U.S. Ambassador Sworn in on a Kindle. What Does This Mean for Dead Trees?
Apparently we’ve really arrived in the 21st century. U.S. Ambassador Suzi LeVine was sworn in this morning on a Kindle, an act symbolic of the decline of traditional publishing and the rise of e-books.
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Suzi LeVine is headed to Switzerland and Liechtenstein to serve as United States ambassador and focus on the issues of security, development, and prosperity. LeVine hasn’t even left the country and she’s already making headlines, albeit for reasons unrelated to diplomacy:
U.S. ambassador @AmbSuzi becomes the 1st official to take the oath of office on an e-reader http://t.co/OSeBxH97Jqpic.twitter.com/ivhv343H3r
— Mashable (@mashable) June 2, 2014
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