'Politicians twitter while the country burns'

An astute and amusing article on the take-up of 'Twittering' by the political class. Rachel Sylvester argues that this use of web 2.0 technology exposes the politicians' insecurity rather than bringing them closer to the people. It's worth adding a corrective note to this article. Social networking sites like twitter can be used very effectively to organise within society. Barak Obama used internet technology very effectively in his presidential campaign, managing to organise at a community level. However, this article shows that much of the twittering of politicians is shorn of even this limited point of connection.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/rachel_sylvester/article5877318.ece