So in lieu of actually attending #pdf2009, I'm following the conference vicariously via those that I follow on twitter.

The following are today's top tweets - ranging from the seriously informative to the seriously hilarious. Enjoy.

@lesliebradshaw for those of you not able to make #pdf09 wanted to share their real-time Twitter convo tool http://www.personaldemocracy.com/twitter

@JordanRaynor @DavidAll: I don't focus on Twitter homeruns. Focus on strategic singles and doubles. #pdf09

@bivings Challenge of managing a fundraising campaign on Twitter, is the realization that you don't have control over the messages you send.#pd09

@BarackBorat Gibbsy says Personal Democracy Forum are recommend follow @BarackBorat (What is "personal democracy"? Is not nice.) #pdf09

@jonhenke At #PDF09, @almacy making the point that Obama White House did not, in fact, discover the internet. They're just moving the ball forward.

@jmansour Good talk on health care will have to check out www.healthdatarights.org #pdf09 #myhealthdata

@justin_hart Attention #PDF09 - Free tool 4 attendees from @chuckdevore - Follow others at the conference automatically! http://tweetforchuck.com/pdf

@davidall Liberals think talk radio is the conservative version of the Internet. Let me be clear: I do not own a radio. #pdf09

@almacy @jeffjarvis Gives props to govt web managers as being fun. (Agree!) We should give govt permission to try and fail. #pdf09

@michaelturk A friend once described MySpace as "Like GeoCities, but not as attractive". That sums it up. #pdf09

@KatieHarbath @mindyfinn another fact. Much easier when out of power to take risks and grow - R's seeing this now with internet #pdf09

If I'm missing any key tweets from today - please drop them in the comments.