James Duddridge, the Conservative MP for Rochford and Southend East, has expressed his delight at having 500 followers on social networking site Twitter.
Twitter is a micro-blogging social media site, in which members have a profile, are able to follow each other, and must write status updates and messages using 140 characters or less.
Mr Duddridge said: “I am keen to engage with the constituents of Rochford and Southend East in as many ways as possible, and Twitter is a fantastic platform to do just that.
“I am able to provide brief updates as to my activity in Westminster and also in the constituency and to see the number of people following me steadily increase is fantastic.
“I am looking forward to my next milestone: welcoming my 1000th follower!”
Since being re-elected on 6th May, Mr Duddridge has published 19 tweets. A study of 19 million Twitter accounts, conducted by security firm Barracuda Labs, says that 73% of Twitter users have published fewer than 10 tweets.
Should’ve said : “Duddridge delighted at Twits following”.