Here is the list:
- Ann Curry tweets to convince the USAF to allow a Medecins Sans Frontiers flight to land in Haiti "@usairforce find a way to let Doctors without Borders planes land in Haiti: http://bit.ly/8hYZOK THE most effective at this."
- The White House tweets to welcome president Medvedev to Twitter. No "red phone" required. "Welcome to @twitter President Medvedev! RT @KremlinRussia_E: Hello everyone! I'm on Twitter, and this is my first tweet."
- Cyclist Leigh Fazzina badly hurt herself in a bike crash, pleaded for assistance with a tweet, " "I've had a serious injury and NEED Help! Can somone please call Winding Trails in Farmington, CT tell them I'm stuck bike crash in woods."
- On a fake PR account for BP, a jokester responds to early news about the gulf spill: "Catastrophe is a strong word, let's all agree to call it a whoopsie daisy."
- Ecuador's President, facing a coup attempt, tweeted out a state of emergency on September 30th "Gobierno declara estado de Excepción #Ecuador #30S"
- Clarence House, the office of the Prince of Wales, announced a new Royal Wedding "The Prince of Wales is delighted to announce the engagement of Prince William to Miss Catherine Middleton - www.princeofwales.gov.uk"
- Sun's CEO resigned in a tweet "Today's my last day at Sun. I'll miss it. Seems only fitting to end on a #haiku. Financial crisis/Stalled too many customers/CEO no more"
- Idaho's John Foster conceded election defeat in a tweet "Congratulations to Raul Labrador on a hard-earned win, and best of luck as Idaho's next Congressman."
- Spain's defender Carles Puyol tweeted a twitpic of his view of World Cup win celebrations "Gran ambiente en la rua!!orgulloso de ver a tanta gente feliz. http://twitpic.com/24qkg5"
- Conan O'Brien used twitter to announce his tour, selling it out in hours "Hey Internet: I'm headed to your town on a half-assed comedy & music tour. Go to http://TeamCoco.com for tix. I repeat: It's half-assed."