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Obama Twitter town hall: Twitter branding boost

By Sun-Times Wire

President Obama’s Twitter Town Hall on Wednesday–a live session at 2 p.m. est moderated by Jack Dorsey, Twitter co-founder and Executive Chairman–is a branding boost for Twitter. Over at www.whitehouse.gov on Wednesday, the Twitter birdie logo (above) was incorporated into a home page image.

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