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 [...]
Earlier this week, a friend of mine and state representative for the Springfield/Willard area told me about how a simple message broadcast on Twitter was able to get him an interview on the news that evening. Rep. Shane Schoeller had been pondering a controversial report recently released here in MO and political reporter Dave Catanese [...]
I spent the last couple of days in Jeff City (Missouri’s capital) getting to know several different state representatives and sharing ideas for how new media tools like Facebook, Twitter, and blogs can be great tools for both governing and campaigning. It got me thinking about specific recommendations to give politicians about how to use [...]
Have you ever seen someone using Twitter and wondered how they can waste so much time reading about whether their friend had a turkey or chicken sandwich for lunch?? I started using Twitter a couple months ago, and today I received a referral from someone I have yet to meet in person and have only spoken [...]
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