Venezuela leader Hugo Chavez takes to Twitter →

BBC News:

Hugo Chavez, the Venezuelan president well known for his marathon TV addresses to the nation, has taken to Twitter to share his thoughts.

I really hope he uses twitter constantly. It will disprove my theories about eventual internet censorship in Venezuela, something I’m happy to be proven wrong on.

Also on the same article:

With growth of more than 1,000% in 2009, Venezuela now has one of the highest rates per capita of users of Twitter in Latin America

I was astonished last week with how big twitter is in Caracas. Every radio and TV show, in addition to many advertisers and brands, have some sort of tie-in.