Twitter Wit at a Bookstore Near You

Did you ever think, “Someone should write a book about all of the funny things sent via Twitter?” Well, someone has.

That someone is Nick Douglas, and the book is Twitter Wit, published by It Books. Twitter co-founder Biz Stone wrote the foreword for Twitter Wit and gushes about it on the Twitter blog:

There’s a new book out called Twitter Wit featuring “the Funniest Tweets of All Time.” When Nick Douglas asked us about his ambitious plan to curate this collection, it sounded good provided the right permissions were in place—and only if it was funny! After reading a draft, we bought copies for everyone at Twitter HQ. The tweets are irreverent, inappropriate, geeky and pretty much hilarious. If you don’t like one, you’ll like the next. Twitter Wit is one of those books you can’t help reading aloud to friends. Like this: “Why should I be the one to take the kids to see the their psychologist? I don’t even love them!” via @fireland.

We have no financial arrangement with the publisher, but Nick invited me to write the book’s foreword. The first few pages of Twitter Wit provided an opportunity to share some behind-the-scenes perspective and highlight the significance of humor as a meaningful part of communication. The most important contribution I could make was to celebrate the team here at Twitter HQ, as well as everyone around the world sharing, discovering and building on the service. Nevertheless, @pagecrusher’s question remains unanswered: “Why aren’t martini glasses shaped so that they don’t spill so easily on the bus?”

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