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Submitted: May 19, 2009 - 7:16am
Last updated: May 19, 2009 - 7:16am

Source: Washington Post
Author: Monica Hesse

The most compelling tweets aren't the ones that merely answer "What are you doing?" but rather the ones that create ripples throughout the online community. They prompt discussion, self-reflection and philosophizing -- if of the dime-store variety.

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