DR MUMBO: Microsoft, your Twitter photo and how to spell Telegraph

Tim Burrowes

January 14, 2009 4:49

DR MUMBO had hoped that this Microsoft Songsmith ad was a spoof. Sadly it may be real. (Spotter: AdSpace Pioneers, among others)

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You know those tiny profile shots in Twitter? Apparently they matter. And if you’re in the US you can even get a professional to come along and help you get the most out of it from as little as US$99, thanks to those good people at Better Tweet Shots. Prior to the digital age, Dr Mumbo believes these hardened professionals were called photographers.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.