Musings (with quotes and links) about the Twitterers from the Gray Lady, three years in…
The me-me-me clamor brings to mind Emily Dickinson’s poem about the disgrace of fame, “I’m Nobody! Who are you?”: “How public — like a Frog — / To tell one’s name — the livelong June — / To an admiring Bog!”
via The Medium – Let Them Eat Tweets – Why Twitter Is a Trap – NYTimes.com.
As Robert Frost observed in a different context, isn’t parodying Twitter without obeying its frustrating character limit like playing tennis without the net?
via The Parody Tweets That Went On Too Long – NYTimes.com.
COMPANY Pizza Hut Inc.
JOB TITLE Summer Twintern
JOB TITLE, TRANSLATED A summer intern who uses Twitter.
JOB CATEGORY Hot pizza/social media
SALARY Competitive (with other Twitterers).
via Tweeting Becomes a Summer Job Option – NYTimes.com.
“Twitter proves innovation is alive and well in Silicon Valley,” [Google’s Eric] Schmidt said in a conference call with investors.
via Google Chief Chats Up Twitter – DealBook Blog – NYTimes.com.