Asserts the moderate-liberal Democratic mayor of Newark, N.J. From Reuters: "'It's just using it as an announcement system, like you used to listen to in class: ‘The cafeteria will be serving roast beef, and I will be at this place or that place',' Booker told Reuters after an appearance at the South by Southwest Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas. 'But that's not interaction, that's not collaboration.'"
More about Mayor Booker, who is planning a U.S. Senate bid: "Booker, 43, a rising star in the Democratic
Party who has more than 1.3 million followers on Twitter, told the
Austin audience that he can't be a mayor who sits behind a desk and
waits for the world to come to him. Last
year, the Newark mayor was hailed as a hero for inviting into his home
neighbors who, he learned on Twitter, lost power because of Superstorm
Sandy. He also uses Twitter to give
city phone numbers to constituents, share inspirational quotes, declare
his love for the TV series Star Trek and answer questions from local
students while admonishing them not to tweet in class."
Cory Booker: "Government Is Flunking With Social Media"
