Michael Riedyk

Hi,
I wrote an article with 10 examples how Local Governments can use Twitter;
http://dotgov.com/2009/11/10-examples-how-local-governments-can-use-twitter/
Hope that will help.
Michael

Thanks Walter, really helpfull.
Do you know comparable legislation in other states?
Are websites also considered to be public records?
Michael

Thanks Kate, great example!

Thanks everyone for all the input. I just finished a blog article with best practises how (local) governments can use Twitter (see: http://dotgov.com/). I hope you like it.

Great stuff. Thanks Sam!

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