MP's are the elected voice of the general public, and with the help of Tweetminster, a new service that runs alongside Twitter, it aims to make their voices easier to hear.
Tweetminster is especially useful for journalists who can get up-to-date news and are able to interact and contact Members of Parliament.
Tweetminster allows the general public and journalists to connect with MP's, filter posts by activity party and constituency and streams all the latest posts made by MP's on Twitter.
The service is inspired by a similar US- based service called TweetCongress, which is perhaps better than Tweetminster. TweetCongress includes a map of the United States, graphs and statistics for US politicians using congress. Hopefully, as Tweetminster becomes more widely used, some of the similar services based on Twitter will be added as it permeates the mainstream.
One of the most promising new features of Tweetminster is The Wire, a real time interface that not only shows Tweets as they happen but also gives journalists tools to analyse what political events are hitting the headlines.
To get The Wire all you need is Adobe Air 1.5 and Flasher Player Version 9+. Once these are downloaded you are ready to install the application, which is quick, simple and more importantly free!Tweetminster is a tool that anyone who is in the habit of Tweeting will be able to get to grips with easily and is definitely one of the more interesting uses of Twitter so far. It is an extremely useful resource for any writer looking to add a political angle to their stories, adding a list of Westminster contacts to everyones address books, who are only a Tweet away.
Tweetminster is easy to use and offers a simple way into the once virtually unaccessible world of UK Politics.
Is it free? YES! Just get yourself a Twitter account to make the most of Tweetminster
Where do it get it? http://tweetminster.co.uk/
Easy to use? 5/5
Useful to journalists? 5/5
Reviewed by Aimee Burdon
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