Follow Andrea here-https://twitter.com/andreasoldier
What are your duties at your job and do you use twitter as a tool for your job?
I’m editor of the Gloucester Daily Times and Cape Ann magazine. I also handle most of the social media for both publications. The facebook accounts for both publications are linked to Twitter, so I can try and multitask ( I can Ryan saying "No, no, NO" right now.)
But I retweet stuff I think will be interest to readers — Facebook followers miss out on that.
Also when breaking news happens, I tweet about it first, then post on facebook when I have enough to put together something more substantial.
Why do you think you are follow worthy on Twitter?
By searching for #CapeAnn, #GloucesterMA, #RockportMA, #EssexMA or #ManchesterMA you can find out the news that’s important to you as a resident of these communities. I don’t tweet everything, but if anything is trending on gloucestertimes.com, I usually post it.
What types of tweets or twitter user drive you up a wall?
Spammers who use @GDTnews to get my attention for viagra sales, weight-loss gimmicks, etc.
Who are some of your favorite twitter users?
Work-related: @Joey_C, @DscvrGlstr, @VisitEssexMA, @AP (Associated Press), @kidsns and Steve@alertnewengland, a scanner junkie who tweets the latest on the police front.
For fun: @FranJurga and @HoofcareJournal, both by Gloucester resident Fran Jurga who blogs about equestrian news and horse-related hoof care; @goodreads for the latest on new books
Do you have a website you would like to promote?
Of course, gloucestertimes.com!
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I’m a huge fan of Andrea’s and what she’s done for the Gloucester Times on the social media front. Many of us who came up in news looked down upon Twitter and Facebook as somehow less worthy than newspapers. To her credit, Andrea has done the opposite, jumping all over social media to keep the Gloucester Times very much relevant. Besides, the lady doesn’t own a TV and reads like 250 books a year. How can you not love that?!
I wish I could say I’m editor of the GDT but that’s Ray Lamont. I oversee the business, Taste, Catch and Living pages, what we call the features pages; I tweet for those under @GDTNews. But I AM editor of Cape Ann magazine @CapeAnnMag; the next issue hits the street March 15.
And thanks John, for the kind words!