Kremlin Tweets
Source: http://www.robertamsterdam.com/2009/10/kremlin_tweets.htmPosted on Friday, October 23rd, 2009 | In Investing Lessons, Russia
Contributed by: Robert Amsterdam (http://www.robertamsterdam.com/) -
Many of the Kremlin’s initiatives are considered old-fashioned by their critics. Though it receives regular harangues for out-of-date tendencies (such as press control, election riggings, military demonstrations), it certainly can’t be claimed that the Kremlin isn’t a thoroughly modern body. At least, not if this new initiative goes through.
Keeping with the times, the Communications and Press Ministry has announced that it is looking for a company that can provide the technology needed to allow bureaucrats ‘to promote state interests on social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook’.
The Moscow Times reports.
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