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Ten Things We Learned Building TweetCongress

Ten Things We Learned Building TweetCongress

Wynn Netherland

September 17, 2011
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  1. AMERICA, YOUR CONGRESS IS MASHED UP!
    OpenBeta4 ˒ March 24, 2010
    WYNNNETHERLAND
    Ten things we learned building TweetCongress.org
    Thursday, March 25, 2010

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  2. My rep @michaelcburgess
    is on Twitter. Is yours?
    Thursday, March 25, 2010

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  3. Thursday, March 25, 2010

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  4. The idea: A Twitter directory for the US Congress
    and aggregator
    ^
    Thursday, March 25, 2010

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  5. the pitch
    the reaction:
    [ ]
    silence
    Tales from
    Thursday, March 25, 2010

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  6. “... OK so no one else thinks this is a good idea”
    Thursday, March 25, 2010

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  7. Stick with a good idea
    Lesson #1
    Thursday, March 25, 2010

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  8. myreptweets.com
    doesyourreptweet.com
    tweetcongress.com.org
    Thursday, March 25, 2010

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  9. Thursday, March 25, 2010

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  10. A good name makes a difference
    Lesson #2
    Thursday, March 25, 2010

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  11. Have a why
    Lesson #3
    Thursday, March 25, 2010

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  12. “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.”
    Thursday, March 25, 2010

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  13. Thursday, March 25, 2010

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  14. “Burn!”
    -- Michael Kelso
    Thursday, March 25, 2010

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  15. Thursday, March 25, 2010

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  16. Small ideas can have a big impact
    Lesson #4
    Thursday, March 25, 2010

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  20. Mash up your passions, have fun
    Lesson #5
    Thursday, March 25, 2010

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  21. Thursday, March 25, 2010

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  22. Don't start from scratch - use APIs
    Lesson #6
    Thursday, March 25, 2010

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  23. Are my congress folk on Twitter?
    Thursday, March 25, 2010

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  24. Wait. Who the heck are my congress folk again?
    Thursday, March 25, 2010

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  25. # GET
    /legislators.allForZip.json?zip=76227
    Thursday, March 25, 2010

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  26. What are my congress tweeps tweeting?
    Thursday, March 25, 2010

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  27. That's so a whole other talk.
    Hit me with your questions in the Q&A...
    Thursday, March 25, 2010

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  28. Get whitelisted
    Lesson #7
    20,000 is really a small number in the grand scheme of things.
    Thursday, March 25, 2010

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  29. Enthusiasm is contagious
    Lesson #8
    Thursday, March 25, 2010

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  30. Breakfast with
    John Nunemaker
    Thursday, March 25, 2010

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  31. Twitterland is a Red State
    Lesson #9
    ...for now
    Thursday, March 25, 2010

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  32. Democrat
    62
    Republican
    123
    Independent
    2
    Democrat
    Republican
    Independent
    Thursday, March 25, 2010

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  33. Congress evokes strong feelings
    Lesson #10
    Thursday, March 25, 2010

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  35. Thursday, March 25, 2010

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  36. Thursday, March 25, 2010

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  37. So much fun at @openbeta4
    in OKC tonight. Thanks for
    having me!
    Thursday, March 25, 2010

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