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Imogen Heap's Twitter dress at 52nd Grammy's

Singer-songwriter Imogen Heap turned heads at the 52nd Grammy Awards for wearing a "Twitter Dress," a piece of clothing which instead of showing her skin helped her to stay connected with her fans. Read on...

Updated on: Jan 31, 2012 03:34 PM IST
Agencies | By , Los Angeles
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Singer-songwriter Imogen Heap hands down won, although unofficially, the 52nd Grammy Awards' wearing a "Twitter Dress," a piece of clothing which instead of showing sexy skin, had images transmitted by fans who utilised the hashtag #twitdress.

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One of the early social media hat tips in evidence comes from artist Imogen Heap, who accepted an award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical wearing a specially crafted “Twitter Dress.”

Around Heap's neck: a kind of sculptural cuff with blinking light. And her purse was a small television.

The necklace had a live Twitter feed with a wireless router. And a television with videos her fans were sending to her account. She brought her followers down the red carpet.

The Twitdress idea is nothing if not a creative way to incorporate social media into the Grammys experience and — literally — bring the fans with an artist onto the stage.

 
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