Buffett joins Twitter and proclaims 'Warren is in the House'
Billionaire Warren Buffett joined Twitter as @WarrenBuffett and sent his first tweet on Thursday, declaring "Warren is in the house".
Buffett, the chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway, tweeted during an interview with Fortune magazine at the University of Nebraska Omaha that was broadcast online on Thursday. He had over 10,000 followers within about 10 minutes of sending his first tweet.
While an admitted technophobe who has never had a computer on his desk at his office, Buffett told audience members that he uses a computer at his home to do his own research.
About joining Twitter, he said it meant "my family can no longer say I'm lodged back in the 19th century." While signing up for the micro-blogging service, he said it felt "pretty daring...but the co-founder came from Nebraska so it can't all be bad."
By Steven Russolillo
Buffett, the chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway, tweeted during an interview with Fortune magazine at the University of Nebraska Omaha that was broadcast online on Thursday. He had over 10,000 followers within about 10 minutes of sending his first tweet.While an admitted technophobe who has never had a computer on his desk at his office, Buffett told audience members that he uses a computer at his home to do his own research.
About joining Twitter, he said it meant "my family can no longer say I'm lodged back in the 19th century." While signing up for the micro-blogging service, he said it felt "pretty daring...but the co-founder came from Nebraska so it can't all be bad."
By Steven Russolillo
