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. 
 

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