John DiGilio

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A librarian caught between a shrinking collection and a growing cyber-frontier.

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What feature should Twitter add?

A fully editable retweet.

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What are some big Twitter faux pas?

Bragging about one's number of followers or how many lists they are on.

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Who do you admire most for his or her use of Twitter?

The folks at Read, Write, Web. Fantastic service!

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What's your best tweet?

Stay Calm, Cool, and .COLLECTED with this Great Feed Aggregator! #librarians #research #libraries @collected.info http://post.ly/EjmK

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140 characters of advice for a new user?

Keep it simple. Keep it sane. Sometimes, think about keeping it to yourself!

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Ever get called out for tweeting too much?

Not yet! But then again, I tweet for business . . . so heaven help the person who calls me out! :-)

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

Some high school friends from over 20 years ago!

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How do you use Twitter in your professional life?

As a means of getting news and reviews out to my colleagues and in for myself.

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What inspires you to tweet?

I have a passion for my profession (libraries) and enjoy the collegiality of my peers.

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Has Twitter changed your life? If yes, how?

Yes . . . I am now able to reach more members of my profession than ever before. I have never had such a sense of community!

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How do you make your tweets unique?

I phrase them so that they make people smile and stick in their minds.

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What are six things you could never do without?

The internet, clean underwear, warm hugs, cheese, coffee, and a good book.

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Why'd you start tweeting?

Out of sheer curiosity. Man, have things changed since then!

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