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Steve Ballmer Reveals His Secret Twitter Account

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-wanna-watch-the-steves-wrestle dept.

alphadogg writes "'Quietly' is not a word that would usually describe any action performed by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. But quietly is exactly how Ballmer has conducted himself on Twitter, a site he joined over a year ago unbeknownst to most of the technology world. Just a few days ago, Ballmer was speaking in Kiev, Ukraine, and according to a transcript on the Microsoft website, Ballmer responded to an audience member who asked 'when are you going to start tweeting?' Ballmer said: 'I have a Twitter account. I'm just very private about who I really am on Twitter.'"

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  1. Inquiring minds want to know... by Locke2005 · · Score: 4, Funny

    How many tweets has he sent out containing just the word "Developers!"???

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    1. Re:Inquiring minds want to know... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Fortunately for us, he's limited to throwing 140 chars at a time.

    2. Re:Inquiring minds want to know... by MyLongNickName · · Score: 4, Funny

      Please turn in your geek card, Slashdot ID, and stay 50 feet away from any electronic device.

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    3. Re:Inquiring minds want to know... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      > sign an EULA stating you won't use the letters to spell bad words.

      Or to diss MS, or even (heaven forbid) mention Linux.

    4. Re:Inquiring minds want to know... by michelcolman · · Score: 4, Funny

      No, he's just very private about who he really is at Apple.

    5. Re:Inquiring minds want to know... by CrashandDie · · Score: 2, Funny

      140 characters ought to be enough for anybody.

  2. Wow. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    So Ballmer astroturfs personally? That's dedication!

  3. Re:Who would want to follow... by Locke2005 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is the number one tech loser the guy that can't spell "Business" in a URL?

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  4. Re:Actually twitter link by BadAnalogyGuy · · Score: 5, Funny

    why is this on slashdot?

    Stockholm syndrome.

  5. Re:Actually twitter link by Locke2005 · · Score: 3, Funny

    why is this on slashdot? Because it's a great jumping off point for stupid one-liners like "How could Steve use any service where he is confined to only throwing around 140 chars?"

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  6. Re:Who would want to follow... by MyLongNickName · · Score: 4, Funny

    I really wish Slashdot would create a preview option.

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