Actual people physically gather in Los Angeles to talk Twitter at site’s first conference

Actual people physically gather to talk Twitter

LOS ANGELES — Twitter was a trending topic Tuesday — and not just on Twitter.

Actual people were physically gathered at the Skirball Cultural Center for the two-day conference dedicated to the micro-blogging site. Company co-founder Biz Stone opened the conference with a 40-minute speech about the origins of Twitter and its goal to make a positive global impact, citing the site’s importance in organizing political protests worldwide.

Pro skater Tony Hawk, attorney Mark Geragos, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, actors Tyrese Gibson and Greg Grunberg and addiction specialist Dr. Drew Pinsky took part in panels on Twitter and celebrity. The conference’s Twitter tag — (pound)140tc — was a trending topic by late afternoon.

Follow AP entertainment writer Sandy Cohen at twitter.com/apsandy as she tweets from the Twitter conference, which runs through Wednesday.

On the Net:

www.140tc.com