@xiaohua17

As a new way to inquire into people's needs, government Weibo accounts shouldn't merely be there for face, but should focus on people's demands for the basic necessities of life. They should take real actions to solve people's problems rather than making formalistic responses to public requests.

Government Weibo accounts, as a bridge between the government and the public, involve far more than 140-character posts.

Some government accounts are used to criticize netizens for abusing the government online, which shouldn't be their function. Government accounts should serve the people and seek benefits for the people.

@yishengge bozi

If an official wants to open a Weibo account, he should forget his status first. If he is over-cautious, expects applause and flowers, hopes the account can help him get promoted, or has limited time, he shouldn't open an account. 

@northernpearl

Although government Weibo accounts have become common, they  can't fully satisfy netizens' demands for government information and still have many problems in practice. Nowadays, the development of government accounts is quite unbalanced. There are more governments opening accounts in developed areas than underdeveloped areas.

And apart from the fact that security authorities run their accounts relatively successfully, other departments either don't open accounts or run them poorly.

Some officials post on Weibo in a bureaucratic tone. They only publish government information but don't communicate with netizens.     

@qingcheng

It's rare that officials express their opinions freely to the public.

So no matter whether an official is representing his department or not, he deserves credit if he opens a Weibo account.

@Gao Xiaochuan 2011

I wonder how Weibo can spread to rural areas and benefit Chinese farmers. China has 800 million farmers, and they should also be able to interact with the government on Weibo.