Our tweets are being archived by the Federal Government

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   paradigmsearchposted 11 years ago

   http://debbybruck.hubpages.com/hub/Libr … lic-Tweets

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      Cagsilposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Yeah, so what?
      
      People shouldn't be afraid of their government. The governments should be afraid of the people.

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         Pearldiverposted 11 years agoin reply to this

         It's often only the Drones that people are afraid of Cags!

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            Cagsilposted 11 years agoin reply to this

            Which ones PD, the ignorant a$$e$ in office or the military ones?
            
            Either way, still shouldn't be afraid.

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         Debby Bruckposted 11 years agoin reply to this

         Actually, I have become quite an activist on every subject from #OWS to #Environment #Conservation #GulfOilSpill #Homeopathy #CAM #AltMed and everything under the sun that I feel citizen should have concerns.
         
         The more we gather strength the more our voice will be heard.

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            Cagsilposted 11 years agoin reply to this

            And your point?
            
            Before you can do anything with regards to a "voice" or "strength", increased awareness is required.

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               Debby Bruckposted 11 years agoin reply to this

               Exactly the purpose of twitter -> to create awareness about issues. It's a news making and viral information spreading vehicle.

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            Debby Bruckposted 11 years agoin reply to this

            I will have to pick up on this thread tomorrow. Really tired. It's late. Thank you PS for bringing up this issue. •ღƸ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒღ•

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         uthurbanposted 11 years agoin reply to this

         Powerful point......

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         Daniella Lopezposted 11 years agoin reply to this

         If the government really wants to archive my tweets containing my rantings over being fat and pregnant... then they obviously have too much free time. lol

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            Cagsilposted 11 years agoin reply to this

            

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            paradigmsearchposted 11 years agoin reply to this

            Ya know... I have this awesome rant hub that talks about society, and our beloved corporate America and government in general. Google absolutely and positively refuses to have anything to do with it. Maybe I should start tweeting the sucker, one line at a time...

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   Pearldiverposted 11 years ago

   Shhhhush... Don't crow about tweeting!
   
   What sort of bird are ya?

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      Debby Bruckposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Hello ~ What do you mean not to crow about tweeting?

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         Pearldiverposted 11 years agoin reply to this

         Hi Debby.. Sorry I wasn't trying to deflect away from the post re your hub.
         
         - The reference was to birds

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   Peter Hogganposted 11 years ago

   Perhaps it's a good thing. Unless your tweets are treasonous or racist there should be nothing to be afraid of. If, however, you are planning the next gunpowder plot, Twitter might not be the ideal tool.

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   Uninvited Writerposted 11 years ago

   This is old news.
   
   The Library of Congress is not the government. Yes, they are a government agency but not working for the federal government. They collect a copy of every book too you know. It's for historical reasons and research.
   
   And unless your Twitter username is your real name how are they going to know they come from you?

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      Debby Bruckposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      It appears to be new news that Twitter has partnered with the Library of Congress to document tweets.
      I am bold enough to use my real name as my identity.

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         Uninvited Writerposted 11 years agoin reply to this

         And if you write a book they will also document that. Still much ado about nothing.

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         Uninvited Writerposted 11 years agoin reply to this

         Well, I heard months ago that Tweets were being archived.

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            Debby Bruckposted 11 years agoin reply to this

            You are ahead of everyone else! You must have inside information.
            Susan - your specialty is "library science" -- hahahaha.. you are ahead of everyone else

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   Reality Bytesposted 11 years ago

   A Saudi prince just bought $300 million dollars investment in to twitter?   He is also a major stockholder of News International?
   
   Just a little curious? 
   
   
   
   http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digit … tter-stake

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      Debby Bruckposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      quite fascinating. I had heard about this $300 million transaction but didn't realize he bought shares from other shareholders and not directly from Twitter.

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   paradigmsearchposted 11 years ago

   To tweet? Or not to tweet? That is the question.

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      Cagsilposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Really?

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         paradigmsearchposted 11 years agoin reply to this

         He who tweets last, tweets least.

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            Cagsilposted 11 years agoin reply to this

            

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   knolyourselfposted 11 years ago

   According to Glen Greenwald, we now have twitter terrorism. Of course what twits are threats will be determined by the Dear Leader. All evidence will be classified.

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   psycheskinnerposted 11 years ago

   I think having tweets archived might be useful to future historians.  So, it's okay with me.

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      paradigmsearchposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Actually, I like the idea of my existence being permanently archived in the Library of Congress.
      
      Now if I could just come up with some really brilliant tweets...

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   mattforteposted 11 years ago

   I thought the internet inherently archived our tweets. *shrug*

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