Twitter, politics (of change), and social media revolutions
I’ve had a resurgence of interest (obsession? yes… that’s not so far off!) in Twitter over the last few weeks, reminding me of my early excitement about the not-so-little social media phenom that could early last year.
The historic election that we all witnessed yesterday provided a unique “live event” that was perfect for Twitter engaging, chattering, mini-pontificating, and all around hanging for information junkies around the globe.
What follows is the “transcript” of the “live twittering” of what I saw, communicated, and thought through the election. I think it’s a pretty good example of the enduing power of this simple, flexible, engaging, and surprisingly powerful product. It’s simply a great way to hyper-quickly share information and to connect.
Slight warning that my political sensibilities are more on display here than I usually let out on OMC. 
And everyone can follow my Twitter feed here if you like, a place that I seem to be quite a bit these days, finding a world of wonderful social media and other conversational threads to explore.
Live election news feeds round-up on Silicon Alley Insider: http://tinyurl.com/6xe8ep
It’s getting close now…. two years in the waiting… eight years of Bush administration
Obama winning Indiana… w/ 1% reporting thus far
@ccadelago Wonder how closely the newspaper endorsement tally will mirror the electoral outcome !
@ccadelago Very impressive, and fascinating to look back at the days when McCain was the “media darling”
I want to have election.twitter.com running but can’t because that + live MSNBC.com feed will get my computer kill’d
Real state result projections coming in! Vermont for Obama, Kentucky for McCain !
Wow…. Obama and McCain like 50 votes apart in early Indiana results
Mitch McConnell Senate race in Kentucky too close to call so far… could be a very long night for GOP
@mikeysan So true… Getting tempting to hang it up for night to get pulled into elections vortex
Pat Buchanan: “We could be on the cusp of a new liberal era”… wow
@geekaren Buchanan to me is a paradox. Incredibly astute political observer with some seriously wacky beliefs
My twitter stream just got flooded with CNN hologram talk
@Ben_Parr: “Wait, wait, wait - When did the Emperor give CNN its Holographic Technology?” lolz
@ccadelago OMG… Lieberman jumped on the bizarro train some time ago
McCain up in Indiana by about 18k, can Obama catch him… and does the tight race there simply mean it’s gonna be blowout for Barack/Dems?
Huge news for Obama…. Pennsylvania being called for Obama by MSNBC, also bunch of other blue states…
Wow… New Hampshire also goes blue… and Maine. Looks like a Northeast sweep for Dems at the very least
Seriously, Pennsylvania being called minutes after polls close shuts down Republican window considerably
Chris Matthews: “Republican strategy to go through Pennsylvania has crashed”
@jlvblogger Looking very very good thus far !
@michaeljbarber Interesting, thank you, was surprised that MSNBC so quickly. But any chance at all it could be wrong?
@geekaren If Obama takes Florida it’s pretty much ballgame
@michaeljbarber Enlightening poll early today for me showed Obama doing 8% better among white voters nationally than Kerry in ‘04
Virginia moved from too early to call to too close to call… so Obama has yet to break through on a red state
Wow, Elizabeth Dole lost her Senate seat. Huge Democratic Senate majority looming
Georgia being called for McCain… that was a long shot for Dems, but McCain still holding onto Red states, albeit solid / longshot ones
Obama sweeps midwest states that went for Kerry in ‘04
McCain grabs Georgia and North Dakota, so one thing we know is that it’s not going to be an insane electoral avalanche
Biggest news of night on presidential level thus far you’d have to say is that Obama holds blue Pennsylvania
Tons of “too close to calls” — should be fun night !
Chris Matthews: “This is a good time to order a pizza.” I’m eating sushi !
Man, if McCain *does* pull out Virginia, things start to get interesting, right ?
@ray That gets Obvious Award and obviously very true
Obama up 4 points in North Carolina with 40% of vote in… interesting
Harold Ford Jr. channels Tim Russert, intoning Florida Florida Florida
@TDefren Wow, seriously? That’s enormous on multiple levels! (@TDefren quotes Fox calling Ohio for Obama… wha?)
Anyone else seeing Ohio being called for Obama?
@niczak Was quoting @TDefren, who says Fox called Ohio for Obama
@zaibatsu confirms Ohio…. and now MSNBC calls it as well !!!!
Democrats taking Ohio is so enormous, sweet sweet revenge for 2000 and 2004, and you have to think that GOP road is now TOUGH
The northeast and midwest are now looking straight-up blue !
@JasonCalacanis Now saying New Mexico for Dems! http://tinyurl.com/6c2l2o
Huge game breaking news rolling in all over the place
@niloyphoto Hahaha, getting closer each minute !
@geekaren Yes, and now two major networks calling Ohio for Obama, looks like it’s in the can
@stuartma Seeing you muse about prospect of President Obama starting to make it very real !
New Mexico goes to Obama, this thing is tipping fast
Obama already at 200 electoral votes with tons of the country (and California!) not yet called
Matthews talks about McCain line about “fundamentals of economy are strong” line as being killer
@webomatica Amazing… simply amazing
@gregsmyth Yes, that was a critical mistake by McCain and his campaign… and lets not forget Palin pick too! Lets face it, there were many
@ScottSays Definitely makes you feel hopeful, like new and better era may be on way
Iowa goes to Obama, number of Bush ‘04 states going to Obama grows
@gregsmyth lolz !
Virginia still too close to call but it may not matter at this point
Chris Shays loses seat, House Republicans now shut out completely in New England
@mbj Yes, looking like how close Dems get to 60 seats and margin of Obama victory are now major topics… but this is the fun stuff
Indiana looking like it’ll go down to the wire… amazing
@jpgardner / Donklephant reporting that Colorado goes to Obama - http://tinyurl.com/5527xg
Dean’s 50 state strategy / Obama expanding electoral map now part of overall storyline
@jriversmn Go Al Franken !
NPR called Virginia for Obama whilst I was in the car… this thing is getting huger for Obama…
@jriversmn Thanks for keeping me posted, love the informationz!
@mbj Not a cabernet of celebration then I take it?
OBAMA WINS ! ! ! ! !
@jpostman You got that right !
McCain concession speech happening right now… it’s all a little bit surreal after such a long and historic election, isn’t it?
Amazing inspiring speech… a new president for a new time… makes me feel hopeful
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