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SamuelCoates

  1. @adrianharris fyi... RT @krishgm Am interviewing John Major about the Queen in the morning for jubilee broadcast. What would like to know? 4:24 PM May 31st via Twitter for BlackBerry®
  2. @kchadda as in those following number10gov? A large proportion came from the days when Twitter recommended accounts (a la Sarah Brown) 9:26 AM May 31st via Twitter for BlackBerry® in reply to kchadda
  3. @craigelder hadn't seen before either. Looks like a lot of work to filter out those that have been reposted with grammar changes etc though 9:25 AM May 31st via Twitter for BlackBerry® in reply to craigelder
  4. RT @CharlieBeckett Interesting piece on use of anecdotes by politicians as form of rhetoric and what it says about them bit.ly/KeFyqv 3:08 AM May 31st via web
  5. If you haven't read them yet, check out @GrantShapps' 9 tips for tweeting MPs. Candid, thoughtful and amusing: bit.ly/JP66rM 3:07 AM May 31st via web
  6. 2 million followers of @Number10gov. Impressive for a government-related account using a corporate voice. 2:55 AM May 31st via web
  7. Archive of tweets deleted by US politicians: bit.ly/KTyeOt (see other countries here politwoops.nl/countries) 2:27 AM May 31st via web
  8. @amolrajan I just use it to bookmark tweets to read or RT later 9:52 AM May 30th via Twitter for BlackBerry® in reply to amolrajan
  9. @CharlieBeckett @jamesrbuk @mediaguardian that article picture is off-the-wall! Must be a retro gamer amongst the image editors 10:51 AM May 29th via web in reply to CharlieBeckett
  10. Nothing too original in this "digital diplomacy" article, but it's a useful introduction to it: bit.ly/KhON4q 10:47 AM May 29th via web
  11. @tomdaylight yep think it's likely a small but committed readership. PB.com similar in terms of blog comments. 9:16 AM May 29th via web in reply to tomdaylight
  12. The long-standing @BiasedBBCblog never really adopted to Twitter age but can still draw a surprising number of comments 9:09 AM May 29th via web
  13. Danger of Google Images... BBC use "United Nations Space Command" logo from Halo game to represent UN Security Council bit.ly/Lzta2f 9:06 AM May 29th via web
  14. My life story: "being bored is essential part of writing... the internet has made it very hard to be bored". @Glinner: bit.ly/MPBhqw 12:26 AM May 29th via SocialOomph