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Friday, January 20, 2012

The Twitter Democracy that is Sweden

And here you thought the Philippines' "More Fun in the Philippines" campaign topped them all.
In December, officials from the country's tourism board decided that they would hand over the reins of their @sweden Twitter account to a different citizen each week.  
So far, the project, which has been called "the world's most democratic Twitter account," has featured tweets from a female priest, an advertising executive and an organic sheep farmer, Reuters reported.  
This week, Sweden's tweets are from Hanna, "just your average lesbian truck driver."
"Gosh, I really enjoy being @sweden," tweeted Hanna. "They'll have to grab the account out of my dying hands.
I like the Swedes more and more. Open, diverse, and democratic, But I wonder how they fare on migration policy.

Hat tip to Marginal Revolution. The full article is from Global Post.

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