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What's your best tweet?
Many but just recently: Dear #GOP, You should probably get that weeping Boner checked out and Rinse your Priebus... #JustSaying #p2Jokes
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What are six things you could never do without?
Dog, Water, Food, Clothing, Shelter, Communication in that order
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How do you use Twitter in your professional life?
Reporting and Gathering Breaking #News nuggets that need a highlight, Getting a taste of my #SocialMedia stream conscience in real time.
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What's your favorite Twitter app?
Regular vanilla flavored #Twitter, Klout!
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Twitter or Facebook?
Twitter
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What was the funniest trend you've seen?
#WhatSheSaid Used to be running joke at work many moons ago
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What feature should Twitter add?
Profile Picture Video streams, Voice tweets, and Mental Telepathy input API
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Who do you wish had a Twitter feed but doesn't?
The Future, The Past, and Our Forefathers for U.S. Current Affairs Editorial Comment...
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What are some words or phrases you refuse to shorten for brevity?
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Is there someone you want to follow you who doesn't already? If so, who?
@NYTimesDowd @JoanWalsh @kathygriffin @MMFlint @KeithOlbermann @Maddow and of course @BoehnersGavel
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Have you ever unfollowed someone? Who and why?
I only unfollow non active, boring, or Right-wing Nut Jobs
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Why should we vote for you?
Cuz I am what twitter is all about: Citizen Social Media News Beholden To Nobody. Informative, Funny, and occasionally fair and balanced.
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Terms you wish would start trending on Twitter right now?
#News California Fire News wins Shorty Award!
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What's the most interesting connection you've made through Twitter?
Too many to mention, Folks that I would of never known, I truly care about now...
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Hashtag you created that you wish everyone used?
#AzPMCI Arizona Political Mass Casualty Incident, many others, and recently #OpPizza which was a huge success, we love cooking up hash
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How do you make your tweets unique?
Real Breaking, Interesting #News served with a left side of #Snark, The News the News does not cover till I tweet
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What inspires you to tweet?
Love
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Ever get called out for tweeting too much?
Yes, people think I am multiple folks... 24/7
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140 characters of advice for a new user?
Content, Content, Content, Follow, Follow, Follow, Never care about unfollows care about new follows! Tweet what you believe, leave RT space
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How long can you go without a tweet?
Hours
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What question are we not asking here that we should?
What would be your perfect Job offer? - Photo Journalist / Blogger Covering Large Disasters, Wildland Fires and the Occupy Movement.
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How do you imagine Twitter changing?
Streaming Video Avatars, Voice Tweets option button
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Who do you admire most for his or her use of Twitter?
Long List, will get back to this one...
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@GottaLaff
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What is one of the biggest misconceptions of Twitter?
That it is all about the current fad
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Why should people follow you?
Because I will keep informed, put a smile on your face and possibly save your life in a Disaster with breaking information...
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Can you name some one-of-a-kind Twitter accounts that you follow?
Yes
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How do you decide what to tweet?
If its tagged: #California, #Fire, #News, or #Safety, #Alert, #Storm, #Flood #CaEQ, #CaWx, #CaFire, #CaLaw, or just Interesting #P2
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Why'd you start tweeting?
Because I had Info folks needed and wanted...
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Has Twitter changed your life? If yes, how?
Yes I was assimilated in 2007... what year is it now?
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What do you wish people would do more of on Twitter?
Tweet, List, RT, MT, @, etc...
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How will the world change in the next year?
Printed Newspapers will die everywhere except urban areas, Social Media will take crown as King of Social Media......wait?
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What are some big Twitter faux pas?
Worrying about un-follows, Blocking folks you disagree with, Deleting RT'ed tweets
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What will the world be like 10 years from now?
Round
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