Quick Hit: Tweet Creates News
Can you inspire a news-worthy event in less than 144 characters??
These days you hear all kinds of heartwarming stories about politicians or celebrities using Twitter. Usually the fact that their using the platform is the entire story. Not so here:
The Saint Louis Beacon ran a story the other day that wasn’t really about Twitter at all, but about legislators in MO scrambling to get a certain bill passed. Only in this case, the reason they were scrambling was due to a bit of information tweeted by the Floor Leader of the MO House.
The state Capitol snapped to attention Monday when Missouri House Majority Leader Steven Tilley sent out a “tweet” on his Twitter online account that laid out his predictions about any legislation’s chances.
Tilley tweeted that a bill must pass the House this week — and be on its way to the Senate — “to have a realistic chance of passage” before this legislative session ends May 15.
By broadcasting his little tidbit of advice, Tilley did more than get featured in a column about using a new tool communicate, he actually used the tool to create a news-worthy event.
