There’s an interesting tool set up to track government messages being distributed by Twitter at http://www.govlive.com/. You can use it to get a glimpse into what other governments are doing with Twitter and get ideas for new ways to leverage it for your agency.
It tracks over 5,000 governments (I had to ask for ours to be included) and gives viewers the option to vote whether each entry is “helpful” or “unimportant.” That feature doesn’t seem to be used much at this point, but could become a way of seeing what reactions to a particular post are as it catches on.
As I look at the feed today, there are event announcements, emergency preparedness reminders, and news about pending Council decisions. There are even a couple of responses to constituents mixed in.
