In order to reach new audiences through social networks, the Competition Superintendence (CS) has created its account in “Twitter” @scompetenciasv, enabling to update its contacts about its activities. The CS´ group in Facebook now has more than 4 thousand contacts.

1. Press release C. 24-10
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El Salvador, September 14 , 2010.
Competition Advocacy
CS starts Twitting
In order to reach new audiences through social networks, the Competition Superintendence
(CS) has created its account in “Twitter” @scompetenciasv, enabling to update its contacts
about its activities. The CS´ group in Facebook now has more than 4 thousand contacts.
Businessmen, consumers, students, public officers, and users of social networks in
The CS is present in general will be able to follow up the CS´ work in the social network Twitter, by just
social networks adding the user @scompetencias. The purpose of the CS is to reach new
since 2009. audiences in its competition advocacy activities to promote a competition culture.
The purpose to constantly send “tweets” or instant messages to the CS´ contacts is
Currently has more to update them about its latest news on cases, sector studies on competition
than 4 thousand conditions, opinions, local and international forums and events, publications, opinion
contacts in its articles, essays, interviews, informative presentations, amongst others.
Facebook group and
wants to broaden its Other competition authorities such as the National Competition Commission of
network users Spain and the Competition Authority of Austria are also in Twitter. In El Salvador,
through Twitter. the National Legislative Assemble, the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of
Agriculture and Livestock, amongst others, also participate in social networks.
Other competition Since February 2009, the CS is an active participant in the social networks through
authorities such as its channel in YouTube and its Facebook group. This last group currently has more
the National than 4 thousand contacts, mainly, amongst others, young professionals who are
Competition interested in competition topics.
Commission of
Social networks have allowed users to feedback the SC´ work. In addition, said
Spain and the
networks are a channel to promote transparency of the institutional activities, as well
Competition as to encourage citizen participation in the work carried out by the CS.
Authority of Austria
are also in Twitter. The Salvadoran Competition Law prescribes to promote, protect, and guarantee
competition. The aforementioned includes, amongst others, the creation and consolidation of a competition
culture in El Salvador, carrying out activities for the society in general in order to sensitize it about the benefits of
competition.
About Twitter
Twitter, which means in English to cheep or babble is a social networking and microblogging service that enables
its users to send and read other users' messages of a maximum longitude of 140 characters called “tweets”.
These messages can be sent through Twitter, via SMS (text message), cell phone, instant messaging programs,
or from any third application, such as: Twidroyd, Twitterrific, Tweetie, Facebook, Twinkle, Tweetboard,
TweetDeck, or Tuenti.
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