A conversation with David Letterman and Biz Stone, a co-founder of Twitter, is taking place just days after the social media site announced its redesign plans to become more like Facebook with embedded photos and videos, and mini-profiles for users.
The company's chief operating officer, Dick Costolo, gave a keynote address to about 2,000 people at the Mariott Downtown Indianapolis Thursday, saying these changes should benefit advertisers and businesses.
During his speech, Twitter was buzzing. That might be the same story here on campus. This afternoon, nearly half of responders to a Daily News poll said if they could ask Stone one question, they would ask if he found it inappropriate to tweet while he's talking.
Posted earlier: Tickets for Letterman, Stone still available
A handful of tickets to see David Letterman and Twitter co-founder Biz Stone are still up for grabs.
About a hundred tickets for "A Conversation with David Letterman and Biz Stone" are still available, Tom Taylor, vice president for enrollment, marketing and communications, said. Students, faculty and staff can still pick up tickets as long as they're available at the Emens Box Office during regular hours, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
"As long as there are tickets, we'll be passing them out," he said.
Taylor said some people have returned tickets because they can no longer attend and the university is asking others to do the same so tickets can be redistributed.
There will be a standby line at John R. Emens Auditorium before the lecture in case tickets become available, Taylor said. Those who attend must be seated by 7:20 p.m. on Friday. Seats not occupied at that time will be released to people on standby.
Letterman and Stone's speech will be broadcast in Pruis Hall as well. Tickets are not required to attend that screening.
Letterman will host a conversation with Stone about social media at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Emens.
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