The Guardian reported that after 188 years of ink and paper, they are going to be reporting exclusively on TWITTER. Not only that, but they said they will re-write all articles from their archives to fit the parameters of 140 words.
Sample: Martin Luther King's legendary 1963 speech on the steps of the Lincoln memorial appears in the Guardian's Twitterised archive as "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin but by", eliminating the waffle and bluster of the original.
And:
There's a new breed of tartan sheep featured in a photo in the Times, and YouTube has inverted all its pages today. Of course, this one about Tarte Tatin which is an upside-down cake, looks normal.
There is a viral video making the rounds showing the first helicopter hotel. The website plays up all of the aircraft's 18 luxury rooms complete with minibars and Queen-sized beds. And there's head gear that will record your dreams, an iPod add-on that will drive your car for you, and an online service that will add a photo of your face to a pizza.
I, for one, am glad the day is over for another year.
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I thought it was all great fun. And hey, no one sent you a squirrel! That's a plus, yes? ;)
I put up my favourites -- all on Tor.com on my blog. But I'm glad it's done, too (apart from the all-too-real Were-Bunny, romping through the snow here...)
~kc
Silly old were-bunny....
Off to Tor.com
And never you mind, the squirrels are running rampant in the yard. Arg.
OOOooh. So someone did send you a squirrel?
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