21 July 2009

Twitter Snapshot: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown takes the TED stage by surprise

The much-buzzed-about surprise speaker at the first session of TEDGlobal 2009 was finally revealed to be British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. A Twitterer himself, the Prime Minster's appearance on the TED stage quickly drove the #TED tag into Twitter's top trending topics today. Here's a slice of what people were tweeting:

our Prime Minister was good - a really powerful, articulate and poignant talk -- doug_graeme

Gordon Brown @TED gives shout out to citizen media's role in Burma protests http://bit.ly/rXx6d -- TEDxCambridge

Mr Gordon Brown: Amy Winehouse thinks she has in common with Mr Mandela - her husband spent time in prison as well LOLOLOLOLOL -- j_mf

Special-guest Gordon Brown at TED, talking about the modern speed of communication as a unifying force for social good -- doug_graeme

#TED and PM Gordon Brown: what we see unlocks what we cannot see: the invisible ties and bonds that bring us together as a human community -- kokoe2

Inspiring talk by PM Gordon Brown @ #TED Global on global citizenship. "We must build a proper relationship between rich and poor countries" -- kyraocity

"Whatever you may think of him, that was a fantastic speech by Gordon Brown... Looked a leader." -- jamesmcnicholas

And TED's own Chris Anderson also chimed in:

talking to Gordon Brown about Global Citizenship! Africa is really in his agenda! -- TEDChris

Gordon Brown! Excellent talk! Great questions by Chris!! Back him in a corner and watch him come out ! -- abelapagos

Stay tuned to the TED Blog for more TEDGlobal 2009 coverage!

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