Comments on: Welcome to Twitter, Prime Minister

By: Favorite Twitter Articles « I Have No Opinions

Favorite Twitter Articles « I Have No Opinions — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:08:52 +0000

[...] A great post by @Stilgherrian welcoming KevinRuddPM to Twitter [...]

By: Stilgherrian · Crikey: @KevinRuddPM stumbles into the Twitterverse

Stilgherrian · Crikey: @KevinRuddPM stumbles into the Twitterverse — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:51:50 +0000

[...] It took a couple of hours for word to spread and for KevinRuddPM to gather his first ten “followers”. But soon the numbers grew. People said their greetings, asked questions and offered opinions — and most of the opinions were calling for an end to the Internet filtering trials. Smart-a-ses like me even offered snarky advice. [...]

By: Stilgherrian · @KevinRuddPM isn’t really Kevin

Stilgherrian · @KevinRuddPM isn’t really Kevin — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:10:13 +0000

[...] already written about this [1, 2], and will doubtless write again, but I figure today’s the day they really do need to sort [...]

By: Katie Harris

Katie Harris — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:19:47 +0000

Wonderful, wonderful work.

And I really hope he reads it.

(I guess we’ll be able to tell whether he does or not).

By: Shai Coggins

Shai Coggins — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:26:35 +0000

Brilliant! I do hope our Prime Minister takes heed.

By: Stilgherrian

Stilgherrian — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:46:38 +0000

@Stuart French and @Des Walsh: Glad you enjoyed it. Funny-serious is what I do. I never can be 100% serious, but rather take a playful approach to even the most serious things.

You’re right about new politicians needing to know this stuff. The world is changing rapidly and thy need to be prepared to learn the new techniques. The pace of change is significantly faster than before.

By: Des Walsh

Des Walsh — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:18:54 +0000

Truly brilliant! Application way beyond the mad mad world of Twitter, which is really just socmed on steroids.

This should be in the orientation kit for every new and aspiring politician who is over the age of about 25 and maybe even some of the younger ones too.

By: Oz PM goes 2.O « Extended Reach

Oz PM goes 2.O « Extended Reach — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:32:18 +0000

[...] are some pretty smart colleagues of mine (Stephen Collins and Stilgherrian) already offering advice to him for nix. He’d do well to [...]

By: Stilgherrian · OMFG! Kevin Rudd tweeted again!

Stilgherrian · OMFG! Kevin Rudd tweeted again! — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:31:47 +0000

[...] Subscribe to feed ‹ Welcome to Twitter, Prime Minister [...]

By: acidlabs » Welcome, Prime Minister. Now, please engage.

acidlabs » Welcome, Prime Minister. Now, please engage. — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:48:06 +0000

[...] about Stephen Collins or subscribe to the RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Stilgherrian has posted an hilarious and well-considered welcome message to the Prime Minister who joined [...]

By: Stuart French

Stuart French — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:58:44 +0000

Thanks!

It’s been a long day and I needed a laugh. That is the funniest serious thing I have read all week. I hope Mr Rudd reads this and decides to have a go.

I listened to him just before the election and kinda fancied the idea that he might have it in him to really engage with the Australian public.