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Twitter & Election Day

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by Lugnuts, Nov 6, 2012.

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  1. Versatile

    Versatile Active Member

    I think I joined in 2009. But I've never tweeted about breakfast. Also: I don't eat breakfast.
     
    Versatile, Nov 6, 2012
    #13
  2. Lieslntx

    Lieslntx Active Member

    Interestingly enough, this site turned me on to Twitter. I had never heard of it before then. It was the thread about someone in the media tweeting at a boy's funeral. Seems like the year was 2009.
     
    Lieslntx, Nov 6, 2012
    #14
  3. BillyT

    BillyT Active Member

    We did. In fact,. the city editor sent sports in first.

    It
    s amusing, because our ME is a former sports guy, as I am, and we're both amused by the whole election night thing.

    We were told to only tweet once a race was officially decided.
     
    BillyT, Nov 6, 2012
    #15
  4. Lugnuts

    Lugnuts Well-Known Member

    #StayInLine
     
    Lugnuts, Nov 6, 2012
    #16
  5. Lugnuts

    Lugnuts Well-Known Member

    I think Twitter had almost nothing to do with the reporting of the results. People seemed to still be waiting for the TV networks to call it.
     
    Lugnuts, Nov 7, 2012
    #17
  6. Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!

    Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!! Well-Known Member

    I was at the courthouse and tweeted running results of close, local races.
     
    Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!, Nov 7, 2012
    #18
  7. Lugnuts

    Lugnuts Well-Known Member

    Election Night did produce the most Re-Tweeted post of all time:

    http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/tvbizwire/2012/11/election-night-produces-the-mo.php

    Election Night drove Twitter. It wasn't the other way around.
     
    Lugnuts, Nov 7, 2012
    #19
  8. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    I had my computer, iPhone and iPad on different sites last night, checking this that and whatever. Not once did I go to Twitter. Didn't see a need. What could Twitter have told me that news sites couldn't?
     
    Moderator1, Nov 7, 2012
    #20
  9. JackReacher

    JackReacher Well-Known Member

    Depends on why you'd go there. I had the TV on for the "news" portion of it. And I had Twitter up for the "fun" (and sometimes "scary") portion of it. To me, the "news" was pretty boring without the "fun." But to each his own.
     
    JackReacher, Nov 7, 2012
    #21
  10. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    The only Twitter interaction I had yesterday was with you and your wife and her man-crush (and your eventual replacement)
     
    Moderator1, Nov 7, 2012
    #22
  11. JackReacher

    JackReacher Well-Known Member

    That was Facebook.

    But yes, she was...let's see, what's an old-man phrase you'd get?....over the moon?.....about yesterday's happenings.
     
    JackReacher, Nov 7, 2012
    #23
  12. imjustagirl

    imjustagirl Active Member

    Sonner's getting dumped for Barack Obama?
     
    imjustagirl, Nov 7, 2012
    #24
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