Twitter's Influence Grows

NASA's upcoming Twitter event isn't the first time the space agency has used the popular micro-blogging service as a public relations tool. Last month ISS flight engineer T.J. Creamer made history by sending the .

And departing corporate executives aren't immune to Twitter's charms either. Sun Microsystems CEO Jonathan Schwartz yesterday tweeted his resignation, and even closed his message in poetic fashion .

So who needs press releases anymore?

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