#WHTweetup: Holidays at the White House
On December 5th, 2011, White House Twitter followers visited the White House to engage with administration officials and tour the White House during the holiday season. Here's a look at what some of our guests had to say:
Ever wanted to see @WhiteHouse all dressed up for the holidays? Announcing the next #WHTweetup on 12/5. Apply now: wh.gov/tweetup
Hoping to deck the @whitehouse halls this year! Just applied for the December #WHTweetup. More info here: WhiteHouse.gov/tweetup
Well, it looks like I'm going to the @WhiteHouse for the #WHTweetup. Cue the excitement!
It's the holiday #whtweetup! We'll be livestreaming the whole thing here starting @ 9ET right here: whitehouse.gov/live
@ObamaFoodorama MT @StateOfTrey: 150 tweeps, 20+ states represent. educators, social media, technologists, avg citizens. #whtweetup #atthewh
First up on the schedule is Tina Tchen, the First Lady's chief of staff. #WHTweetup
Tweetup tidbit: 37 trees in the WH for 85K visitors for holiday decorations. #whtweetup- Tina Tchen says 85,000 visitors to White House this month! #whtweetup yfrog.com/khsg7nwj
- Brad Cooper encouraged us to "do what you do best" to help @joiningforces #whtweetup instagr.am/p/XhHR-/
Help a #military spouse. Join @joiningforces. Topic of interest @whitehouse #WHTweetup: whitehouse.gov/joiningforces/
RT @superfantastic: One major message of the White House Tweetup: We the People Petitions matter. whitehouse.gov/petitions #whtweetup
"the only person who has whitehouse.gov as their homepage is my mother." -@macon44 #whtweetup- "we are liberating the data" -@aneeshchopra #whtweetup >> Interesting way to look at it, I like it!
- The US Chief Technology Officer @aneeshchopra #whtweetup #atthewh twitpic.com/7p329z - a great speaker!
Laura Dowling, WH florist told us that Bo, America's favorite canine, can be found in every decorated room in the WH. #WHtweetup
"No, I haven't baked @ home in the last three months," jokes Bill Yosses, the White House pastry chef. #whtweetup twitpic.com/7ovxqh- The chefs try to get most of thier ingriedences from local farmers. They visit farmers markets to see who has the best veggies. #WHTweetup
The biggest surprise of the #whtweetup was the resonance of citizen engagement. Staff of the most powerful man on earth asking us for help.- RT @harbingeralpha: data.gov & challenge.gov brought up by @joncarson44. Get involved, check 'em out! #whtweetup http://twitpic.com/7ovyb4
