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Monday, July 12, 2010 at 09:50 PM
Inspired by the digital media initiatives of Obama and Sarkozy and the model of the UK government website Number10.gov.uk, the Irish Government today launched its new social networking-based site, www.MerrionStreet.ie, named for the address of Government Buildings in Dublin. Using off-the-self, open-source digital and social media platforms such as WordPress, Twitter, Facebook, and Flickr, the project was built by the Dublin-based web developer Arekibo reportedly for less than €40,000. The site went live earlier today.
