By Anne King
The Twitter effect in politics is now undeniable. In the Arab Spring movements, Twitter and other social media tools made a vital contribution given their ability to disseminate news and connect individuals across class, cultural, and other barriers. (And more infamously, Twitter was responsible for the fall of a congressman.)
Recently, post-election tweets by two Twitter users from very different political arenas caught my eye — and the attention of many other observers. Aleksei Navalny (@navalny) is an influential Russian blogger who is extremely critical of the current government and the country’s widespread corruption. Marion Barry (@marionbarryjr) is the former mayor of Washington, DC and current representative for Ward 8 on the DC City Council.
[Read more…] about Post-Elections Tweets — Navalny’s Tweets From Jail and Barry’s “Twags”