President Obama told a youth audience in Shanghai Sunday that he has never used Twitter.

More than 2.6 million people follow President Obama on Twitter -- or so they thought. The president told a youth audience in Shanghai on Sunday that he has never used Twitter.

“I have never used Twitter, but I’m an advocate of technology and not restricting Internet access," Obama said during the town hall. "My thumbs are too clumsy to type in things on the phone."

Then why own a Blackberry?

LA Times story here.

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How Rapleaf Is Data-Mining Your Friend Lists to Predict Your Credit Risk

By now, you probably already know your behavior on social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook can get you fired, evicted, and even arrested--but what about your friends’ behavior?

20,000th tweet by @brandonacox - AWESOME!

For his 20,000th tweet @brandonacox wanted write something profound. He succeeded.

Jesus loves me... This I know... For the Bible tells me so. That's everything. That's what counts!!