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The tweet that made Steve Jobs furious

TUAW  Feb 08 10

Filed under: Apple Corporate, Rumors, Steve Jobs

Apple doesn't have a huge social media presence. There's an iTunes Facebook page and what can arguably be called a MobileMe blog, but that's about it. However, they do monitor the likes of Twitter, like any self-respecting company would, and a recent tweet reportedly ticked off Steve Jobs but good. While publicizing the iPad, Steve met with a number of tech writers in New York including Wall Street Journal editor Alan Murray, who sent the following Tweet: "This tweet sent from an iPad. Does it look cool?" According to Vallyewag, the tweet infuriated Steve Jobs and was soon deleted. Full story...

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