Announcing the newest site in my fleet: TwitObits!

I was thinking about Soupy Sales' death yesterday, having just Twittered a quote about it, when I got one of those flashes that in the past have resulted in web sites like BAFAB or TwitterLit or in an actual publication. Historically these things seem to be combinations of ideas that have been rolling around in my head and suddenly coalesce, leaving me obsessed with whatever the idea I've come up with is and unable to rest until I start working on it. The same can be said of this one. Celebrity death was in the air, meanwhile, not only because of Soupy, but because I've long had a...healthy competition with my husband to see who can be the first in the house to announce celebrity deaths.

At any rate, I can now announce the launch of TwitObits.com, the newest site in my fleet.

My description from the site:

What is TwitObits?

A database of death in 140 characters or less.When someone famous dies I cull the Twitter stream for interesting, poignant, or otherwise memorable commentary.

TwitObits. Checking the pulse of Twitter when someone famous loses theirs.

I've begun, fittingly enough, with Soupy Sales. If you click over to TwitObits you'll see some tweets already posted. Enjoy, and please spread the word!