Twitnick

On the front page of today's NRC an article is called "Twitnick". It got immediately my attention. The article is about Alexander Pechtold, from D66. He has discoverd Twitter, and he already has 30.000 followers. He even sends tweets during debates.

He wanted to celebrate that he now has more than 30.000 followers and he invited his followers for a "Twitnick" instead of a picknick. The "Twitnick" was a Prosecco party under the Euromast in Rotterdam. At first it seemed a little bit quiet under the Euromast but later on, there suddenly came a lot of Alexander Pechtold's followers.

The possibility was there, to discuss with Alexander Pechtold about a lot of different subjects. For example he talked with a female student about healthcare in Holland and with a men about nuclear energy.

In my opinion this is a great way for politicians to get in contact with their "followers" (and then I do not only mean Twitter followers). By these events politicians get closer to the society.