David Grann Quotes

Twitter was a mere prototype in 2006; now, many of us have become adept at saying all we have to say in 140 characters.

First, I thought Twitter was some kind of hybrid car being developed by Government Motors. Then I thought it was a new bite-size snack combining what's best of the Frito and the Cheeto. Then I found out it was me. On a laptop. At the U.S. Open. Having fun.

I'm not on Twitter.

Facebook and Twitter and these other social sites bring every, I mean, 140 characters. I mean, I'm on Twitter and I have fun. But I don't think anybody learns anything about me as a person.

Some people really like to get into Twitter, but it's not my thing.

I'm a Twitter addict. Jose Andres is a serial tweeter. It's funny to see which chefs have embraced it, and the different paths they take.

I don't keep up with Twitter all day long.

I have a Twitter, but I'm not a tweeter... if that really makes sense.

Twitter's popularity and usefulness are mysteries to me.

For a long while, I was really against Twitter. I mean, who cares if I'm in an airport or had broccoli for dinner?

Tweeting? It's one of the silliest things ever.

I'm a huge Tweeter.

Facebook is not a physical country, but with 900 million users, its 'population' comes third after China and India. It may not be able to tax or jail its inhabitants, but its executives, programmers, and engineers do exercise a form of governance over people's online activities and identities.

I have a Twitter handle, but I never sign on.

Twitter! It's like being stalked by committee!

Twitter is a very easy way to keep in touch.

I read pretty much every tweet that's sent to me and often reply.

Anything you do on the Internet, I want you to be able to do on MySpace. That's the goal and ambition.

What's the good of Twitter if you can't tweet cute... Twitter's so silly. I tweet about my rabbit a lot.

I don't tweet. I don't know how to tweet.

I am on Facebook, but it's mainly for friends and family, so it's not my real name. But I am on Twitter a lot. I resisted it for so long, but I love it because I get to connect with people I look up to - actors, comedians, and singers.

Lots of people do that silly tweeting.

Unlike Facebook or Instagram, Twitter's core experience isn't about photos. It's a world of text, with occasional embedded photos, animated gifs, and short video clips.

In Harlem, Facebook was big. Kids would make Facebook 'families,' where they would change their last name on Facebook and have the same last name as their friends. I had this girl I was talking to, and she changed her last name to West, so I changed mine to West, too. It wasn't until later that I took the 't' off.

For all its power as a protest medium, black Twitter serves a great many users as a virtual place to just hang out.