It's finally time to get that Twitter account. According to the JTA the Israeli Consulate will hold a public press conference via Twitter:
In what may be a first for any government the world over, the Consulate General of Israel in New York will be holding a public press conference about the war in Gaza via Twitter. On Tuesday, December 30 during the hours of 1-3 p.m. EST, David
Saranga, Consul of Media and Public Affairs in New York, will answer
questions written in by users of the popular Internet social messaging
Web site.
Saranga, Consul of Media and Public Affairs in New York, will answer
questions written in by users of the popular Internet social messaging
Web site.
To participate, create an account at Twitter.com and compose a message to user israelconsulate, including the keyword #AskIsrael in your tweets.
Okay, so we have until 1:00 tomorrow to figure out how to use Twitter and what 'tweets' are. I do know that Twitter messages have to be 140 characters or less – so keep it short and sweet.
