The Scene at the Twitter Awards: Chatter
Rick Sanchez of CNN never stood a chance.
As the host of the first-ever Shorty Awards, held Wednesday night to honor the most popular Twitter users in various categories, Mr. Sanchez valiantly attempted to use his commanding CNN news voice to quiet the chattering audience. But the noise level in the lofty Brooklyn art space where the award ceremony was held reached the level of a low roar.
Fueled by vanilla and turquoise martinis (the later named a "fail whale" martini after the turquoise graphic that shows up on Twitter when the site is overloaded), the sneaker-clad crowd kept talkingand sending Twitter messages through their iPhones as the winners got up to give their 140-character acceptance speeches. Even the hip-hop artist MC Hammer, who arrived to present some awards, couldn’t quiet the crowd down.
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