Although discussing the merits and shortcomings of Twitter has become as played out as Korean yogurt, there's no denying that the site (dare I say medium?) is perfectly suited for short-form joke writers. The problem is two-fold: if you're a comic, how do you get your jokes out to an appreciative audience on Twitter without whoring yourself for followers, and if you're a comedy fan, how do you find the funny amidst so much digital noise?
Seeking to kill two tweety birds with one stone is WitStream, a "curated" Twitter focused on delivering only the funniest tweets to their audience by hand-picking their contributors. Started by TV producer Lisa Cohen and actor/comedian Michael Ian Black (a giant in the world of Twitter with over 1.3 million followers), the site boasts AST-affiliated twitsters like Scott Aukerman, Doug Benson, Matt Braunger, Josh Fadem and (jumping ahead in the alphabet) Paul F. Tompkins. Why not just selectively follow the comics you like, you ask? Well, for one thing, WitStream is bound to expose you to comics you don't already know, but also, it's the quickest, easiest way to find funny on Twitter without having to wade through friend, family and random guilty pleasure celeb tweets to get there. And for comics who are nauseated by the thought of jumping in the huge, un-chlorinated pool of Twitter, maybe this is just the proverbial pee-proof wetsuit they're looking for. The result, if everything goes according to plan, is a content-rich comedy site with some of the best humorists in the business providing the material. Could be pretty cool.
http://www.witstream.com
Reply With Quote
Originally Posted by funnyclown
