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Richard Corcoran’s fiery speech inspires new ‘Gucci Loafing’ Twitter account

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House Appropriations Chairman Richard Corcoran singled out healthcare lobbyists in Tallahassee during his closing remarks on the House budget on Thursday calling them “Gucci-loafing, shoe-wearing special interest powers.” Well, someone had a sense of humor because within hours there was a Twitter account under the name “Gucci Loafing.” The profile picture, of course, was a pair of Gucci loafers. The background shot was the fourth-floor rotunda. And the profile description read “I’m just a pair of Gucci loafers loafin’ here on…

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Research firm launches service to sniff out embarrassing staffer tweets

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It’s beginning to look a lot like 2016. Signs are all around that the “silent primary” is well under way. Campaigns are busy assembling campaign teams, while prospective candidates Jeb Bush, Scott Walker, and Marco Rubio are only days from officially mounting White House runs. At the intersection of social media and politics, both candidates and staffers have become easy targets for aggressive oppo research. Adding to the problem is the growing pool of eligible staffers from a generation of individuals who spent their…

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Video sharing app Meerkat could prove transformative in 2016

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Fresh from this year’s SXSW Interactive festival comes the latest social media and political fixation. Meerkat allows live streaming cellphone video on Twitter. In two weeks, the iPhone-only app racked up more than 100,000 new users. What makes Meerkat the political trend for 2016 rests with its list of early adopters, reports Dylan Byers of POLITICO, including politicians like presidential hopeful Jeb Bush and political reporter Dan Balz, among others. “Everywhere I have gone here at South by Southwest … people are talking…

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Millennials consume more news than you might think

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When you think of Millennials on Facebook images of cute puppy videos, troves of click bait and personality quizzes aplenty come to mind. But it’s not just a place for viewing distant family’s babies or finding out which Star Wars character you are. According to a study by the American Press Institute, it’s also one of the most popular ways people age 18-34 consume their news. Of 24 news and information topics asked in a survey, Facebook was the number…

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Twitter warns of possible overload during World Cup

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Twitter is warning users that it could see more of the outages it has been suffering since last weekend, especially as the World Cup kicks into full gear. Site engineers blame technical glitches for the recent problems on the popular social networking site, but say that even a recent doubling of capacity may not be enough to prevent shutdowns over the coming days. “During the World Cup tournament –and particularly during big, closely-watched matches (such as (today’s) match between England…

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Forbes staffers asked to help the boss get more Twitter followers

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Forbes magazine is “making a big push for Steve Forbes on Twitter,” says a staff memo, and “it would be great if [employees] could mention Steve’s account and let [their] own followers know he is now tweeting.” He had 1,348 followers at last check.

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Senate not-so-hopeful Nina Hayden blocks me from following her on Twitter

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Senate candidate Nina Hayden has made the second biggest mistake of her campaign (other than the mistake of giving up a safe seat on the School Board to run against Jack Latvala): she has blocked me from following her on Twitter.  The last candidate to make this same kind of mistake was Scott Wagman — and we know how that worked out for Wagman. I understand why Hayden doesn’t want to read my blog.  Because I write what EVERYONE else…

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