Comments on: Congress Banning Social Media?

By: Media Bullseye

Media Bullseye — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:29:48 +0000

No, Congress Is Not Trying to Ban Twitter -- Geoff Livingston on the Roundtable...

Jen Zingsheim and I were pleased to welcome Geoff Livingston to the Media Bullseye Roundtable this week, where we cover issues ranging from a potential Congressional threat to Twitter (no, not really), to managing your personal brand while boosting you...

By: Ari Herzog

Ari Herzog — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:22:41 +0000

What they should do then is create a special congressional version of a social network site that is government owned and non-profit. Make it easy to find your congresscritters, read their blogs, send them messages, and follow links to see who they are working with in both house and on what.

I've sought such a portal for months. Is there no list somewhere?

By: Nick Cowie

Nick Cowie — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:35:26 +0000

What they should do then is create a special congressional version of a social network site that is government owned and non-profit. Make it easy to find your congresscritters, read their blogs, send them messages, and follow links to see who they are working with in both house and on what.

Except you would have to choose to visit that site. If you local congresscritter was in your friend in facebook/twitter/friendfeed/youtube/flickr/etc you would find out what is going on and they would have a far more effective communication means. Rather than forcing you to visit a special site, use a special service just for them. Which you are only likely to use when seeking specific info or are upset with them.

By: Statement on House Rules and Social Media Use

Statement on House Rules and Social Media Use — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:58:31 +0000

[...] Again, I clarify that this is a non-ppartisan position and affects both sides of the aisle. The position being bandied by some “gated community” types on Capitol Hill is irresponsible and tone-deaf and if the House wants to remain relevant in the eyes of voters, these “existing rules” must change. Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-CA) is proposing similar clamp downs in the Senate. [...]

By: Tlaloc

Tlaloc — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:46:21 +0000

Danke shon! (speaking of multilingual...)

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:56:10 +0000

BY THE WAY THE STUPID "FREINDFEED" BELOW IS REALLY DAMN ANNOYING! When I hit the formatting buttons on the post field the formats are showing up in the friend feed window instead of the correct one.

It's gone until I can get it working properly.

By: The Glittering Eye » Blog Archive » Communicating With Constituents

The Glittering Eye » Blog Archive » Communicating With Constituents — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:44:35 +0000

[...] to make a lot more official use of the Internet rather than less (hat tip: Mark Safranski). James Joyner has said most of the remainder of what I’d say on this subject. I don’t think this is a [...]

By: Congress Trying to ban Twitter and Other Social Media Use by Representatives

Congress Trying to ban Twitter and Other Social Media Use by Representatives — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:35:16 +0000

[...] Outside the Beltway - James points out that Diane Feinstein is pushing a proposal in the Senate to make the Senate Rules Committee clamp down on similar activity on the Senate side. [...]

By: Tlaloc

Tlaloc — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:34:35 +0000

The Franking Commission, created to govern how Congress used their right to mail letters to constituents for free, apparently “frowns on official links to campaign-related Web sites, political parties, advocacy groups and ‘any site the primary purpose of which is the conduct of commerce.’” That’s understandable, if highly problematic in the current communications environment.

What they should do then is create a special congressional version of a social network site that is government owned and non-profit. Make it easy to find your congresscritters, read their blogs, send them messages, and follow links to see who they are working with in both house and on what.

But that'd be useful.

BY THE WAY THE STUPID "FREINDFEED" BELOW IS REALLY DAMN ANNOYING! When I hit the formatting buttons on the post field the formats are showing up in the friend feed window instead of the correct one.