Ten Things We Learned Building TweetCongress

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1. AMERICA, YOUR CONGRESS IS MASHED UP!
   OpenBeta4 ˒ March 24, 2010
   WYNNNETHERLAND
   Ten things we learned building TweetCongress.org
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2. My rep @michaelcburgess
   is on Twitter. Is yours?
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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
   ^
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5. the pitch
   the reaction:
   [ ]
   silence
   Tales from
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6. “... OK so no one else thinks this is a good idea”
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7. Stick with a good idea
   Lesson #1
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8. myreptweets.com
   doesyourreptweet.com
   tweetcongress.com.org
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10. A good name makes a difference
    Lesson #2
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11. Have a why
    Lesson #3
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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.”
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13. Thursday, March 25, 2010
    

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14. “Burn!”
    -- Michael Kelso
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16. Small ideas can have a big impact
    Lesson #4
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19. Thursday, March 25, 2010
    

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

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22. Don't start from scratch - use APIs
    Lesson #6
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23. Are my congress folk on Twitter?
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24. Wait. Who the heck are my congress folk again?
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25. # GET
    /legislators.allForZip.json?zip=76227
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26. What are my congress tweeps tweeting?
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27. That's so a whole other talk.
    Hit me with your questions in the Q&A...
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28. Get whitelisted
    Lesson #7
    20,000 is really a small number in the grand scheme of things.
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29. Enthusiasm is contagious
    Lesson #8
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30. Breakfast with
    John Nunemaker
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31. Twitterland is a Red State
    Lesson #9
    ...for now
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32. Democrat
    62
    Republican
    123
    Independent
    2
    Democrat
    Republican
    Independent
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33. Congress evokes strong feelings
    Lesson #10
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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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