Rep. Giffords' Last Tweet Before Shooting

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Congresswoman Giffords last Tweet before taking a bullet from an unknown assailant told followers that she would be meeting constituents at a Safeway grocery store in Tucson, AZ.

After waking this morning, I normally do what I do when I don't have to wake up and go to work, I grabbed my BB and went straight to my Twitter feed. I read Rep. Giffords post while in bed and noted its excellence.

Here's the Tweet: My 1st Congress on Your Corner starts now. Please stop by to let me know what is on your mind or tweet me later.

I've been following Rep. Giffords on Twitter and Facebook since last year and have enjoyed her updates. During DC's first significant snowfall, she had taken a picture of the National Mall with a phone and posted it to Twitter - I liked the picture so much, I reposted it to my Facebook page (something I hardly ever do).

Rep. Giffords has shown a unique interest in using social media as a tool for connecting online and offline resources to reach out to constituents. Giffords' last Tweet did exactly that. Giffords used her online army to organize on the ground outreach efforts.

This is exactly how members of Congress should use Twitter. It will be a huge loss for the social media community if we lose Rep. Giffords.