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NORWALK, Conn. – To help them better communicate with their constituents, several state legislators will learn the ins and outs of using Facebook and Twitter on Wednesday in the Legislative Office Building at the state capitol.
Hosted by state Sen. Bob Duff (D-Norwalk), the workshop will be run by executives from the two social media companies who will make presentations and field questions from the legislators. The event is expected to last two hours.
Duff, who is a local Realtor in addition to serving in the state Senate, said in a statement that he has found using social media to be an “invaluable tool for communicating with constituents.” For example, through his Twitter feed, Duff constantly keeps residents up to date on road closures and accidents.
“I find myself posting to both Twitter and Facebook almost every single day, and I believe that doing so has made me a better public official,” said Duff. “I invite all other legislators to attend this forum and find out how they can get started with social media, or learn to use it better.”
The event is being co-sponsored by AT&T and the Connecticut Technology Council, and, in addition to Duff, other presenters include Katie Harbath, associate manger for policy at Facebook, and Mindy Finn, head of Strategic Partnerships for Politics and Advocacy at Twitter.
Comments (5)
Spoon, it kills me but I think you are right. He never even testified last year during the 2 days of hearings..
@Drewt008 and Ken P
We will probably continue to get less than our fair share of ECS funding. In spite of this, Duff will continue to get re-elected because he's great at photo ops and twittering road closures.
Its sad but you are right. He's a nice friendly guy, that wins him elections but is NOT what we need in Hartford.
This is a joke and a waste of time..Bob really doesn't know what we need and want in Norwalk?!??! If that's the case then we really have an issue here. Let's just start by stating the State of CT SCREWS NORWALK let me repeat that SCREWS NORWALK in ECS funding for our schools. The ECS task force didn't even make down to Norwalk after countless invites. I could go on but I actually have to get back to work.
I didnt know we had legislators for telling us about road conditions. Its nice of them but right now there is a huge effort to infringe upon our civil rights & I think all our legislators should be sitting in the hearings & paying attention to the testimony. At some point Bob Duff will be voteing on whatever comes thru the legislature and the testimony of the last few days should be much more important than traffic delays.