Ten Things We Learned Building TweetCongress

1. AMERICA, YOUR CONGRESS IS MASHED UP! OpenBeta4 ˒ March 24, 2010 WYNNNETHERLAND Ten things we learned building TweetCongress.org Thursday, March 25, 2010
2. My rep @michaelcburgess is on Twitter. Is yours? Thursday, March 25, 2010
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4. The idea: A Twitter directory for the US Congress and aggregator ^ Thursday, March 25, 2010
5. the pitch the reaction: [ ] silence Tales from Thursday, March 25, 2010
6. “... OK so no one else thinks this is a good idea” Thursday, March 25, 2010
7. Stick with a good idea Lesson #1 Thursday, March 25, 2010
8. myreptweets.com doesyourreptweet.com tweetcongress.com.org Thursday, March 25, 2010
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10. A good name makes a difference Lesson #2 Thursday, March 25, 2010
11. Have a why Lesson #3 Thursday, March 25, 2010
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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14. “Burn!” -- Michael Kelso 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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22. Don't start from scratch - use APIs Lesson #6 Thursday, March 25, 2010
23. Are my congress folk on Twitter? Thursday, March 25, 2010
24. Wait. Who the heck are my congress folk again? Thursday, March 25, 2010
25. # GET /legislators.allForZip.json?zip=76227 Thursday, March 25, 2010
26. What are my congress tweeps tweeting? Thursday, March 25, 2010
27. That's so a whole other talk. Hit me with your questions in the Q&A... Thursday, March 25, 2010
28. Get whitelisted Lesson #7 20,000 is really a small number in the grand scheme of things. Thursday, March 25, 2010
29. Enthusiasm is contagious Lesson #8 Thursday, March 25, 2010
30. Breakfast with John Nunemaker Thursday, March 25, 2010
31. Twitterland is a Red State Lesson #9 ...for now Thursday, March 25, 2010
32. Democrat 62 Republican 123 Independent 2 Democrat Republican Independent Thursday, March 25, 2010
33. Congress evokes strong feelings Lesson #10 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