Crossposted at the IPDI Blog.
Congressman George Miller (CA-7) is once again proving himself to be one of the leaders in online innovation up on Capitol Hill. He began the 110th Congress with a press conference in the virtual world Second Life and now he has his own Facebook app - Miller TV.
Building on the idea behind Congressman Jack Kingston’s (GA-1) ConstituentTube Miller TV allows Facebook users to add a video feed from Congressman Miller directly to their profile.
In his first video Congressman Miller asks viewers to send him questions about the Iraq War using online tools such as video, blogs, a Facebook group titled ‘Ask George’ and email. By asking respondents to tag their videos and blog entries with the phrase ‘askgeorge’ (all one word) Congressman Miller’s office can easily find and track the questions.
The crucial difference between Miller TV and ConstituentTube is the enormous extra power provided by Facebook. Instead of disappearing after one blog post Miller TV will be permanently etched on the profiles of many Facebook users for months, possibly even years to come. Good Facebook apps become part of a users everyday routine, which is what makes Miller TV potentially so fantastic.
It will be interesting to see what video Congressman Miller decides to post next. Will it be a compilation of the video questions sent in? How will he account for all the questions sent in via email, blogs and his Facebook group? We will be watching. Check back here for further updates.
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