Twitter Elites Visit White House

The Twitter elite made a special visit to the White House on Friday, when site founder and CEO Evan Williams (@ev) joined a summit for 20 young business to owners share new ideas to stimulate the economy. Considering Twitter hasn’t made money yet, Williams himself seemed a little in disbelief about the whole thing, tweeting on Friday morning, “Going to the White House tomorrow for a meeting about the economy (which must mean they’re *really* out of ideas). What should I tell them?” The twitterverse was abuzz all day with suggestions ranging from ideas to support small businesses, to a more resigned, “oh no, we’re screwed.” Along with Williams, Twitter favorites Zappos.com CEO Tony Hsieh (@zappos) and tech investor Chris Sacca (@sacca) made the trip. Sacca took advantage of the visit to ask President Obama when he planned to start tweeting again.