Tweeting Politicians

There is an interesting article in the May 6th issue of the Economist about politicians and their ever increasing use of Twitter. As the article notes tweeting makes politicians seem more accessible but does it change behaviour?

In Chile, the new President requested that his cabinet all tweet and in Japan there are 485 politicians tweeting versus 3 a year ago. The key question with any public figure who tweets is whether tweeters will tweet on controversial issues.

This phase of social media will be interesting to watch and to see if it changes people's perception of government.