Twitter Gaining Influence With Policymakers and Staffers

A recent study of Capital Hill staffers finds an increase in Twitter use and influence in policymaking both in the U.S. and abroad.  According to Edelman’s 2011 Capital Staffers Index, 53 percent of lawmakers are using Twitter, up from 38 percent last year. Sixty percent of staffers use Twitter. And all these stats coincide with an increase in Twitter usage among constituents.

The Internet at large is also playing a bigger role in the policy process, with 60 percent of staffers saying they learned about an issue online and one-third saying they’ve changed their minds based on what they’ve seen online.

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http://www.mediabistro.com/prnewser/research-more-than-half-of-lawmakers-using-twitter_b31145