Deutschland hat am 22. September einen neuen Bundestag gewählt. Twitter diente nicht nur als Stimmungbarometer für die Kommunikation rund um die Bundestagswahl, sondern auch als Second Screen zu unzähligen Wahlsendungen.Twitter zeichnet sich generell durch das synchrone TV-Erlebnis aus, denn wenn im Fernsehen etwas spannendes oder unerwartetes passiert, lassen sich die Reaktionen in Echtzeit auf Twitter ablesen und analysieren.Read more…

Every autumn, the three major UK political parties meet for their annual party conferences.

Party members and MPs come together to discuss policies and issues of importance, as well as to hear the keynote speeches from party leaders.

It’s also a great way for those following from afar to get closer to what’s going on in the heart of UK politics: Read more…

It’s unusual for a head of state to comprehensively live-tweet a breaking news story, especially one they are part of. But that’s exactly what Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (@CFKArgentina) did on July 2 – providing a compelling account as global attention turned to the re-rerouting of Bolivian President Evo Morales’ plane based on the suspicion that he was transporting NSA leaker Edward Snowden out of Russia.Read more…

This year, the UK takes the reigns of the G8 Presidency and on Monday (June 17) the G8 Summit will take place at the Lough Erne Resort (@LoughErneResort) in Northern Ireland.Read more…

It’s been a historic week on Twitter, as two former U.S. Presidents let their presence be known on Twitter. Bill Clinton joined the ranks of President Barack Obama, all 100 U.S. Senators and 95 percent of the House of Representatives, while the dedication of George W. Bush’s new Bush Center brought us closer to all 5 living presidents via Twitter.Read more…

In a modern-day “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” moment, Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul), R-Kentucky, stood on the Senate floor for almost 13 hours yesterday. He was using the filibuster to debate the Obama Administration’s drone policy prior to a vote on the White House’s nomination for CIA director.

The day began around 11:47am EST:Read more…

Each year the President’s State of the Union speech, and the opposition response that follows it, ignites a national conversation about a host of issues. Tonight’s #SOTU address and response drew more than 1.36 million Tweets.Read more…