CBS Eyes Twitter as the Future of TV

Can 140 words or less entertain a TV audience for 30 minutes or more? CBS seems to think so. The network long known as the "Tiffany Network" may now be the "Twitter Network," inking a deal this week for what will be the network's fourth Twitter-based sitcom series.

Can 140 words or less entertain a TV audience for 30 minutes or more? CBS seems to think so. The network long known as the “Tiffany Network” may now be the “Twitter Network,” inking a deal this week for what will be the network’s fourth Twitter-based sitcom series.

The latest, Mother of All Something, is a comedy project under development based on the Twitter feed of Kelly Oxford, a stay-at-home mother of three in Canada.

Oxford began blogging in 1997 on life as a stay-at-home mom, with musings about parenting, current events and pop culture.

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