Update 8:00 PM EDT Saturday: Uncovered as a hoax by Rebecca Greenfield of The Atlantic. I'm quoted in the article though! :-) Thanks for being a part, everyone.

Update 10:30 AM EDT: The response has been overwhelming. Lots of information coming in. Really interesting. Thanks people. Keep it coming

Update 3:25 PM EDT: Mark Davidson favorited my first tweet about this website, and then tweeted a link to this site as well. He's a fan apparently.

UPDATE 3:00 PM EDT: Mark Davidson has tweeted again from his Twitter account with a "suspension" notice. This is not an actual Twitter suspension, but apparently a self-enforced one until 6 PM EDT today.

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  • Phone calls to Mark's cell phone and work phone go unanswered with no information or proper voicemail. 
  • The company that he says he works for , Shift+One Media, doesn't actually exist. No website or other material online.
  • Everyone we've asked says "I've been following Mark on Twitter for years. I don't actually know him though" 
  • Or sometimes "I talked to him on Twitter before, I don't know him though."

Is Mark Davidson's twitter account actually an elaborate, multi-year joke in inventing a person?

Is Mark Davidson Real?

We're wondering if Mark Davidson is a real person after this week's twitter debacle. Here's what we've uncovered so far:

  • Mark hasn't tweeted "officially" since the debacle, but he continues to log into Twitter and favorite tweets and use other features.
  • The company he claims to work for, Shift+One Media, doesn't seem to really exist. No website at all. Calls to the phone number on record for Mark Davidson and for the owner of MarkDavidson.com go unanswered, and don't go to a real voice mail.
  • UPDATE: The website address for his company now redirects to his Twitter account. This is a change as of Friday Afternoon (9/23/11)
  • We have so far been unable to find one person who has ACTUALLY ever met Mark in person. If you have, please let us know in the form at right!
  • Final piece of evidence for now, he tweeted this on July 9th this year:Screen Shot 2011 09 23 at 9.16.52 AM

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Do you actually know Mark?

If you actually know Mark, we'd love to talk to you and get in touch with him. Please let us know.