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Twitcott or Not?

Shakes Fist at Twitter

I’m in Austin, and with the house empty today, I was just about to put my chicken scratch into readable format for a VIP client project.

I always like to scan the news (read: my blogging neighbors) before I settle down, to see if there’s anything that merits a comment, or your attention. And today I came across a post by my pal Paul Chaney, who is organizing a formal boycott of Twitter on the 4th of July. Kind of a declare your independence thing, very jazzy.

You can read more about what he’s calling the twitcott here, but be sure and read his more recent post about his rationale for boycotting Twitter – he’s saying hands off for a day, not for life.

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