Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Ireland’s Government reveals its social media strategy

The Irish Government’s Information Service has built a whole new social networking-led internet platform based on WordPress, Flickr, Facebook and Twitter called MerrionStreet.ie that will see political leaders, including the Taoiseach, 'tweet' to the nation.

As first reported on Siliconrepublic, Taoiseach Brian Cowen will imminently be in a position to "tweet" to the world based on any number of issues.

A new web presence entitled ‘MerrionStreet.ie’ will go live ‘imminently’, the team behind the project told Siliconrepublic during an exclusive preview.

The team told Siliconrepublic that the project took five months to pull together.

The move will transform Government communications from the present website and press release format to a more dynamic web presence that will include photography, videos, Facebook status updates, Twitter feeds and web chat. Read More

Courtesy: Silicon Republic

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