followings. However, the question at hand is

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Comments (2)

Weblaunches,

Aug 03, 2008

oh lovely just what we need lol

T Visio,

Aug 03, 2008

not so fast. Senators yapping to friends about coffee, cigars and trips to California is executive spam...hold on to your wallets the next thing will be taxing the conversations of the private sector