Tweets that Live Beyond the Moment

Twitter posts generally have a half-life of a few hours, before they disappear into a dead zone of 140-character comments.

But when you post something on the Internet, immortality is only a few links away.

The Twitter Hall of Shame

Ariel Waldman’s War on Twitter /Online Harassment Complaint Hounds Twitter

Tweetshots

A transitory medium can last beyond the moment when others comment about a tweet, or link to it. That can be a good thing, or really embarrassing.