Top Twitter stories, April 17-24

Here are 25 Twitter stories you didn't want to miss this week:

Marketing and advertising news
Current puts RFP call on Twitter [Adweek]
How NFL is drafting fans via social media [Brandweek]
Why Twitter advertising could be a huge success [U.S. News & World Report]
Ignore Twitter? Major brands learn they'd better respond—and quick [The Los Angeles Times]
Sponsored hashtags: a brand risk worth taking? [Mashable]
Social media advice for brands from a Wal-Mart Elevenmom [ClickZ]
In-stream Twitter advertising: does it work? [The Inquisitr]
Yes, I'm a CEO who really uses Twitter [Forbes]
Ten ways to target Twitter users with mobile marketing [GoMo]
How are travel companies using Twitter to add value? [M-Travel]
Sony debuts 'Terminator' Twitter game [UPI]
Pizza Hut searches for Twittering intern [CNet]
Dear Twitter: Please take my money [CNet]
Eyeing diners, restaurants take to Twitter [Reuters]
Twitter posts on paint projects, ear infections annoy users [Bloomberg]

Other top news
Twitter becomes the life of the cutting-edge party [The New York Times]
How to hide your Twitter habit from the boss [The New York Times]
Twitter dumb and Twitter dee [The Huffington Post]
Twitter eats world: global visitors shoot up to 19 million [TechCrunch]
Tweet from Gavin Newsom: I'm running for CA governor [USA Today]
Which governator candidate is better at Twitter? [The Wall Street Journal]
Twitter craze reaches realm of college athletics [Montana Kaimin]
Why I'm switching from Twitterrific to Tweetie [PC World]
High-tech trip to Baghdad gets Twitter treatment [Associated Press]
Researcher uses brain interface to post to Twitter [Wisconsin Technology Network]

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