Liz McLellan

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http://about.me/lizmclellan

owner hyperlocavore.com - a yardsharing community. Let's grow together! Foodie, gardener, crafty nerd and hot-headed ginger. http://ow.ly/acvWq

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Listorious Interview

Can you name some one-of-a-kind Twitter accounts that you follow?

@baratunde (web editor for the onion)

@maddow - want to know what's the what?

lots more - my whipsmart and sassy list is for people I find really entertaining.

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What time during the day do you tweet or read Twitter?

About three times a day - coffee in the morning and evening sometimes socializing.

I live in a very small town now - after living in big cities all my life - so I do like connect with people!

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What topics do you mostly tweet about?

sustainability, green topics, gardening, food, environment, green jobs, peak everything, resilience, community, justice, thrift and frugality, technology...

and sometimes silly TV like #glee

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What are you known for on Twitter?

Hmmm - that I am myself - warts and all. I do swear. I do let you know when I think something is BS. But that I care deeply about the world we live in and the people in it - people know this is not a PR account.

Also good signal to noise ratio - and being communicative.

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What is one of the biggest misconceptions of Twitter?

That it's only for hipster narcissists. You can serve and help people on Twitter and many many many people use it that way.

That you will have to read through every tweet - even by dull people.

Most people don't understand that there are tons of tools and sites to help you separate the signal from the noise. (Hootesuite, Tweetdeck, Listorius!)

That it's a fad.

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How do you decide what you're going to tweet?

Do I think it's important for folks who want to understand the environment and human response to climate change, the down economy or resource constraints?

Is it funny?

Will it help people be more resilient, empowered, frugal or wise?

Is it inspiring or amazing?

Will it help people build real community?

Am I goofing around about #Glee or other silly TV shows - relief from the sometimes heavy topics I am interested in.

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140 characters of advice for a new user?

Tweet about things you care about. Care about people. Don't be a 'social media expert.' Keep it SHORTER than 140. RT people you admire.

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What do you wish people would do more of on Twitter?

...gather online and off to force deep change to a world that is now totally dominated by multinational corporations...

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What's the most interesting connection you've made through Twitter?

So so so many! @RobinChase maybe, she's a social entrepreneur I have long admired also some of the people behind @TED who I also admire.

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Ever get called out for tweeting too much?

Maybe, but it was by someone who barely uses twitter and didn't know how to filter with #tweetdeck or some app.

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How do you use Twitter in your professional life?

To meet like minded agents of change, for mutual support of cultural creatives and deep thinkers...

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What was the funniest trend you've seen?

Baratunde's #swineflu account...

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Who do you wish had a Twitter feed but doesn't?

I'd like it if Christopher Hitchens and Richard Dawkins actually tweeted also Gore Vidal. and I wish @Maddow tweeted more...

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What question are we not asking here that we should?

Does twitter help you make everyday count? Or are you just using it in a habitual distracted way...?

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Is there someone you want to follow you who doesn't already? If so, who?

I want @Maddow to follow me. I am her devout minion but she seems not to notice my devotion. It hurts.

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What inspires you to tweet?

Well written analysis, great visual story telling (graphs), making a connection for someone, absurd things I see, belly laughs, making change

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How do you make your tweets unique?

I have a really serious side and a super un-serious side... I often combine that perspective for some very weird tweets...

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Has Twitter changed your life? If yes, how?

Many ways...connecting me with people who care deeply about reviving the world.

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What are six things you could never do without?

food, garden, love, laughs, brain candy, the earth

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Why'd you start tweeting?

To engage with people I admire, to learn from the same....to connect, connect, connect with real cultural creatives....

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What feature should Twitter add?

Steal powertwitters feature set...

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What are some big Twitter faux pas?

Auto DMs selling me whatever you are selling especially not taking notice of what I am about...Also trying to have 'an argument.'

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What's your best tweet?

A conservative plants a garden, bakes bread or cans peaches it's a sign of right living. When a liberal does the same it's a sign of elitism.

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How long can you go without a tweet?

8 hours... sleep. Though I have dreamt about tweeting...so probably less.

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Have you ever unfollowed someone? Who and why?

Many - spam, promises to 'get me thousands of followers', racists, really dumb people, self promoters who aren't doing anything worth doing..

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