US Government on Twitter

[NYCGirl]

For those DUers who tweet — some government agencies have Twitter feeds. Might be interesting…or not.

http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/10/us-government-on-twitter

We never thought we'd say this either. But some of the best and most innovative new media experiments going on right now on the Internet are coming from the U.S. federal government.

For, example: Twitter. Turns out the messaging service's 140 character limit and easy following/unfollowing is a really effective way to check up on our public servants. And it's certainly easier to read than most .gov websites.

@CSIState - Country specific information and travel alerts from the US Department of State

@foodrecalls - The Food and Drug Adminsitration tweets when food products have been deemed unsafe, about once a day.

@jetlab - Rocket science from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

@NIHforHealth - Research reports of the National Institutes of Health

@PeaceCorps - Press releases from the Peace Corps

Many more at link, including Senate Floor and House Floor.