State and local governments are using the Web 2.0 service Twitter to post alerts, notices and updates to the web to reach the growing number of online users.
Twitter is a micro-blogging service that allows people to communicate and connect through short messages or "tweets". These messages or tweets can be sent via your PC, phone, instant message and numerous third party applications.
If you are a Twitter member, you can "follow" these state and local elected officials and jurisdictions:
- California Department of Vehicles: http://twitter.com/CA_DMV
- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger: http://twitter.com/schwarzenegger
- CALPERS: http://twitter.com/CalPERS
- Colorado: http://twitter.com/coloradogov
- Kentucky: http://twitter.com/kygov
- Louisville, Kentucky: http://twitter.com/louisvillekygov
- Louisville, Kentucky Metro Government Events Calendar: http://twitter.com/loukyevent
- Maine: http://twitter.com/www_maine_gov
- Michigan Governor Granholm: http://twitter.com/govgranholm
- Lieutenant Governor of Michigan: http://twitter.com/johncherry
- Nebraska: http://twitter.com/nebraskagov
- Rhode Island: http://twitter.com/rigov
- South Carolina: http://twitter.com/SCGOV
- Utah: http://twitter.com/UtahGov
- Vermont: http://twitter.com/vermontgov
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