Daily Five: All About Twitter

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2. It’s all about Twitter at the Southeast Chapter of Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association meeting today at 6:30 p.m. Dan Uittie, author of Keep Your Computer Alive, will explain how twitter works and how writers can take advantage of the social network for marketing. The event is free at the Groton Public Library. For more information contact SECAPA Chairperson Tom Santos by phone at 860-599-5067 or email him at santostom@comcast.net.

3. Children's Dentistry of Westerly is hosting a holiday food drive for the families in our community. All donations will go to the Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center and the Jonnycake Center of Westerly. Drop off donations at 130c Granite Street, Westerly, R.I. Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

4. Small Business Saturday is this Saturday, November 24. What’s the best purchase you ever made at a local small business?

5. Today's thought: "Words really flattering are not those which we prepare but those which escape us unthinkingly." —Ninon de Lenclos