america, your congress is mashed up!
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Wynn Netherland presents ten things learned while building TweetCongress.org, the 2009 SXSW award-winning site for activism.TRANSCRIPT
AMERICA, YOUR CONGRESS IS MASHED UP!OpenBeta4 ★ March 24, 2010
WYNNNETHERLAND
Ten things we learned building TweetCongress.org
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My rep @michaelcburgess is on Twitter. Is yours?
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The idea: A Twitter directory for the US Congressand aggregator
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the pitch
the reaction:
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silence
Tales from
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“... OK so no one else thinks this is a good idea”
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Stick with a good ideaLesson #1
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myreptweets.comdoesyourreptweet.comtweetcongress.com .org
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A good name makes a differenceLesson #2
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Have a whyLesson #3
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“We the Tweeple of the United States, in order to form a more perfect government, establish communication, and promote transparency do hereby tweet the Congress of the United States of America.”
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“Burn!”-- Michael Kelso
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Small ideas can have a big impactLesson #4
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Mash up your passions, have funLesson #5
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Don't start from scratch - use APIsLesson #6
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Are my congress folk on Twitter?
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Wait. Who the heck are my congress folk again?
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# GET/legislators.allForZip.json?zip=76227
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What are my congress tweeps tweeting?
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That's so a whole other talk. Hit me with your questions in the Q&A...
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Get whitelistedLesson #7
20,000 is really a small number in the grand scheme of things.
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Enthusiasm is contagiousLesson #8
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Breakfast with
John Nunemaker
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Twitterland is a Red StateLesson #9
...for now
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Democrat62
Republican123
Independent2
DemocratRepublicanIndependent
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Congress evokes strong feelingsLesson #10
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So much fun at @openbeta4 in OKC tonight. Thanks for having me!
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