David Cameron joins Twitter—and gets an earful

Or would that be a tweetful? Either way, the British prime minister entered some rough waters when he launched his Twitter account on Saturday.

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The British prime minister heralded his entrée into the microblogging world with the tweet:

I’m starting Conference with this new Twitter feed about my role as Conservative Leader. I promise there won’t be “too many tweets…”

— David Cameron (@David_Cameron) October 6, 2012


In what amounts to a great reminder for brands, Cameron was immediately met with criticism upon entering the conversation. As CNET.com points out:

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