Comments on: Twitter ban by Lord Mayor of Leeds http://bruceontheworld.com/2010/02/twitter-ban-by-lord-mayor-of-leeds/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=twitter-ban-by-lord-mayor-of-leeds Opinions from a loyal Labour Party member Sat, 28 Apr 2012 18:15:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: david http://bruceontheworld.com/2010/02/twitter-ban-by-lord-mayor-of-leeds/comment-page-1/#comment-23 david Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:24:09 +0000 http://bruceontheworld.com/2010/02/twitter-ban-by-lord-mayor-of-leeds/#comment-23 A perfect example of "jiggery pokery"... and the power of the modern media. Click on this link and read the adverts at the bottom - Google creates and places these on the basis of the words it finds on the page - the web site owner is not involved at all in selecting the adverts. http://www.photocake-occasion.co.uk/Products/Labour.html A perfect example of “jiggery pokery”… and the power of the modern media. Click on this link and read the adverts at the bottom – Google creates and places these on the basis of the words it finds on the page – the web site owner is not involved at all in selecting the adverts.

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]]> By: Jayne Hill http://bruceontheworld.com/2010/02/twitter-ban-by-lord-mayor-of-leeds/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Jayne Hill Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:40:20 +0000 http://bruceontheworld.com/2010/02/twitter-ban-by-lord-mayor-of-leeds/#comment-8 Well this just takes the biscuit - and how can she stop people exactly, will anyone seen with a mobile phone be thrown out. I for one would like to know what happened at this afternoons budget meeting - the coverage won't be in til tomorrow night's YEP ! Well this just takes the biscuit – and how can she stop people exactly, will anyone seen with a mobile phone be thrown out. I for one would like to know what happened at this afternoons budget meeting – the coverage won’t be in til tomorrow night’s YEP !

]]> By: Chris Johnston http://bruceontheworld.com/2010/02/twitter-ban-by-lord-mayor-of-leeds/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Chris Johnston Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:53:36 +0000 http://bruceontheworld.com/2010/02/twitter-ban-by-lord-mayor-of-leeds/#comment-7 Damn straight. This appears to be a well-meaning but utterly misguided action by someone who simply does not know what they're dealing with. A fellow activist and I recently tweeted from a council meeting - http://www.leedscopnet.info/40-by-2020-the-vote-in-tweets/ - and it's something we very much plan on doing again. It makes the working of the council more transparent, our councillors more accountable, and enthuses people about engaging in democracy. I cannot see a single down side from allowing anyone in a public meeting reporting information in the public interest in real time to a wide audience. Damn straight. This appears to be a well-meaning but utterly misguided action by someone who simply does not know what they’re dealing with.

A fellow activist and I recently tweeted from a council meeting – http://www.leedscopnet.info/40-by-2020-the-vote-in-tweets/ – and it’s something we very much plan on doing again. It makes the working of the council more transparent, our councillors more accountable, and enthuses people about engaging in democracy. I cannot see a single down side from allowing anyone in a public meeting reporting information in the public interest in real time to a wide audience.

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