Comments on: Exploring Social Media: Live Citizens Press Conference on Twitter http://www.blogherald.com/2008/12/31/exploring-social-media-live-citizens-press-conference-on-twitter/ The leading source of news covering social media and the blogosphere. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:53:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ari Herzog http://www.blogherald.com/2008/12/31/exploring-social-media-live-citizens-press-conference-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-745620 Ari Herzog Thu, 01 Jan 2009 03:57:26 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/?p=9872#comment-745620 I covered this on my blog, too, and came to the conclusion the Consulate's engagement was anything BUT a press conference. It was no more than acting as anyone else acts on Twitter: replying to tweeple who ask questions. The wondrous part is @IsraelConsulate joined Twitter 24 hours before their advertised "conference," and amassed over 2,000 followers in that timeframe. But a conference? Not really. http://www.ariwriter.com/2008/12/how-new-tools-help-reach-new-audiences/ I covered this on my blog, too, and came to the conclusion the Consulate’s engagement was anything BUT a press conference. It was no more than acting as anyone else acts on Twitter: replying to tweeple who ask questions.

The wondrous part is @IsraelConsulate joined Twitter 24 hours before their advertised “conference,” and amassed over 2,000 followers in that timeframe.

But a conference? Not really.

http://www.ariwriter.com/2008/12/how-new-tools-help-reach-new-audiences/

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