No Twits Allowed in the White House

July 24: “White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs mentioned casually to CNN today that Twitter is blocked on official White House computers. Gibbs clearly doesn’t appreciate the value that can be derived from the innovative social network; he jokes about it as if it is a tool for personal exhibitionism.” You can read more here: http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/twitter_banned_from_white_house.php

This didn’t seem to go over well with White House staffers. Here’s an update: “On Monday morning, Rachel Sklar at Mediaite reported that some White House staff do in fact have access to Twitter from White House computers and there is work underway to extend that access to a larger group of employees.”

Is Twitter a tool for personal exhibitionism? Or is a vital tool for journalists, politicians and others?