Chicagoist: Tweet Tweet

love on the radio

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:59:55 -0600

here's the latest twitter entries on Vocalo.org. What's more important? Loving your job or making money? about 4 hours ago from Ping.fm What's the worst job you've ever had? about 5 hours ago from Ping.fm How do you think sex and agression are linked? Is this question just wrong? Call 888-635-1112 and press 3 to answer live on air, or type ... ... about 8 hours ago from Ping.fm Do you think fighting can be healthy? How should people vent anger or other frustrations? Call 888-635-1112 and press 3 to answer live o ... ... about 9 hours ago from Ping.fm Forget illegal immigrants for a second, who do you really wanna see deported?? Call 888-635-1112 and press 3 to answer live on air, or t ... ... 03:35 PM September 16, 2008 from Ping.fm Sort of frivolous at times, but who isn't?

Ward Up

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:41:02 -0600

OK, thanks to the above commenters (no sarcasm) for explaining the Tweets. Even with that information, it is obvious that the Tweets do not reflect well on WBEZ.

a_wu

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:49:04 -0600

So after a bit of investigating, I found that the tweets are generated by the main vocalo website, which uses questions submitted by users, not DJs. That makes me feel *slightly* better.

smussy

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:42:27 -0600

i get these tweets. frankly, if i had time, i'd be using them as fodder for my blog. some of them are pretty interesting, actually. i suppose i should be giving vocalo a second chance and throwing it on the webstream at work, but i'm throwing my muscle behind CHIRP right now. tweet tweet, chirp chirp.

Margaret Lyons

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:56:33 -0600

@Yok: Pretty sure the tweets are written by the DJ/hosts of the shows. Who as far as I can tell are public radio employees.

YoknapatawphaTourismBoard

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:49:28 -0600

@a wu: If it's a user-generated site, I'm guessing users.

tc3

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:26:49 -0600

Malatia's defense in that link that he's not doing anything shady is laughable. Cheers to Jeanne Olson for canceling her pledge. I'll be doing the same.

a_wu

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:24:05 -0600

WTF is up with these questions? Were they written by a 5 year old? Christ.

jeda21

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:04:15 -0600

EEK Is this the WBEZ version for the Paris Hilton Generation?

Albanyparkour

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:35:42 -0600

This make 2 times I've heard of Vocalo, both on this site. And I'm a daily NPR listener, from morning well into evening. Money should have gone to expanding 848 or funding more local news and arts coverage. They dumped "Hello Beautiful" for this shit?