Politics

Jay Nixon's New Airplane (and Its Fake Twitter Handle) Take Flight

By Chad Garrison Mon., Jan. 28 2013 at 10:26 AM
Categories: Politics, Twitter

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This was inevitable. Last week the new $5.6-million airplane allegedly purchased to shuttle Gov. Jay Nixon around Missouri was the talk of Jefferson City. And as any controversy goes these days, "PlaneGate" now has its very own Twitter handle @KingAirJay.

The first (and so far the only) tweet went out on Friday and tracked the airplane's flight from Rolla to Jefferson City using the website flightwaware.com. And while @KingAirJay has been fairly idle since its debut, the plane it intends to mock has not.


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Cardinals

Slay's Latest Playoff Wager [UPDATED]

By Aimee Levitt Tue., Oct. 23 2012 at 11:33 AM
Categories: Cardinals, Twitter

Updated October 23:

Were we the only ones who thought this would never happen? But let it be said of our mayor: He is a man who knows how to take his lumps.

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On the bright side, think of the flacks in the SF City Hall who have to eat t-rav now.

Original post after the jump.


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RFT's 5 Favorite Tweeters in St. Louis

By Nicholas Phillips Fri., Sep. 28 2012 at 7:52 AM
Categories: Best of St. Louis, Twitter
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The Greek philosopher Heraclitus famously said, "You cannot step twice into the same stream." Nor can you click twice into the same Twitter.

But the following five members of our city's Twattering class seem like a good read every time we wade in -- if for only 135 characters.



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Jennifer Joyce, La-A, Richard Callow, Twitter, Zack Stovall
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The Joyce of Reason: Circuit Attorney Tweets Complaint About National Priorities

By Nicholas Phillips Thu., Sep. 27 2012 at 8:46 AM
Categories: Twitter
US military drone strikes killing civilians? PACs masquerading as non-profits to get tax breaks and influence elections? B-b-b-b-BORING. Let's talk more about NFL referees.

Thanks to Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce for saying this morning what needs to be said:

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Rush Bust Unveiled in MO State Capitol Amid Lies, Secrecy and Bitterness

By Aimee Levitt Mon., May 14 2012 at 2:55 PM
Categories: Arts, Missourah, Politics, Twitter

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Sculptor E. Spencer Schubert hard at work on the bust of Rush Limbaugh that was unveiled, amid much secrecy, earlier today.
Oh, that we were in Jefferson City right now, under the capitol dome, on the House floor where, at this very minute, legislators are proudly unveiling the latest statue to grace the Hall of Famous Missourians: the long-awaited (by somebody, probably) bust of Rush Limbaugh.

But wait! It looks as though this was a private ceremony, albeit one on government property, and in order to go, one had to be invited. And also one that was held three hours before the legislature was scheduled to convene.

Fortunately, through the magic of Twitter -- and, by the way, when does Jack Dorsey get his bust, huh? -- we were able to follow the ceremony through the eyes and iPhones of St. Louis Public Radio's Marshall Griffin, the Post-Dispatch's Virginia Young, the Kansas City Star's Jason Hancock, Progress Missouri's Sean Nicholson and FiredUp!Missouri.

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Peter Kinder Second to Anthony Weiner in Embarrassing Tweets of 2011

By Chad Garrison Tue., Jan. 3 2012 at 7:41 AM
Categories: Politics, Twitter
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'Cause 4,059 people need a good laugh.
​Peter Kinder didn't need the Riverfront Times to embarrass him last year by exposing his bizarre relationship with a former stripper and Penthouse centerfold.

It turns out Missouri's lieutenant governor is plenty skilled at embarrassing himself -- via Twitter. Last week the NationalJournal named Kinder as its second-biggest "Twitter Loser" of the year, right after disgraced New York Rep. Anthony Weiner, who famously stepped down from Congress after tweeting nude photos of himself.

As for Kinder, here's what the NationalJournal had to say: 

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Cardinals' Bullpen Phone Gets Twitter Account

By Chad Garrison Thu., Oct. 27 2011 at 7:30 AM
Categories: Cardinals, Twitter
So, just to review: Allen Craig's fictitious pet turtle has a Twitter account. So does the Cardinals' rally squirrel and Jason Motte's glove.

Only fitting, then, that the mysterious bullpen phone should also get its own Twitter handle. Then again, if it can't communicate effectively via the phone lines, we're not sure social media is the answer.
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Vote for Me In Tiger Blood Tourney!

By Chad Garrison Mon., Mar. 14 2011 at 11:44 AM
Categories: Twitter
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Your (least?) favorite blogger v. Bob Watson.
​March Madness extends beyond the basketball floor this year for Missouri political junkies.

Over at Fired Up! Missouri they've created what they call the "Tiger Blood Tourney" -- a 64-person bracket pitting politicians, activists and journalists in head-to-head match ups to -- in the words of Charlie Sheen -- determine who is really "winning."

I've been entered into the Press Gallery Regional where in the first-round I'm facing the esteemed Bob Watson (pictured here at his computer) of the Jefferson City News-Tribune. And as of right now, Bob is kicking my ass in this popularity contest.

So won't you do me the favor of hopping over to Fired Up! and giving me a vote? Please? Don't make me beg. My trophy locker (okay, it's more like an infant's shoebox) needs some Tiger Blood!

Cast your vote here.

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The Creation of Twitter -- Tweet by Tweet

By Chad Garrison Mon., Mar. 14 2011 at 10:24 AM
Categories: Twitter
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​The initial programming for Twitter began five years ago yesterday. To mark the event, Twitter co-founder (and, yes, St. Louis native) Jack Dorsey has been sharing the story about how the social media site was born -- in, naturally, 140 characters or less.

Dorsey writes that he'd been thinking of a Twitter-like site since 2001 when he sketched out plans (right) for a program called Stat.Us.

The following are a few of Dorsey's tweets from yesterday, recalling the wild two weeks in 2006 when he and his fellow coders raced to create twttr, later renamed Twitter. 

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St. Louis Ranked No. 24 in List of Social Media Cities

By Chad Garrison Fri., Mar. 11 2011 at 11:03 AM
Categories: Tech, Twitter
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St. Louis: Average tweety birds.
​We're generally pretty skeptical of the endless number of lists ranking U.S. cities on everything from street crime to tipping servers at restaurants.

That said, the list out this week from Men's Health seems somewhat scientific. Editors at the magazine compiled the number of Facebook and LinkedIn users per capita in U.S. cities, followed that up by looking at overall Twitter usage (via NetProspex) and traffic generated by the other social networks, including Myspace, Friendster, Reddit, and Digg. Finally, they analyzed the percentage of households on chat rooms and blogs (via SimplyMap), and voila! A ranking of the nation's most social media cities.

St. Louis earned a "B" from the report and ranked in at No. 24 nationally. Top 10 cities in ascending order: Washington D.C.; Atlanta; Denver; Minneapolis; Seattle; San Francisco; Orlando; Austin; Boston and Salt Lake City. 

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