A good lesson in speeting. [speed tweeting]. h/t RTHowell

In lieu of today’s Roll Call story about staffers recovering from their boss’ scandal, we figured this post was worth reprinting: *This was originally posted in May of 2010, but is still relevant – and will be until the end of time. We know you press secretaries out there have a lot …

Your boss finally fired up a twitter account started tweeting nonstop. Here’s what you don’t want @YourDCBoss to say on the Twitter: Just left cap lounge.  Bombed.  Where r my pants? #partyhard When I stare intensely at my computer it’s usually because I’m playing snood. Winners never blink. #FF @JennaJameson They …

Press flack says not so fast to NY Times headline, NBC RTs.

There is nothing better than Joe Biden joining Twitter.  GQ agrees. So, our fearless Veep Joe Biden has joined Twitter. The same one who has made malapropisms and verbal blunders a signature of his career. This should be fun. Here, a taste of what to expect from @VP Just had …

Just for kicks, we took the transcript from Obama’s Twitter Townhall and then removed Jack Dorsey’s questions and all the side notes (Laughter, Applause, THE PRESIDENT, etc). The total number of words used by President Obama in his answers was about 8,519 — or roughly 38,703 characters. Translation, at 140 …

Twitter is a great tool for quick data dissemination; take this morning’s news about the Tune Inn fire.  Had it not been for Twitter, we might not have found out about the fire until at least 9:05 am and we wouldn’t have posted about it.  That said, it seems as …

House Republicans are already two rounds into their second annual New Media Challenge, styled as a “March Madness” bracket tourney reports @Alexis_Levinson at the DailyCaller.com: The goal of the contest, which was started last year by House Republican Conference Vice Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, is to get members to use …

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By now it’s clear how much we love Rep. Weiner.  Seen here, here and here. But now there’s even more reason to heart Weiner.   Buzzfeed recently featured the 15 Best Hashtags Used By Anthony Weiner. Our favorite is still #1. h/t the Hill via L. Imperiale

Straight talk with constituents.  120[?] characters at a time.  However, we do give him credit for firing off his own tweets, something very few politicians do. h/t @suzbottorff

Speaker Bizzohener & Snoop D-O-double G unite! h/t EricWilson

Rep. John Culberson, the former Capitol Hill Twitter King, has had enough microblogging. [enough is enough] “There’s a lot of trolls on Twitter,” the Texas Republican told POLITICO. “I just got to the point that I was sick and tired of it.” Culberson is not alone. Several staffers agree: In …

One of the best photographers in DC the world has joined Twitter. Say hello to CQ-Roll Call’s Tom Williams @pennstatetom And of course he brings his A-game to Twitter. His first Tweet is about Washington Redskins TE Chris Cooley getting all handsy on Roll Call reporter Melanie Zanona. @PennStateTom Illegal …

New York Times’ Ashley Parker: Twitter, as a Helpmate, Goes to Capitol Hill Now Mr. Sharp, a 32-year-old with brown hair, glasses and a sprinkling of pale freckles across his face, is the human embodiment of Twitter, an energetic and smiling ambassador for that ubiquitous blue bird, ready and willing …