kesav 127 Report post Posted June 2, 2010 India's Postal Service has become the first government office in the country to be on the social networking platform Twitter. Hailed as one of India's [ Images ] most reliable and corruption-free services, the Department of Posts has been quick in adopting techonology. Besides addressing grievances of consumers on Twitter, India Post will also use this popular platform to post updates on all postal services, give information on new offerings and celebrate its successes with people's participation. "PostOffice is the community's window to the world. Do your bit; make it more useful. Do you face any difficulties or shortcomings in postal services? What appealed to you while visiting a post office? Do tweet your feedback. It will help us to serve you better," says the India Post message on Twitter. The Twitter account which ia about three months old has 4,000 followers. Former Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor [ Images ] in his Tweet congratulated India Post for interacting with the public on Twitter. He said, it is "an example for all ministries to emulate." You can send your messages @PostOfficeIndia. It reaches out to investors with messages like: Standard 24 carat gold coins with India Post logo now available at major post offices across India. Welcoming new followers, the account says, "Your neighbourhood post office is a community asset. It's yours. Do keep tweeting in about your experiences with and your requirements from India Post!" The account gives information on special days like Mother's day, Earth's day, World Health Day spreading messages on how to keep in touch with others by writing letters etc. It highlights examples of extraordinary work by the local postman in Mumbai [ Images ], who delivered a parcel from Australia [ Images ] which had a unique address - Rajkumar Hirani [ Images ], director of 3 Idiots and Munnabhai [ Images ], Santa Cruz. "Many thanks for the positive tweets, and in equal measure, for the brickbats. The latter will keep us focussed on the looming challenges," a tweet from India Post says. source:: http://business.rediff.com/report/2010/jun/02/tech-indias-postal-service-is-on-twitter.htm Good job India Post. It gives positive impression about you. We love you. :clap: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
::Hitesh:: 1,763 Report post Posted June 2, 2010 ^^^ Ya ! We love you for not delivering envelopes on time, or some time not delivery at all. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kesav 127 Report post Posted June 2, 2010 Good One !! Atleast I never had any missing experience with India Post although it's very slow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raccoon 53 Report post Posted June 2, 2010 Ya, it seems to have gone REAL slow... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
@mitJ@in 256 Report post Posted June 2, 2010 Very bad service by Indian Post, Private/Professional Couriers are far better than them. BlueDart is best if you love Speeds. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
