Fixing up your Twitter bio. - "In a deft collaboration, Jason Bateman’s reads “Friend of Will Arnett’s”; his former “Arrested Development” co-star’s is “Jason Bateman’s sponsor.” - Rob Delaney, a comedian who has amassed a large Twitter following, is so steeped in its world that his bio is a parody of bios: “Comedian, Writer, 6’3 217 lbs. Preorder my book, Rob Delaney: Mother. Wife. Sister. Human. Warrior. Falcon. Yardstick. Turban. Cabbage.” The title comes from a tweet of his from July 8, 2012, which resonated with his followers, receiving more than 3,000 retweets. - Perhaps the most popular bio disclaimer is “Views are my own,” to differentiate between one’s tweets and one’s employer. As Forbes pointed out, such a qualification serves no legal purpose. But it is ripe for parody in bios like that in a discontinued account for Darth Vader, who, like any media-savvy Twitter user, favors family over work: “Community Manager for Sith Lord but tweets are my own. Asthmatic. Dad to two rambunctious Jedis. Love scrapbooking, Beyoncé and galactic domination.” Read the full version at New York Times: nytimes/2013/10/06/fashion/twitter-bios-and-what-they-really-say.html?ref=technology
Posted on: Sun, 06 Oct 2013 14:20:28 +0000
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