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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 12:49 PM Original message |
Who are some good people to follow on Twitter? |
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JHB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
1. Generic Anthony Weiner joke |
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JHB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 12:53 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. More seriously... |
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AsahinaKimi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
3. You can follow me! |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
4. Wide open question. I have different lists/accounts for different interests. (edit) |
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highplainsdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
5. Andy Borowitz's BorowitzReport account: |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:45 PM Response to Reply #5 |
29. +1 |
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gauguin57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 07:11 PM Response to Reply #5 |
62. An example of Andy Borowitz from a few minutes ago. Tee-hee! |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:11 PM Response to Original message |
6. Here are some of my more eclectic and in many cases funny ones |
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NYCGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:18 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. @badbanana is brilliant! |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:39 PM Response to Reply #9 |
20. I'll check out @badbanana |
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NYCGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:41 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Yes! The Bronx Zoo Cobra twitter was fantastic. As for |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:42 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Thanks. :) |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
7. Or you could follow nobody at all, |
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NYCGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:17 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Or we could waste time coming here talking to you. |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:20 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Well, at least here, you have a conversation with people |
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NYCGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:22 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. You can have conversations with people on Twitter, too. |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:25 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. 140 characters is not a conversation, sorry. |
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NYCGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:27 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. I think both your last two posts were under 140 characters. |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:28 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Hahaha. That was excellent, NYCGirl. |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:31 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. LOL! I was wondering if you would be counting, |
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NYCGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:35 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. No, I didn't count. Just guessed. And the meta point I'm making |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:42 PM Response to Reply #17 |
24. Judging other people's lives, |
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AsahinaKimi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 04:05 PM Response to Reply #17 |
47. if you follow the news services |
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NYCGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 04:07 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. It is the purest, fastest source of breaking news. You have to |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:38 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. It's a great source for news and other information, primarily. |
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NYCGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:42 PM Response to Reply #18 |
26. Absolutely right. BTW, I'm @baileymarkham on Twitter. |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:44 PM Response to Reply #18 |
28. It's not? Really? |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:47 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. It IS the news source directly tweeting. |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:50 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. No, but Paris Hilton tweeting about her latest shoe purchase |
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NYCGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:52 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. So follow Rachel Maddow and DON'T follow Paris Hilton. |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:54 PM Response to Reply #37 |
42. I don't follow anybody, |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:53 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. Easy, then DON'T FOLLOW HER. |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:56 PM Response to Reply #38 |
43. But far too many people do follow her, that's the point |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:59 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. Too many people read over at FreeRepublic too, but |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 05:01 PM Response to Reply #34 |
49. Thats why you follow sources that aren't vapid. |
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gauguin57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 05:41 PM Response to Reply #15 |
58. You can use Twitter to keep up with breaking news -- political and otherwise. |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:47 PM Response to Reply #10 |
31. If this is your idea of a conversation... |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
16. Here are some good ones: |
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tishaLA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:42 PM Response to Reply #16 |
23. tapper's is surprisingly good, isn't it? |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:50 PM Response to Reply #23 |
33. Yes, I like Tapper. He does |
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tishaLA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
19. Ezra Klein is great @ezraklein |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:40 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. I agree. Roger Ebert is great to follow. nt |
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Habibi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 03:54 PM Response to Reply #19 |
45. Ebert is great! |
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gauguin57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 05:11 PM Response to Reply #19 |
52. I follow David Corn, Cory Booker and Roger Ebert, too. And maybe PlumLine (not sure) |
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LuckyTheDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
27. Me! |
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NYCGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:46 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Done! NT |
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greenbird (432 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:51 PM Response to Original message |
35. Rosanne Cash |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:53 PM Response to Reply #35 |
39. +1 |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 05:05 PM Response to Reply #35 |
50. I follow John Fugelsang too. Don't remember when or why I added him. |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:51 PM Response to Original message |
36. See my sigline... |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 05:21 PM Response to Reply #36 |
53. I love John Fugelsang and already follow him. He cracks me up.nt |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
40. I enjoy the following |
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gauguin57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 05:52 PM Response to Reply #40 |
60. In addition to TPM, there's @joshtpm |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
41. A faster way to do this is to go see who people you like follow |
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seaglass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
46. thecajunboy - love him, funny, current events, politics, sports n/t |
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gauguin57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
51. Comedian Patton Oswalt is absolutely hilarious. Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin are fun. |
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gauguin57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
54. @daveweigel is good, too |
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gauguin57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
55. Also ... once you start following people, you'll see suggestions on the right-hand side |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 05:27 PM Response to Original message |
56. Thanks everyone for the great responses. I'm off to check |
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gauguin57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 05:37 PM Response to Original message |
57. If you want to follow the biggest name-dropper on the planet, follow Martha Stewart. |
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a kennedy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
59. I keep my eye on Aaron Rodgers.....yes, that MVP of the Super |
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FarLeftFist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 05:52 PM Response to Original message |
61. The INDECIDER! |
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