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McCain Interviewed Via Twitter, Results Disappoint

McCain Interviewed Via Twitter, Results Disapoint
This Twitter phenomenon is getting out of control. Yesterday afternoon, Senator John McCain conducted an interview with George Stephanopoulos of ABC News via our favorite microblogging service. The results were less than impressive, with McCain's glib answers never actually advancing any sort of constructive dialog, altogether unsurprising for those who follow the Senator on Twitter.

Do you use Twitter?
Yes1724 (6.0%)
No9922 (34.4%)
I don't even know what Twitter is.17198 (59.6%)


The interview was little more than a publicity stunt, and clearly so. While we applaud the effort, and Stephanopoulos's crowd sourcing of questions via Twitter, the discussion was a little one dimensional. This is certainly not the first interview we've seen held via Twitter, but this it is certainly the least informative and interesting.

Still, if you're feeling compelled, you can read the entire interview in reverse chronological order here at All Things Digital. [From: All Things Digital]

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