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The nomination period for the Shorty Awards are well underway and already clever, strategic, funny, ridiculous and overall fantastic Shorty interviews are being filled out.
Check out a few examples from the #FakeAccount category (click on the answers to see who said them):
Watch the Shorty Interview with #Government Shorty Award winner, Newark Mayor Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) and Kathy Legg, Account Manager for @BarackObama, a #Government Shorty Award finalist.
The interview was conducted by our friend, Sree Sreenivasan (@sree), Columbia Journalism School Dean of Student Affairs, Professor and Real-Time Academy Member.
For more videos from the Shorty Awards, visit our YouTube channel.
Dear nominees,
Have you filled out your Shorty Interview yet? If not go and tell us (and your constituents) more about yourself. Adding character to your campaign goes a long way!
Here are some Shorty Interview snippets from nominees we found interesting:
@ThisIsIceland is nominated in #travel and tweets unofficially as the country Iceland
How do you make your tweets unique?
I am just a normal volcanic island on the Inter-nets, so I do not try to be unique. I just try to be helpful.
How long can you go without a tweet?
I was around for about 60 million years before tweeting, so you could say I can go a very long time without a tweet.
What will the world be like 10 years from now?
Geologically speaking, it will be very similar, I think.
@Lord_Voldemort7 is nominated in #humor and tweets as he who shall not be named
Twitter or Facebook?
If someone attempted to ‘poke’ me I’d be forced to end them. Does that answer your question?
Who do you wish had a Twitter feed but doesn’t?
Harry Potter. It’d make him a lot easier to find…
What is one of the biggest misconceptions of Twitter?
That birds with nets are constantly snatching up whales during twitter downtime.
@EpicMealTime is nominated in #food and is an online cooking show that tweets about food, jokes, and cooking tips
What’s your best tweet?
“drunk…almost put nutella on my Big Mac. then I thought of all the people counting on my to be more creative than that.”
Why should we vote for you?
You should vote for what your heart desires….but if you love bacon, vote us
What are some big Twitter faux pas?
I’m in the food biz, but a pic of your lame, boring, regular lunch…not interested. Wow. Grilled Cheese? Coooooool….
