tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19183303.post8975086318279698045..comments2023-10-02T08:51:05.965-04:00Comments on New Approaches, from Advocacy Associates: News Flash: Politicians Like to Self-PromoteStephanie Vancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18109328404476357019noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19183303.post-80316435586028056572009-10-12T15:19:55.002-04:002009-10-12T15:19:55.002-04:00I am 100% in agreement, and found both the article...I am 100% in agreement, and found both the article and the report really useful. Thanks for the great work (and for reading my blog! :))Stephanie Vancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18109328404476357019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19183303.post-24691157708233784752009-09-21T17:51:24.918-04:002009-09-21T17:51:24.918-04:00That is definitely the most catchy quote I gave du...That is definitely the most catchy quote I gave during my interviews, but you'll find that the actual study is completely neutral about how Twitter is being used. We simply read and categorized about 6,000 tweets with an eye toward which were being used to improve transparency or communication (as advocated by Tweet Congress). It turns out those are rare, but present. There is nothing wrong with most of the content Congresspeople are putting on Twitter now, but there are ways to make it a more powerful tool to help the legislators and the citizens.Jennifer Golbeckhttp://www.cs.umd.edu/~golbecknoreply@blogger.com