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This podcast features:

• Stephen Fry, an English actor on Twitter.
• Laura Raposa, one of the Boston Herald’s Inside Track Gals.

Twitter is most certainly a sensation – is it a fad? Who knows… but it’s certainly intriguing. So today, we’re going to be looking at Twitter. We’re not going to cover what it is or what it does – there’s plenty of that out there. Today, we’re going to dive deeper into the Twitterverse. Yes, there’s a whole universe out there…

From Tippingpoint Labs in Boston, Massachusetts, I’m Andrew Davis, and this the very first podcast we’ve created for ourselves. It’s so new we don’t yet have a catchy name for it, in fact.

We here at Tippingpoint Labs have always envisioned creating a series of monthly podcasts: one short one each week, focusing on one theme for the entire month; each week, we’ll bring you a new story on that very same theme. And at the end of the month, we’ll repackage the month’s series into a half-hour show – with some new insight and updates. We invite you to consume the podcast however you want – small chunks or one big dump – it’s up to you…

Now, if you’re familiar with NPR’s This American Life, hosted by Ira Glass, great. I’m sure you’re thinking this podcast is just a rip off of Ira’s show – well, you’re right. Except… we’ve got a really creative twist. We’re focusing completely in the new media space. All of our themes will focus on creating or distributing content online.

And if you’re not familiar with This American Life – well, hopefully you think we’re just really smart.

So, this month’s theme…

140 Characters or Less – Welcome to the Twitterverse.

Act One: Celebrity Gossip is a Real Business