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VP of Product
Twitter

Michael Sippey, who has said on Quora that “the iPhone is best used as a distraction from the human condition,” leads the consumer product management team at Twitter, which includes Twitter’s mobile applications, Twitter.com, TweetDeck and Twitter’s developer platform.

Prior to joining Twitter in 2012, Sippey was VP of artist development at SAY Media, where he was responsible for identifying influential content creators and launching new media properties. Earlier, he was VP Product at blogging platform provider Six Apart.

Sippey earned his B.A. in English literature from Colgate University and an M.B.A. from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley. The best way to reach him, of course, is on Twitter, where he is @sippey. He's pretty sure his first cellphone was a Nokia 6160.

Posts With Michael Sippey

Twitter’s Michael Sippey Explains the Prescient Vine Acquisition (Full Dive Video)

in Dive Into Mobile on May 25 at 5:00 pm PT

“Vine after Vine after Vine.”
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Twitter Testing New Local Discovery Features — And It’s About Time

in Social on April 25 at 1:15 pm PT

A secret feature in development could bring nearby tweeters into your Twitter stream.
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WhatsApp, Snapchat and the Real “Second Screen” — 10 Things You Missed at Day Two of Dive Into Mobile

in Dive Into Mobile on April 17 at 12:13 am PT

A quick catch-up guide to the second and final day of our global mobile conference.
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Twitter’s View of the Boston Marathon Bombings (Video)

in Dive Into Mobile on April 16 at 3:00 pm PT

What did Twitter look like after the Boston Marathon bombings? Michael Sippey, Twitter’s VP of product, explains.
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Twitter, Discovery and the Problem of Simplicity

in Social on April 16 at 2:43 pm PT

A product engineering problem for the ages if ever there was one.
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Twitter Untangles Its Overgrown Org Chart

in News on March 20 at 1:05 pm PT

A look at Twitter’s new and improved organizational structure, including the company’s problematic history between departments.
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Twitter Firms Up Top Ranks With CTO, Tightens Product and Design Roles

in Social on March 13 at 4:30 pm PT

More changes at the top for Twitter’s C-Suite.
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Dive Into Mobile Adds Google’s Schmidt, Waze’s Bardin and Twitter’s Sippey

in Dive Into Mobile on March 5 at 8:00 am PT

Google Chairman Eric Schmidt, Waze CEO Noam Bardin and Twitter VP Michael Sippey join the D: Dive Into Mobile speaker roster.
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As IPO Gets Closer, Twitter Tries Growing Up Fast

in Social on December 20, 2012 at 1:19 pm PT

A brief history of Twitter’s year-long reorganization efforts.
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TweetMeme Closes Its Doors as Founders Focus on Social Analytics

in Social on September 26, 2012 at 2:15 pm PT

Analytics are way cooler than they sound. Seriously.
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Twitter Plans to Choke Access to Apps It Doesn’t Approve

in Social, August 16, 2012 at 4:05 pm PT

Stepping on Stock Twits’ Toes, Twitter Rolls Out the Cashtag

in Social, July 30, 2012 at 8:15 pm PT

With Facebook Acquisition Looming, Twitter Tightens Instagram API Access

in Social, July 26, 2012 at 10:02 pm PT

Recruiting the Draft Picks: Twitter’s Internal Shuffle, Spurred by a Year-Long Talent Raid on the Valley

in Social, June 7, 2012 at 2:43 pm PT