5 posts and columns on Justin Halpern

S—mydadsays Lands a TV Deal

in News on November 11, 2009 at 12:30 am PT

How many tweets does it take to create a sit-com? CBS is about to find out. The network has picked up a comedy developed by Justin Halpern, the creator of the breakout Twitter account S—mydadsays, and his writing partner Patrick Schumacker.

If Some Dad's Rants on Twitter Can Go Viral, My Mom Needs to Turbo-Tweet

in News on September 4, 2009 at 6:43 am PT

Oh, dear; now my mom is going to be really pissed at me for not making her a Twitter sensation. Unlike Justin Halpern–who has been tweeting wacky quips uttered by his dad without him knowing much about it, under the handle: @s—mydadsays. And, lo and behold, with only 28 tweets, the cranky 73-year-old has attracted almost 250,000 followers. My brother and I did the same for my mom this summer, but obviously have to step up our game pronto.
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Dad's Rants Become a Twitter Hit

in News on September 3, 2009 at 2:14 pm PT

Until last week, Justin Halpern’s 73-year-old father didn’t know that he was a Twitter sensation. His dad’s quips have resulted in more than 231,000 followers under the account name @s–mydadsays. But after it attracted wide attention in recent weeks as followers retweeted postings, and blogs and mainstream media covered it, Mr. Halpern finally broke the news.