The slides from my slot at Online Information 09.

1. Defining the relationship between government and the people in 140 characters Dave Briggs

3. @davebriggs [email_address] www.davepress.net

4. @davebriggs [email_address] www.davepress.net

6. So, Twitter

7. 11,069 tweets 1,691 friends 2,203 followers 103 listings

8. Met some remarkable people Gained invaluable knowledge Got some work

9. There are 130 local authorities active on Twitter and a load of other government departments…

11. 1,584 tweets 487,733 friends 1,605,049 followers 3,082 listings

12. But there are many, many more individual officers

13. (and they are usually more interesting)

14. www.tweetyhall.com

15. www.tweetminster.com

16. Why should government be using Twitter?

17. It’s quick

18. It’s full of interesting – and new – people

19. It’s findable

20. It’s mobile

21. It’s conversational

22. Some things to do:

24. How will you know if it is working? It’s not just numbers

25. Listen to Neil: http://bit.ly/7jsaTv

26. Two more things: 1. Websites don’t change the world, people do 2. Interactive websites need interactive organisations

27. Can we define the relationship between government in 140 characters?

28. We can do it in 6!

29. Listen

30. bit.ly/lptwitter

31. I’m done. @davebriggs