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2. All kinds of professions are represented on Twitter. You tend to think Twitter is popular among certain professions – authors, journalists, actors, musicians – folks who have a message they want to get out. But I was pleasantly surprised to meet @MatthewBrowning, a registered nurse who was a finalist in the “Nurse” category (which was sponsored by the “Nurse Jackie” series on Showtime). If you spend time going through all the winners and finalists, you will find other professions you didn’t think were on Twitter. Read more at www.dnainfo.com