AWESOME: Museum of Modern Tweets [ART]

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Although social networking could be seen as merely an outlet for mindlessly blathering into the abyss, a lot of folks are finding creative ways to appropriate the medium. Begay's site, which appears to have been up for about a month now, is just the latest in this artistic stream of technological consciousness.

Celebrity depictions include Ryan Seacrest, Nick Jonas, John Mayer and Lance Armstrong, and offer trippy interpretations of what the celeb has tweeted. Check out a few of my favorites below:

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Part of a Burgeoning Tradition

Like I said, the Museum of Modern Tweets isn't the first site to riff on social media. There's also Sophie Blackwell's Missed Connections blog, in which the artist illustrates those fateful Craigslist messages:

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And check out the Facebook group "I'll have my Facebook portrait painted by Matt Held," which you can join if you would like the chance to have Held paint your profile photo.

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