Posted on 03/06/2009 11:21:13 AM PST by Jim Robinson
Just heard Rush mention that Twitter is a tool of the left. Obama & Co use it to "tweet" their millions of members with instant messages (propaganda). Don't know if this is true or not, but would be interesting to find out. Same goes for Facebook. Heard it was a leftist tool. And we already know Wiki is. Looks like the left is invading the Net. Prepare to repel boarders to starboard!
Same goes for Facebook. Heard it was a leftist tool.
Lots of conservative groups on facebook.....good to know who your friends are....
Twitter is what you make of it. It isn’t ideological, it’s just a tool
It’s used by the left because they found it early. FR could set up an account to send out a tweet any time a new story was posted.
Personally, I follow people I know, smart and funny people, along with other people in the news media. Some of the people I follow are conservative bloggers, but in general, conservative bloggers haven’t been quick to accept Twitter.
Their mantra is “politicize everything”. Which is why books about music or pinball machines or whatever will still make smear attacks on Reagan and Bush and oil and the war in Iraq. Same goes for apolitical forums, movie review sites. Everything.
Let’s create a Free Republic Tweeter Network - two can play this game. We can post instant Freep Tweets and move thousands of Patriotic Freepers in seconds!
Twitter’s a tool. It’s neutral. Conservatives can use it to organize, same as liberals can—it’s just a way to send short text messages back and forth. If liberals dominate it, it’s simply because they’ve adopted it more quickly.
}:-)4
Is there a primer for us old farts who have no idea of what Twitter is?
Somehow I’ve missed the whole twitter thing. Rush’s mention of it today is the first I’ve heard of twits twittering.
Was just browsing Wikipedia's DJIA article. Charts there only go to Dec '08. Wonder why...
Someone with an account should update those charts, with the Obama news annotated one.
If they are being used by leftists, it is only because leftists see an opportunity to spread their messages through use of those tools. The tools themselves are no more leftist than a potted plant. Individuals who use Facebook or Twitter are in complete control over their own networks.
>>Prepare to repel boarders to starboard!
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>Oh, Goody! I love a bare-knuckled fight. Can I play the part of Number One? ;)
Hm... I don’t want a busted hand... could I use a steel pipe instead? Better yet, why don’t we load the cannons with grapeshot, and...
TWITIOTS...............Add to FR Dictionary, please............
I didn’t say it was slow. It’s the latest - until the next thing. That’s the way we roll...
I enjoy twitter a lot. I have fun and its quite informative. Quite a group of conservatives on there I follow. I also get local traffic reports, pass conditions, Ferry wait times, and Canadian border info through it. Also follow some local news sources.
http://twitter.com/Amppt
> Someone with an account should update those charts, with the Obama news annotated one.
LOL - Good idea... too bad I don’t have an acct.
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It is not just about text messages too. You are able to use it on the web. There are some cool interfaces for it. I like the TweetDeck when I can get on it.
I’m on twitter and facebook. Both are excellent and fun. Also have apps on my iPhone. :-)
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