Rupert Murdoch Reportedly Joins The Twitterati

by James Crugnale | 8:34 pm, December 31st, 2011

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CEO of News Corporation and global media titan Rupert Murdoch rang in the New Year by finally joining Twitter, tweeting via his iPad. The media mogul has fast drawn hundreds of followers in the span of only a few hours, and the first people he has has personally chosen to follow are Jack Dorsey, the creator of Twitter and Mark Pincus, the founder/CEO of Zynga, the online game company best known for Farmville. According to his tweets, he appears to be celebrating with Dorsey at a “huge NY eve do”.

So what did the Aussie billionaire have to tweet about on his first big day?

To break it down from the Twitterese, Murdoch says he loved Matt Ridley’s The Rational Optimist, he thought Steve Jobs‘ biography by Walter Isaacson was interesting but unfair, he’s having a blast at sea with his young daughters, he read a piece in his own newspaper on Ron Paul, who he said had a lot of libertarian appeal, had an Alexander Hamilton shout-out and gave props to George Clooney for his film The Descendants.

(h/t Brian Stelter)

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stepshep

That says biog. As in biography.
Anonymous

Thanks! What a weird abbreviation.
stepshep

That’s what happens when you unleash the olds on the internet.
Anonymous

He’s already trying to figure out how to hack peoples accounts.
us995

he should ask piers morgan
Anonymous

Let me know when he joins Satan….now that will be noteworthy.
http://twitter.com/Samuel_Bun Samuel_Bun

I’m twitterless.
Anonymous

RupertMurdoch

Wendi, come change my diapers.

RupertMurdoch

Who is responsible for “The Five”? I can’t believe even my senile viewership wouldn’t get out of their wheelchairs to turn that shite off.

RupertMurdoch

James is definitely a bigger wanker than Declan. I almost feel sorry for Declan that I signed my fortune over to Wendi for some hand service.

RupertMurdoch

What the hell is Twitter? I thought this was Twatter.
Anonymous

Why would the teacher ask the student?
Anonymous

Like AttackWatch.com and MediaMatters.com….Satan.com is a “liberals-only” website
Anonymous

If “twitters” are balls…..you have company in Obama.
Anonymous

Why was Murdoch on a U-Boat with his young daughters?

Was he throwing a birthday party for his pal, Max Mosley?
http://www.whitehouse.gov TOTUS

I don’t think it has ever been proven that Rupert is smart enough to know how to hack into an account.
Anonymous

Thank you! I noticed the u-boat thing too. Though I doubt Max Mosley counts himself as one of Murdoch’s friends, having successfully sued the News of the World for the “Nazi orgy” hidden camera expose.
Anonymous

if random comments on obama in a section that has nothing to do with him are cool, then you sir are the god damn Fonz.