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Twitter's Biz Becomes Stoli Spokesman

Having firmly entrenched itself in the popular consciousness, Twitter and its co-founder Biz Stone are being featured in the latest ad for Stolichnaya Vodka, reports Fast Company. Under the tagline, "Would you have a drink with you?" the ad features not one but two Stones' at a club chatting about tweets and whether they're just a "constant stream of meaningless babble."

According to Stoli, the "campaign challenges the consumer to ponder how they measure up -- Are you daring enough? Are you an original?" What Fast Company wants to know is: "Is @Stoli that desperate for Twitter followers, or is Twitter that desperate for Stoli Vodka?" Given Twitter's well-documented monetization issues, it's fair to assume that both partners are equally desperate. Still, we're guessing Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg would have far preferred this to his unflattering Hollywood portrayal.

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