by Denise

A couple of days ago, in preparation for our beta launch, we tweeted that we were claiming #Rapidian for our own. If you saw breaking news going down in front of you, tweet with the hashtag #Rapidian to make it to our front page Twitter widget. We were expecting to see tweets like @TommyGSync’s:

Since then, we’ve had some surprising results. While most people use #Rapidian as a replacement for @TheRapidian, some particularly bright bulbs have used it to highlight pieces that actually don’t link back to The Rapidian. Before we even had a chance to turn our heads from the computer screen, @srdailey had made his mark on Rapidian history:

He had crossposted an opinion by Juliet Bennett Rylah on Founders Brewery forbidding a fundraising event on their premises for a politically controversial cause. After all, it is GR news.

Following the unveiling of The Rapidian, @ericbuist piggy-backed off the #Rapidian hashtag to bring attention to Spinneractive, a new interactive marketing group.

Then two posts from @hipphop:

All this to say that we asked our Twitter community to use #Rapidian for sharing newsworthy snippits, and you never know what sort of grab bag the interwebs will give you. These are the early stages, a time for experimenting. We’re looking forward to seeing how the community will determine what #Rapidian means.