IF THERE’S A PLATFORM, SOMEONE’S TAKING A DIVE

“When we discuss the future of Twitter, we focus on the mechanisms through which we can build a platform of enduring value.”

Dick Costolo, Twitter’s chief obfuscating officer, explaining to thick-minded ad slingers exactly who gets to make money around these here tweets, Twitter Blog, 24 May 2010

A REAL-TIME NETWORK OF INFORMATION ABOUT WHO’S PAYING

“The idea behind Promoted Tweets is that we want to enhance the communications that companies are already having with customers on Twitter.”

Twitter COO and professional comedian Dick Costolo, keeping a straight face while pretending that Twitter’s new ads enhance anything but Twitter’s revenues, New York Times, 13 April 2010