Social media is fun, isn’t it? You get to say stuff, other people get to reply, there’s jokes, repetition, snark and righteous fury in equal measure, and no matter how much you feel you are in control of a message, somehow it always gets biffed into a new shape.
And this is not something you can avoid if you happen to be in charge of the Twitter feed of a prominent politician—say the leader of a powerful nation, in talks about an international crisis—as the person running British Prime Minister David Cameron’s social media found out yesterday.
This tweet went up yesterday, to illustrate a firm hand in international affairs:
I’ve been speaking to @BarackObama about the situation in Ukraine. We are united in condemnation of Russia’s actions. pic.twitter.com/7Rk2k8iOIK
— David Cameron (@David_Cameron) March 5, 2014
Which prompted the following response from the American comedian Rob Delaney:
.@David_Cameron @BarackObama Hi guys, I’m on the line now too. Get me up to speed. pic.twitter.com/xhmJG5KpxT — rob delaney (@robdelaney) March 5, 2014
Which in turn led to this, from Sir Patrick Stewart:
.@robdelaney @David_Cameron @BarackObama I’m now patched in as well. Sorry for the delay. pic.twitter.com/elLQcKcV3w — Patrick Stewart (@SirPatStew) March 5, 2014
And before you know it, a thing has been born, prompting all this:
.@YoungAdolf_ @MacMoreno @SirPatStew @robdelaney @David_Cameron @BarackObama Sorry grabbed a snack. Any new intel? pic.twitter.com/ulfohnO2Sn
— Matt Quick (@MattTheQuick) March 6, 2014
@robdelaney Rob you better have put me on hold for a good reason. pic.twitter.com/gPyhH3UBlN
— Charles James (@Charles_James1) March 5, 2014
.@SirPatStew @robdelaney @David_Cameron @BarackObama Caught me just before bedtime but I’m here. pic.twitter.com/cmlabv2VkC
— William Lafi Youmans (@wyoumans) March 6, 2014
@SirPatStew @robdelaney @David_Cameron @BarackObama I’m in but anyone else getting that muffled sound??! pic.twitter.com/ZY2dpUiXBr
— Paul Bartlett (@pabartlett83) March 6, 2014
And of course…
“@PutneyDebates: I’m holding this phone upside down, aren’t I? pic.twitter.com/Fj7UIWJEP7 #DaveCalls
— John O’Shea (@politicalhackuk) March 6, 2014
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