Stars micro-blog their lives on Twitter
Posted by Chris Benjamin in Internet, Marketing on Mar 3rd, 2009 | 0 comments
Celebrity can be an interesting thing when distilled to no more than 140 characters.
As the micro-blogging platform Twitter.com has gone mainstream, an increasing number of celebrities have opened up accounts where they post messages — or "tweet" — about their daily lives. A tweet can’t exceed 140 characters, but that limitation hasn’t prevented the famous from revealing a new digital dimension of themselves.
There are star athletes (Shaquille O’Neal, Lance Armstrong), politicians (Sen. John McCain, President Obama before taking office) and stars ranging from the A-list to the D-list.
Some, like Britney Spears, usually post messages written by their supporting staff, simply announcing various events. Others, like Jimmy Fallon, are clearly promoting a new venture — in Fallon’s case, his new late-night show on NBC.
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