Twitterphobic to Twitter Addict

When Twitter first came out I didn’t really see the point.  I signed up early but just didn’t get it.  I lost interest pretty quickly.  But then I saw how the Obama campaign used Twitter, among other things, to organize and respond quickly.  And Jenn kept promoting the platform.  So I bit the bullet and dove in.

I’m glad I did.

Twitter has turned me on to some great conservatives I wouldn’t otherwise know about.  In order to find them, however, I had to understand #hashtags.  Once I started paying attention to certain hashtags, like #tcot, #teaparty, #rush and others, I started finding others who hold beliefs similar to my own.  And some of those people are great conservative bloggers.

A case in point is Dana Loesh, a conservative blogger and radio talk host in St Louis.  One of her blogs, motherofallconservatives.com (hashtag #moac), is a wonderful read.  And last night I logged into her radio station and listened to her show on the internet.  She’s great!

Without Twitter I would not know who Dana Loesh is.  I wouldn’t know about her blog or her radio show.  And that would be my loss.

Of course, Twitter is also a great tool for promoting your own blog or position.  As a result of my Twittering I have a number of people following me.  I try to be mindful of that and not post sill tweets about what I’m having for a snack today.

Many conservatives have shied away from Twitter and other social media like Facebook.  I heard Laura Ingraham say she hates Twitter.  That’s really too bad because until conservatives as a whole embrace social media we are going to lag far behind the liberals out there.  There is no other platform that can be used to rapidly organize and mobilize a movement like Twitter can.  So if you’re a conservative and reading this, get with the program and take the plunge!