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@amiralx amira salah-ahmed THIS is the most important moment we have ever experienced...we just ousted a dictator! #egypt 6.10 p.m. 11 Feb @caitlinmoran Caitlin Moran This wedding has mainly been about Pippa Middleton's amazing arse, hasn't it? 12.27 p.m. 29 Apr 'As millions of devotees have discovered, Twitter turns out to have unsuspected depth...In short, the most fascinating thing about Twitter is not what it's doing to us. It's what we're doing to it' Stephen Johnson, Time 'I like to follow my [something] Martha Stewart, 'cause Martha Stewart she keeps it scuttered and buttered, baked and flaked and she love to wake and bake with the big Snoop Dogg. You feel me?' Snoop Dogg
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Where can you find first-hand accounts of the Arab Spring, Japan's nuclear disaster or the Norwegian atrocities? Thousands flouting celebrity superinjunctions? X-rated snaps of politicians? A babysitter mistaken for a cricket match? Or Darth Vader's advice to angry US voters? The answer, of course: on Twitter. The first of its kind, A Twitter Year distills a year of conversation, argument, revelation and revolution into a 'review of the year' as written by the Twitter community. With profiles of top users and fascinating stats, it captures the biggest events in current affairs, culture and sport - from the death of Osama bin Laden to the demise of the News of the World, the panic at the London Riots to the excitement of the Royal Wedding. In the year the social network celebrates its 5th birthday, Twitter continues to grow at an incredible rate. There are now over 200 million accounts across the world, including Lady Gaga, the British monarchy, Lord Voldemort and a lot of pets. A Twitter Year gathers some of the funniest and sharpest tweets to bring you a unique celebration of the way we talk now.
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Having just bought and read this book, I'm not only surprised by its depth and insight but have found myself genuinely moved to a plethora of emotions. I wasn't expecting much more than a humorous bathroom read but this book just shows the extent to which Twitter has become part of modern life and a fore-runner in global news and opinion. Presented in an easily navigable and informative format, Bussmann and Bloomsbury have done a fantastic job. Well worth a read!
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I bought this as a present for my husband as he was new to Twitter last year, but found myself utterly engrossed in it. The book is a summation of 2011 categorised by subject, with key events explained via the pithy 'Tweets' that people posted about them. There's the usual celeb/news stuff, but also categories such as science and nature which made it feel more substantial & useful. The other half frequents pub quizzes and this compendium will no doubt provide numerous nuggets for that, while for me it's a record of the year in news without the bias of the various media owners' spin on stories. I hope there's a 2012 version coming!
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it's a really good read. It took me right to the heart of the Arab Spring without the lack of toilets and terrible smell of onions. In all seriousness I really like this book despite the fact I'm her sister.
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