Snowed in? Ask @CoryBooker for help.
Post staff writer Nikita Stewart reports that she's been following Newark Mayor Cory Booker on Twitter (@CoryBooker). Booker has become a hero to some for his up-to-the-minute tweets and quick response with a shovel.
One user even tweeted that he saw Booker on the side of the road pushing a car out of the snow. Booker's reply? "Why didn't you get out and help." Here's a sample:
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Michael Bolden
| December 28, 2010; 1:54 PM ET
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Check out my most recent blog post (called: "Hashtag for Help") on Mayor Cory Booker's incredible response to the snow storm via Twitter and how it predicts a very positive future for the use of social media by elected officials (and how other politicians should follow suit): http://wp.me/pEk8C-2v.
Posted by: smthompson | December 28, 2010 7:29 PM | Report abuse
Check out my most recent blog post (called: "Hashtag for Help") on Mayor Cory Booker's incredible response to the snow storm via Twitter and how it predicts a very positive future for the use of social media by elected officials (and how other politicians should follow suit): http://wp.me/pEk8C-2v.
Posted by: smthompson | December 28, 2010 7:30 PM | Report abuse
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