Where in Twitterland is Sarah Palin?

Yesterday afternoon, the ever edifying @AKGovSarahPalin twittered her last:

Last state twitter. Thank you Alaska! I love you. God bless Alaska. God bless the U.S.A.
about 9 hours ago from TwitterBerry

This fond farewell was preceded by a number tweets, that after a little deciphering appeared to be describing Palin & family’s camping trip which would end in yesterday’s handover ceremony. Prior to that she was spending considerable time discussing laws she was rushing to sign and trumpeting the failure of ethics complaints that had been lodged against her.

Needless to say Sarah Palin is a Twitter must-read. In fact, if broken down and read as tweets her speeches make slightly more sense. However! The question remains: where can we find the Tweeting Bard of Wasilla from this day forward? It’s still unclear.

When Palin first announced her resignation a few weeks ago she noted that once out of office she would continue to Twitter but from a new account, and in a less politically correct voice. With this in mind, after yesterday’s spectacular good-bye, we had a look around. Where is Sarah tweeting? The most logical handle, @SarahPalin, has already been claimed by a woman of the same name who appears to be having some second thoughts about occupying the domain:

Didn’t release so many people would tweet to the wrong Sarah. Dumb idea I guess, took the name cause I was amazed it wasn’t gone. #hindsight

This Sarah Palin, who hails form St. Paul, MN according to her profile, has only updated four times, her first time being four days ago. Which, means, among other things, that Sarah Palin’s new media team (presuming she has one?) is not so on top of things. How one wishes The Onion had got there first.

Other options could include @AKSarahPalin, a sort of logical continuation of the handle she just dropped, and a quick way to keep her Alaska identity in the fore while she makes the rounds of the lower 48. @AKSarahPalin is currently protected and has no followers nor updates. We are keeping a sharp eye.

There is also @palin2012 and @sarahpalin2012, neither of which boast much activity or followers. That said, one imagines it’s just a matter of time! Palin may consistently bemoan the intrusion of the media (also, “these delicate, tiny, very talented, celebrity starlets“!) but it’s hard to imagine her going quietly into the good Alaskan night. Sarah, your Tweetdom awaits!

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