LOS ANGELES, March 5 (UPI) -- U.S. writer Justin Halpern, a pioneer of celebrity Twitter feeds, says Mark Twain recently put the rapid-fire communications platform in perspective for him.
Halpern, whose Twitter feed was developed into the CBS comedy "$#*! My Dad Says," told the Los Angeles Times he recently read a brief review of the 743-page biography of the late author of "Huckleberry Finn," which he had given to his father for Christmas.
"It was such a silly thing reading this 50-word review of this 4-pound book in my lap," Halpern said.
The Times said Saturday that Halpern had joined up with Read for a Cause, a program that promotes reading and sharing books among U.S. kids.
Halpern told the newspaper he agreed that social media such as Twitter might be making kids too impatient and lacking the attention spans needed to get into the classics.
"I think I am part of the problem," Halpern said. "I would say I am definitely part of the problem."
