Is Twitter the Newest Form of Literature? | Idea Channel | PBS

Everyone is familiar with Twitter, the uber-popular micro-blogging site, which limits the user to 140 characters. The tweet is perfect for sharing your favorite links and updating the world about your life, but it might also be the newest literary form! While many think that art requires unbridled freedom, constraints often inspire the greatest creativity. And this massively constrained communication, which has remarkable similarities to the Haiku, has inspired creativity worthy of the name "literature."

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Art From The Episode
Godzilla Haiku: http://godzillahaiku.tumblr.com/
1950's Twitter Ad: http://www.karlhavard.com/2012/02/soc...

Music From the Episode:
http://www.jamendo.com/en/track/93643... - DJ Mars - Playin Gamez
http://soundcloud.com/morgantj/8-bit-... - Travis Morgan - 8-Bit Kraftsman
http://vimeo.com/musicstore/track/37919 - WizWars - Intergalactic Disko Party
http://www.jamendo.com/en/list/a10132... - Room for the Homeless - Level 5
http://www.jamendo.com/en/track/30385... - EatMe - Insert Toy For Coin

Know Your Meme Brony Video Comment Thread
http://knowyourmeme.com/videos/40931-...

Equestria Daily Brony Video Post
http://www.equestriadaily.com/2012/06...

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[Jasplosion]

"There is a really good one right here, you should click it" *points at search bar*

Good work, youtube layout.

[RexySexy42]

a Haiku is calm

But does not always make sense

refrigerator.

[Shotgun2Shotgun776]

I did /)

[Robert K Blechman]

Not one to rest on my laurels, I have begun tweeting The Golden Parachute, the amazing sequel to Executive Severance! Follow my tweets daily at 9AM, Noon and 9PM on Twitter at @Twitstery

[Robert K Blechman]

Welcome to the world of Twitter Fiction! My fast, funny, live-tweeted murder mystery, Executive Severance won the 2012 Mary Shelley Award for Outstanding Fictional Work and continues as our country's best-selling Twitter novel!

[BigGamer2525]

you said it perfectly

Will

[brothergui51]

I greatly appreciated the "Sonata" dance there with the images. Very nice.

[CoCaCoLaThingy]

Go bronies! Most commented video! woohoo!

[Isaac Meza]

So bronies make a difference for the better. Don't be jealous and hate.

[alfislegend]

Meh, while the brony video is far and away my most favourite of his videos, most, if not all of his content is intriguing and engaging.