Twitter TV
by Editor, Web Wise Business (16 November 2009)
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Joining a continually growing list of social media inspired media deals, the latest offering, Sh*t My Dad Says , is inspired by a Twitter account of the same name created by micro-blogger Justin Halpern which simply tweets the off-the-cuff quips and remarks of the authors 73 year old live-in father.
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The media deal not only includes a book, but also a TV series on American television network CBS. Intended as a "half-hour series" family comedy, the show will be produced by the creators of Will & Grace, David Kohan and Max Mutchnik, and scripted by Halpern and Patrick Schumacker.
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Following in the foot steps of social media inspired television series such as Belle De Jour, a television series staring Billie Piper based on the world famous blogging of call girl and respected cancer researcher Dr Brooke Magnanti, commentators will be watching expectantly to see whether the transition can continue to be made successfully.
 One thing is for certain - news such as this will only continue to encourage the growth of social media platforms such as Twitter .
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