I’m volunteering for the local Orange County Democrats — helping mainly with events and PR. Thus far, it’s been a good experience. There’s so much going on with the Obama events and all the local candidates — it’s a whirlwind.
One thing I’d like to do is find ways to help the party capitalize on the interest of people in their 20s and 30s. Without question, Obama has brought a new sense of excitement — and we, at the local level, need to make sure that these new Democrats stay engaged in the process.
So, I had an idea: We need to Twitter. If you’re interested in following what’s going on with the Orange County Dems, check out www.twitter.com/orangedems.
Not familiar with Twitter? The easiest way to explain it is a a melding of IMing and status updates. As a NY Times blogger put it, it’s a combination of talk radio, digg and late-night television.
Like talk radio, you get an unvarnished and largely real-time window into what a wide swath of people are actually talking about.
Like Digg, you see people point to the articles and videos that they want to share.
And like late-night TV (or a politician’s sound bite for the evening news), there is a premium on pithy one-liners that try to get to the heart of the matter.
However one defines Twittering, it’s clearly a communication vehicle gaining in popularity — and one that can produce significant results. Just ask www.30lines.com …