Tech Savy Prime Minister Stephen Harper Tweets Name Of New Federal Cabinet

BY: 

Dave Forde
July 19, 2013

andreeahef@gmail.comIn game changing news this week, Prime Minister Stephen Harper unveiled his new cabinet on Twitter as he took to the social network in a series of tweets.  One one hand it is great to see the leader of Canada embracing technology, but at mid-2013 what’s taken him so long? Looking at his counter-part to the south, Barack Obama has 34,322,966 followers to Harper’s 365,055, but it is not completely fair to compare as the US has about 10 times the population of Canada. However, if we look at their engagement, or specifically the number of tweets each (or their camp) has sent – Harper has sent 1,388 tweets while Obama has sent 9,504.

At least he wasn’t caught in video smoking crack and become the butt of a late night joke, just saying…

 

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Dave Forde


Dave “The Connector” Forde has been involved in the marketing, public relations and technology industry across Canada for over 20 years in various sales and marketing roles, he launched The Connected One network of business sites which connects buyers to the right sellers. Profectio and PR In Canada covers news about the marketing and public relations industry each day helping professionals advance their career and businesses. He also serves as an advisor to a number of businesses across the country. Find Dave on LinkedIn and Twitter.


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