NASA Tweetup and Foursquare Q&A with Col. Douglas Wheelock

Interview with Col. Douglas "Wheels" Wheelock at NASA Tweetup hosted inside NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC on March 16, 2011. His Twitter name is @Astro_Wheels, and he is the first person ever to check in via Foursquare from outer space on October 22, 2010. NASA has fully embraced social media and Col. Wheelock is a prime example of how government organizations should connect with the general public.

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Science & Technology

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• NASA
• astronaut
• foursquare
• tweetup
• aboutfoursquare
• Wheels
• Wheelock

[wynblyn]

This is such a great example of how these emerging social media technologies are bringing us closer to source material and indeed "experience" without filters. How utterly cool! Thanks for bringing us up close and personal with a real, live astronaut. Wow!