#tx7 - let’s talk about TX District 7 directly!
You’ve already heard about the exciting #dontgo movement (read some background here), a ‘hashtag’ used by folks on the micro-blogging site Twitter to categorize conversation about calling Congress back to vote on important energy issues.
But let’s focus our Twitter conversations even more directly on the 7th District here in Texas by using a different tag: #tx7
If you live elsewhere, use the same format when discussing your Congressional district to make it easier to track: # [your state abbreviation] [your district number]
By organizing our online conversations like this, you help your Representatives have an easier time tracking dialogue going on about their district with you. Want to see what others are saying about your District? Check out search sites like Summize/Twitter search (www.search.twitter.com) or Tweetscan (www.tweetscan.com) to search for your part of the country!
Be sure to follow @hashtags for your Twitter comments to be properly documented online (thanks to @xtopher42 for the reminder!).
Tags: #tx7, Political Social Media, Twitter
August 16th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
This is a great system Rep. Culberson! What do you think of tracking tweets on individual bills using #hrxxxx for example, #hr5882 ?
August 17th, 2008 at 10:49 am
John,
Can we get some leadership on meaningful energy policy legislation. I appreciate your efforts on the subject but can we have a better understanding of what or who is standing between expanded drilling in the US and favorable incentives. Can we promote tax breaks for US production and exploration so we can promote US oil as apposed to foreign oil. I am of the belief that if we place incentives to develop oil reserves here in Texas it benefits all of CD 7. I say the incentives should at least mirror incentives for the wind industry.