My G.F., who lives 3,000 miles away from Seattle, sent me this email this morning:
From: a.l.
To: joshpublicola@gmail.com
Date: Thu, June 4, 2009 4:08 AM
Subject: Oh and…
What’s up with this Joe Mallahan asking to follow me on Twitter?
Indeed, campaigning in 2009 is all about your Twitter account.
Here’s a snapshot of the Twitter race for mayor as it stands today:
Mike McGinn 648 followers
Norman Sigler 195 followers
Jan Drago 59 followers
Joe Mallahan 59 followers
Elizabeth Campbell NA
James Donaldson NA
Mary Juanita Martin NA
Greg Nickels NA
And over in the King County Executive’s race, the Twitter stats are:
Dow Constantine 268 followers
Ross Hunter 256 followers
Larry Phillips 56 followers
Fred Jarrett 7 followers
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Oh puhleez. More people follow Josh Feit on Publicola than all the Twittering of the mayorals and exec candidates combined. Not to puff your stuff dude, but Tweeting ain’t Twat. Yet.
Fuck twitter. I refuse.
“Twitting ain’t twat”: my new favorite line.
Thanks @1.
I try to engage in constructive and substantive activities, and to me, “twittering”, seems kind of more superficial.
I’ve said it elsewhere before, but Trevor beat me to it here. Twitter: Who cares.
I love Twitter. It’s such a great way to communicate!
stickycarrots
http://twitter.com/stickycarrots