Chavez tweets his way to top
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May 10, 2010, Monday
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Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is tops on Twitter in Venezuela less than two weeks after launching his account, surpassing Internet-savvy foes who dominate the social networking site and use it to oppose him.
Chavez's account, "chavezcandanga," had racked up more than 237,000 followers by Saturday morning - beating the 234,000 who get tweets from Globovision, the only TV channel that is critical of the socialist leader.
In recent televised appearances, Chavez has trumpeted the meteoric rise of his Twitter popularity while downplaying the critical, often disparaging messages he receives.
"Some criticize me, others insult me. I don't care," he said. "It's a form of contact with the world."
The president joined Twitter on April 27 in an attempt to counter adversaries who have actively used the site to make accusations of human rights violations, organize protests and - above all - ridicule Chavez.
Chavez's account, "chavezcandanga," had racked up more than 237,000 followers by Saturday morning - beating the 234,000 who get tweets from Globovision, the only TV channel that is critical of the socialist leader.
In recent televised appearances, Chavez has trumpeted the meteoric rise of his Twitter popularity while downplaying the critical, often disparaging messages he receives.
"Some criticize me, others insult me. I don't care," he said. "It's a form of contact with the world."
The president joined Twitter on April 27 in an attempt to counter adversaries who have actively used the site to make accusations of human rights violations, organize protests and - above all - ridicule Chavez.
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