UK councils more creative than Aussie counterparts

I dips me lid to local councils in the UK. 

Their innovative use of social media to help provide better and quicker services, has left their Australian counterparts looking lame indeed.

UK researcher, Liz Azyan, has Twittered this list of  British councils which are now using social media. Many thanks Liz.

It’s particularly interesting to see how some of the UK authorities are using Twitter for specific uses, such as listing development applications, or providing up-to-the-minute reports of roadwork.

I’m envious of their vision and user-friendly approach to providing services.

Ian

Tradional news Twittering minute by minute

I’m not the only person intrigued by the potential of real time web.

The popularity of Twitter Search, for example, has not been lost on traditional news vendors such as AAP, ABC News, Brisbane’s Courier Mail and Sky News, which are all using the Twitter to  update stories minute by minute.

As PM, Kevin Rudd, arrived in the US today, almost each footstep was Twittered by these news services. This constant updating of the story, allows genuine real time searching, using Twitter Search.

These reports from the news services are mixing with bloggers and other Twitterers, giving a wide view of the matter — and, more importantly, a real time view.  

A very impressive use which is taking Twitter to the absolute forefront of genuine social media.

And, just a tip:  when you are using Twitter and linking back to a website URL, save space by compressing the linking address using TinyURL.  It works a treat.

Ian