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more about #evwilliams more comments → Lucky: I'm in the beta group, strange since I hardly use it. The strange avatar problem should be minimized because there is an "retweet" icon in front of t... more » Matt Cherette: Am I the only one that still hasn't seen the RT button show up? Someone said it was next to the reply button that one sees when he/she scrolls over a ... more » raincoaster: Well, as you all know, I'm a raging bitch. And as you may not know, the total number of tweets I've made seems to be going DOWN rather than up lately.... more » Matt Cherette: Let's test it out. All one needs to do is: 1. Make a new Twitter account (or use an already-established one), 2. make sure it's public -- so that i... more » mbroomall002: I'll wait for Eve Plumb's reaction before commenting further. more » skahammer: Well, but if Twitter drops the ball, who's going to protect me from Mickey Kaus then? Huh? The Hipster Grifter? Although on further reflection, I cou... more » raincoaster: If they want to churn the Suggested Users List, which they should, they should just automatically include everyone the elite who are already on the li... more » Trai_Dep: Barry Diller spends more in sex toys per annum than Twitter Inc makes in a year. And gods bless him for that. #evanwilliams more » skymotel: The sequence of events behind the Twitter-Bing deal isn't working in an expected order. Twitter users are already (re)tweeting news about Twitter sign... more » Accidental Billionaire: Man am I the only one who gets mega LOL out of them being on CNN every minute, everyday despite them having earnings on par with a K-mart in Nebraska?... more » goetz: This seems a lot like what most people do, except that they're getting an "interim" house. To say that they "are selling one house, buying a second an... more » BettyCrocker: Wow - that doctor's office has an operating table with seats! #evanwilliams more » Drunken Economist: I'd like to extend a personal welcome to mono.mom & her sock.puppet. Welcome to Valleywag, enjoy your stay, and if you post any dialation pics, mosai... more » Front_Towards_Enemy: Thanks for the update Sara. I was at the edge of my seat just waiting on being updated about your micromanaged lifestyle. more » JeanneNarea: Drunken Economist: Nothing like some Silicon Valley frat-boy racism/misogyny. You boyz keep it classy! more » -
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Re-Tweet Redesign Helps the Rich Get Richer on Twitter
Twitter is offering a new way to quote other people's tweets. The new "re-tweet" feature is both less useful and more confusing than the ad-hoc system that preceded it. But that's OK, because it bolsters rich celebrities and dot-com millionaires. More » -
#conspiracytheories
Is Twitter Conspiring with Celebrities to Delete Your Mean Tweets?
Blogger Mickey Kaus likes to send nastygrams to famous people, on Twitter, when the mood strikes him. And yet these messages sometimes disappear from Twitter search, despite the microblogging service's well-established technical competence. Mere coincidence — ha! — or conspiracy? More » -
#startups
The Retreat of King Twitter
With great power comes great responsibility, and with great responsibility comes great headaches. So after years as the hottest, most talked about startup in Silicon Valley, Twitter is ready to relinquish some control of the national conversation. More » -
#mediawars
Twitter CEO's Mockery: We 'Were Laughing at Those Media Guys'
Twitter's revenues will be just $4 million this year, according to a new Wired feature story. But that's not going to crimp its co-founder's swagger: Evan Williams knows Twitter will be huge, and has words for anyone who says otherwise. More » -
#realestate
Twitter CEO's Other New House
Twitter's CEO is building a new home with his elegant, designer wife. But it won't be ready until at least 2010. The couple's existing penthouse is, perhaps, unsuitable for them and their new baby. The solution? A temporary mini-mansion. More » -
#shutuptwitter
Twitter CEO's Wife Tweeting About Her Labor, Naturally
Sara Morishige Williams, the pregnant wife of Twitter honcho Ev Williams, broke her water about an hour ago, news she shared with the world on Twitter. More » -
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Oprah's on Twitter, Twitter's on Oprah, and Everyone's So Excited!
We think we've figure out Twitter's big news tomorrow: Oprah Winfrey is joining Twitter. Here's the evidence. More » -
#forecasts
At Twitter, Tomorrow Never Dies
Twitter CEO Ev Williams is teasing his followers: "Tomorrow just became a very big day." Just? At Twitter, tomorrow is always a very big day. More » -
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#shutuptwitter
Science Proves the Obvious: Twitter Users Are Evil and Wrong
Is Twitter amoral? Scientists have probed the issue, but the answer is obvious: Of course it is. It's a blank slate, by design — empty of values except for the cultish worship of the now. More » -
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Will Google Get Shamed Into Buying Twitter?
Real-time is the future of everything, someone wrote three seconds ago. And therefore, Google will pay hundreds of millions of dollars to buy Twitter! Welcome to the way acquisitions are done in Silicon Valley. More » -
#valleyspawn
Twitter, the Next Generation
Twitter CEO Ev Williams is working on a new product release, currently in beta testing inside wife Sara Morishige's womb: The couple's first child. More » -
#feuds
Blogfather Accuses Twitter of Payola Scheme He Pioneered
Dave Winer, the old guy who takes credit for blogging, podcasting, and other tech trends, is mad at Twitter CEO Ev Williams. Why? Because Williams is making people — people who are not Dave Winer — famous. More » -
#jackpot
The Home That Google Built
Twitter CEO Ev Williams and his wife, Sara Morishige, are building a house. What took so long? San Francisco's most disorganized Internet boss dude has been rich since 2003, after he sold Blogger to Google. More » -
#braintrust
Do You Trust These People to Save the Economy?
That White House summit of young business leaders actually happened. We know because our new economic saviors are posting their cameraphone pics on Twitter. Here's noted thought leader Ivanka Trump and Twitter founder Ev Williams. More » -
#wantrepreneurs
Obama's Tech Twit Conference Will Destroy Us All
The nation is in crisis, our economy on the brink. And yet President Change is spending time with a group of technowastrels whose sole noteworthy accomplishment has been to spend other people's money.
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#twitter
I Tweet, Therefore I Am
Why do people Twitter? Even the company's CEO, Ev Williams can't answer that question. Perhaps he is embarrassed by the true reason: We Twitter to reassure ourselves that we are alive.
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#shutuptwitter
Twitter Now Worth $230 Million, According to Investors
No money? No problem! Twitter doesn't have any actual revenues, but venture capitalists have poured another $35 million into its coffers, valuing the text-update service for hipster oversharers at $230 million. More » -
#shutuptwitter
Why Twitter Is the Perfect Startup
The financial world is in ashes. But that makes adorable little startup Twitter all the more precious. It is perhaps the only Internet dream left. And any economist will tell you that scarcity creates value. More »
