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    The Twitterati Get Run Over by a Google Street View Car

    No one can escape Google's roving eyes — not even the Twitterati! Pierre Omidyar, Ryan Block, John Byrne, and others used Twitter to rid themselves of whatever scraps of private dignity remained:

    Vancouver Sun managing editor Kirk LaPointe showed how you can't run from Twitter.

    Former Engadget editor Ryan Block failed to alter people's assumptions about him.

    All-caps boremonger John Byrne, the editor of BusinessWeek.com, made sure people wouldn't listen to his podcast by accident.

    Salon.com editor Joan Walsh witnessed teabaggers in action.

    eBay founder Pierre Omidyar got punked by Larry and Sergey.

    Did you witness the media elite tweet something indiscreet? Please email us your favorite tweets — or send us more Twitter usernames.


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