U.K. using Facebook to get budget ideas
The British government is partnering with Facebook Inc. to solicit ideas from the public on ways to cut the budget deficit and make government spending more efficient.
“The Spending Challenge,” announced jointly by Facebook and British Prime Minster David Cameron, will give the 26 million British Facebook users access through the Democracy UK page to "microsites" specially tailored to focus on key issues, as well as to official government websites.
More than a million people used the Democracy UK Page during the 2010 General Election campaign no fax payday advance.
“There's enormous civic spirit in this country where people want to take control and do things in a different way. We are giving people an opportunity with Facebook and I am sure that they will take it," Cameron said in a statement.