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The powerHouse Arena is pleased to invite you to the book launch party for Twitter Wit: Brilliance in 140 Characters or Less Edited by Nick Douglas Thursday, September 10, 2009, 7–9PM The powerHouse Arena 37 Main Street, Brooklyn For more information: (718) 666-3049 RSVP: rsvp@powerHouseArena.com 
New York magazine proclaims, "Twitter is the hot web company right now...the Next Big Thing"; The New York Times calls it "One of the fastest-growing phenomena on the Internet"; Time magazine claims, "Twitter is on its way to becoming the next killer app"; and Newsweek notes that, "Suddenly, it seems as though all the world's a-twitter." In Twitter Wit (It Books, August, 2009) Nick Douglas has collected the funniest tweets out there. While Twitter has become a powerful tool in marketing, politics, and celebrity, this is not a how-to book. Instead, Douglas has assembled these aphorisms to champion the humor that is shared among Twitter users. Funny, astute, and perfectly economical, these 140-character pieces of wit reveal how Twitter users can be philosophical, hilarious, and literary in a way that appeals to our contemporary (short) attention span. With submissions ranging from, "Why should I be the one to take the kids to see their psychologist? I don't even love them!" to, "I like to think that all the heavy sighs at work are just people letting the enthusiasm out" to, "When people pick their '5 people living or dead to have dinner with,' don't they worry they'll be the most boring person at the meal?" Twitter Wit demonstrates that inside every moment is a joke waiting to be written. And with contributors ranging from comedians like Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert, Sarah Silverman, Penn Jillette, Margaret Cho, Rainn Wilson, Russell Brand, Lisa Lampanelli, and John Hodgman to regular people with previously unappreciated sharp tongues, readers are sure to find new Twitter users to follow. Featuring a foreword by Twitter cofounder Biz Stone, this authorized anthology of the thousand most clever and memorable tweets celebrates a platform that has enabled millions of users to broadcast their lives and quips, thus reinventing wordplay in the tradition of Dorothy Parker and Oscar Wilde. About the Author Nick Douglas is a technology writer and humorist known for bringing a humorous viewpoint to the usually dry world of tech journalism. The founding editor of Valleywag, Gawker Media's blog about Silicon Valley, Douglas has also written for Wired, Slate, and The Huffington Post. He lives in New York City. Visit his website www.toomuchnick.com. jeff@powerHouseArena.com
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