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more about #shutuptwitter more comments → Lizawithazee: Say what you will but I'm totally stealing the hang-stuff-salon-style-around-a-corner bit from yesterday. That's a pretty genius solution for those we... more » A Message To Rudy: I somehow think an in-office DJ would get old fast. "Hey....HEY!... HEY, GRANDMASTER FLASH, COULD YOU GIVE YOUR PHAT BEATS A REST WHILE I'M ON THE PH... more » sanyucat: I am reminded of the phrase "the Emperor has no clothes." #twitter more » iplaudius: It would be cool if the software project management process somehow corresponded to the architectural layout, with the deer sculptures expressing vari... more » b4nt4: egad! this is what happens when you buy all of your furnishings from urban outfitters and the moma store. #twitter more » Claire Buoyant: modern Ikea seats These are iconic designs from Charles and Ray Eames, you philistine. #twitter more » contradicto: A DJ booth, eh? When do they start spinning revenue? #twitter more » YankBoffin: I think clustering framed works on a wall like that is a new trend of sorts. This isn't the first time I've seen this done. #twitter more » MrInBetween: The Comfort Inn decor screams to the investors, "We're not blowing all your cake on fancy shit (or on servers, for that matter)! Behold! A genuine Pen... more » raincoaster: Have you pitched Denton on a Geek Shelter print mag? I see potential there... #twitter more » SpyMagician: DJ in the lunchroom, I know, I know, it’s serious. #twitter more » A Message To Rudy: A DJ in the lunch room. Really. #twitter more » HenryLovesFonzie: These are the same people who were shocked when they learned Britney Spears was lip-syncing. #twitter more » Magister: Yeah - I don't particularly want a President who tweets and if you were vulnerable enough to believe it was really him, I've got a bridge in Brooklyn,... more » BadUncle: Shocking. I'll never trust a celebrity endorsement again. #twitter more » -
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The Eccentric Office Mrs. Twitter Helped Build
Weird pictures continue to emerge from Twitter's new San Francisco HQ. But at least now we know where some of the outré decor is coming from: the CEO's wife, a designer, reportedly helped with the interior. More »
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The Three Weirdest Things in Twitter's New Office
Twitter employees have been uploading pictures of their new digs in San Francisco. Looks like the microblogging startup is more concerned with catching up to its rapid growth than with coherent interior decoration. More »
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Barack Obama Has Better Things to Do Than Tweet
You would have been delusional to think that the president didn't use a ghostwriter to update his Twitter account, @BarackObama. Still, it's now been confirmed that he didn't write any of his 418 tweets. Geeks are scandalized. 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 » -
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The Revolution Will Not Be Tweeted Because Only 0.027% of Iranians Are on Twitter
Remember the storyline about a new Iranian revolution after the elections this summer? The one fuelled by the internet generation? The one that got the state department to intervene to help Iranians Twitter? Not so much.
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Shrek 4 Audio Booth Secrets Are the First Casualties of Hollywood's War on Twitter
Last week, we reported that Hollywood has begun taking steps to wipe out the first outbreak of free-speech showbiz has seen since the Hays Code, eradicating the threat of stars communicating directly to the pubic via Twitter. More » -
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Why Twitter Scares the Hell Out of Hollywood
While most of the world is latching onto Twitter as a lifeline to break through the media clutter in desperate times, an increasing number in Hollywood are seeing it as something else entirely; a threat to everything they hold precious. More » -
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Simon Dumenco is a psychopathic kitten-hater ... or something. I didn't finish the whole thing.
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Brace yourself, internet: Miley Cyrus deleted her Twitter account. How ever will we go on?!
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G-20 Tweets Invite Judicial Hammer
Be careful what you twit for, because your 140 characters could land you in the slammer. Just ask Elliot Madison. More » -
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Coastal Elites Can't Decide: Is Twitter a Force for Good or Evil?
Have you heard? All the trouble the president's been having with his health care initiative is Twitter's fault. So says ad man James Othmer in a New York Times op-ed. Wait, wasn't Twitter saving Iranian democracy like 10 minutes ago? More » -
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Twitter-Crazed Courtney Love Wants Dave Grohl "Ass-Raped" By Everett True
Courtney Love did not authorize that Hellish Guitar Hero version of her dead husband that she authorized, for money—it's all Dave Grohl's fault and she's going to sue and she wants a British journalist to rape him. More » -
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Twitter Founders Are Terrible Tastemakers (And Know It)
In any given month, half of Twitter's users never log on. Oy. To fix that, the microblogging service hand-picked some streams to push on new users, hoping quality content would prove addictive. How do you think that worked out? More » -
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The Twitter Panic of '09
The NFL prohibited players from tweeting within 90 minutes of kickoff. The U.S. Open warned tennis players against posting "inside information." And Germany freaked out about election exit polls leaking on Twitter. Why all this fear of microblogging? More » -
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Worst Political Interview Questions Ever, From Twitter
What do you get when you combine the all-too-apathetic and under-informed citizenry of California with the all-too-narcissistic user base of Twitter? Truly terrible questions, for the state's governor. More » -
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Twitter's Celebrity Suck Up
Earlier this year, Twitter internally referred to Sean "Diddy" Combs and its other celebrity clients as a "distractionary element." When that swipe leaked, via a hacker, the microblogging startup went into full-on pander mode. More » -
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Psychos Are the Most Interesting Things on Twitter
It's now scientifically proven: 40 percent of Twitter is "pointless babble," and the rest is mainly replies to pointless babble, and spam. But there are a few very interesting tweeters; they scare the hell out of celebrities like William Shatner.
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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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No Social Networking for U.S. Marines
The Marines have banned Twitter, Facebook and MySpace, subject to exceptions for "mission-critical need." Staying in touch with family back home while fighting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, is not mission critical. More » -
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Sign That Twitter Is Growing Up: Libel Suit Filed over Single Tweet
It was an inevitable landmark: A Twitter post has become the sole basis for a libel suit. Amanda Bonnen mentioned her "moldy apartment" to her 20 followers, and now her management company is taking her to court. More »
