Facebook’s Program Manager Heads to Twitter

Josh Elman will be joining Twitter’s product development team after two years working for its competitor site, Facebook.

Facebook’s former platform program manager Josh Elman left the social networking site’s company this past September, and now we know why: He’s a Tweeter. Elman will be joining another “real-time” social site, Twitter, as a product manager. Rumors of Twitter’s high profile acquisition—snatching up a talent such as Elman—have been swarming the back alleys of the tech industry since he left Facebook last month.

So how did Elman publicize his new gig? On Twitter, of course:  “The open exchange of information is becoming reality, I’m thrilled to have the chance to help – starting today at Twitter!” says Elman in a Tweet earlier this morning. Considering Elman’s expertise in Facebook and other popular social sites’ product development process, this is a huge hire for Twitter.

Elman previously worked at LinkedIn, Zazzle, and RealNetworks. Elman describes himself on his LinkedIn profile as being focused on “disruptive products that change the way people interact and communicate with each other and discover new information.”