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The Twitterverse exploded Friday morning on the news that U.S. President Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for not being George W. Bush. Some tweets linked to comments by previous recipient Lech Walesa who, in an act of not-so-Solidarnosc, sniffed “Who? What? So fast?”

Equally important on the world stage of Twitter was the considerable buzz around the marriage of Jim and Pam. You know, two fictional characters on the sitcom The Office. @candicebee said it best:

it’s sad that i’m more excited about #jimandpam getting married than i am about my own love life

Yup.

Speaking of excited, more than 1.1 million followers went into deep mourning when Miley Cyrus of Hannah Montana fame became a “Twitter quitter”, reportedly at the behest of her boyfriend Liam Hemsworth. While millions moaned and drove the moronic plea #mileycomeback into hashtag prominence, folks like Toronto’s @unmarketing (aka Scott Stratten, marketing genius) took a more tongue-in-cheek approach:

I didn’t think Miley Cyrus leaving twitter would affect me so much. (Stay strong Scott, don’t let them see u cry)

Strong feelings abound when it comes to Hollywood entertainment, cementing the so-called “Twitter effect” that reportedly has tanked movies such as G.I. Joe and Bruno in recent months. Heck, as @matwilcox pointed out, even Liz Taylor is tweeting about her newly repaired ticker!

The current fuss over the limited distribution of the movie “Paranormal Activity” further reinforces that Hollywood best pay attention to Twitter, with users such as @tyeart getting downright activist about it:

Go to this link and “Demand” that the movie Paranormal Activity be played in your city. http://tinyurl.com/lyvsuw

Speaking of paranormal activity, how about NASA stirring up the man in the moon? Theories abound from seeking a bottled water franchise to Letterman’s take (bomb first, look for evidence later).

@meeker wryly notes “NASA brings new meaning to the phrase ‘shoot for the moon.’ ‘For’, ‘at’, what’s the difference really?”

For my money, I thought @MagicMuze captured the spirit of the topic nicely:

Dear Nasa The moon called & would like you to remove the rocket from its ass. TY.

Turning to technology, propeller heads like me were in a tizzy all week about the limited roll out of Google Wave, the uber social media inbox that is set to transform the universe, if you believe the breathless hype. Like many, @Space_Ghetto (hey, the moon called …) wanted to know “Where’s MY Google Wave invite, dammit?”

Of course those that did get the coveted Google Wave invites (certain columnists not included, ahem) were a bit nonplussed once they got in:

@joshcochrane Finally got into Google Wave. Ha! Ha ha! Heh. Hrrm…. Now what?

In wireless news, @bloggeries shared a Globe and Mail story informing us that Bell and Telus will start carrying the Apple iPhone next month, ending Rogers’ advantage that came about due to incompatible networks. Bell and Telus appear to be well ahead of schedule in upgrading their networks to the new world standard, HSPA, which will ensure compatibility and therefore enhanced device choice from here on, although it appears SaskTel customers will have to wait a while longer for those upgrades.

Heading into Thanksgiving weekend, here are a few random bits of “Twilosophy” to snack on between bouts of gorging on turkey, turducken, or tofurkey:

From author William Gibson:

@GreatDismal Conservative Bible: Paul was Jesus’s Cheney.

From author Douglas Coupland:

@DougCoupland Zombies are such a cheat. All you do is stick your arms out and lurch forward. Vampires are just as lazy. Demand more expensive monsters.

From you know who:

@yokoono Happy Birthday, John Lennon: Tribute Events for 9 October 2009 at www.IMAGINEPEACE.com

And to wrap it up on this #followfriday (I know, you’re reading on some other day, but it was four in the afternoon when I wrote this tune – Google it), send your cards and letters with hashtag #RTWT on Twitter so I can highlight the weird and wonderful stuff you see on the social web.

Doug Lacombe is President of communicatto, a digital marketing, investor, and public relations agency. More of his nonsense is available at communicatto.com

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