| I love Twitter. I check it every morning over breakfast, | | | | their follow count can rise very fast, if you catch them |
| and at spare moments throughout the day. If you're | | | | the first few days after opening an account, there will |
| unfamiliar with the phenomenon, is Internet social media | | | | be much less competition for their attention and you |
| at it's simplest-- yet most profound. After a simple free | | | | can offer some useful newbie advice. Celebs already |
| registration, you have a page. You can then choose to | | | | on the site will often tip you off to new celebrity user-- |
| "follow" other users and they follow you. At any time, | | | | other fans will, too. |
| you can leave a 140 character message describing | | | | Sound Like a Normal Person |
| something you're doing or, perhaps, passing on a link to | | | | When messaging a famous person, don't get all gaga |
| something interesting on the web. Your messages | | | | about how you've always loved them or anything like |
| appear on each other's pages. You don't have to | | | | that. They hear that all the time and it gets boring. On |
| follow someone for them to follow you, though. That's | | | | the other hand, don't be rude, either. Twitter is basically |
| it. | | | | a big cocktail party. Be your polite and likable self. |
| Early on, the most popular users were web celebrities | | | | Be Relevant, Pay Attention, and Be Useful |
| like Leo Laporte (@LeoLaporte), Kevin Rose | | | | This is the most important tip on the list. Most of these |
| (@kevinrose) and Justine Ezarik (@ijustine). For fans, it | | | | people receive tons of junk messages. Don't ask |
| was fun to keep up with these people on a | | | | dumb questions like "did it really hurt when you got shot |
| day-to-day basis and, in turn, celebs found that | | | | in (movie)". Your tweet will be most welcome in |
| tweeting had many perks. If you have hundreds or | | | | answer to a question the celebrity has asked or is in |
| thousands of followers, you practically have your own | | | | reference to something the person has just said. Get a |
| personalized online support desk for most anything you | | | | feel for topics the celeb finds of interest and pass |
| can ask. Celebs also found the site a great way to get | | | | along a link or some information now and then (but not |
| word out about their various appearances and | | | | too often). |
| activities. And they make a lot of new friends. | | | | Be Clever/Creative/Unusual |
| After Barak Obama (@BarackObama) came on and | | | | Most celebrities are very creative people and |
| rose to the top of the follower lists (even though he | | | | appreciate an imaginative remark or unique insight. You |
| wasn't tweeting personally) during the election, Twitter | | | | don't have to come up with it yourself, though. Mention |
| changed forever. "Tweeting" has become the latest | | | | something your best friend told you or something you |
| hot pastime for the coolest of the famous. Top users | | | | read. Still, it never hurts to try and look at things from a |
| now include ashton kutcher (@aplusk), Jimmy Fallon | | | | fresh perspective. |
| (@jimmyfallon) and RainnWilson (@rainnwilson) of The | | | | Read Their Blog |
| Office. | | | | Many tweeting celebrities also keep blogs online. Often |
| It's now easier than ever before to access your | | | | their blogs are read by fewer people than their Twitter |
| favorite stars. Rather than mailing a letter to a | | | | messages and it gives you the opportunity to leave a |
| Hollywood studio, all you have to do is click their reply | | | | comment. Most everyone who writes a blog reads |
| arrow and type 140 character message. However, | | | | every comment and considers the points made in |
| most of these people receive so many messages | | | | them. Once in a while, you'll get an emailed response. |
| that answering them all isn't practical. Here are some | | | | While you are not likely to make a Hollywood party |
| tips that will increase your chances of some celebrity | | | | guest list (although it's possible), tweeting with celebs |
| interaction. | | | | can make your day and give you something to brag |
| Catch Them Early | | | | about at the water cooler. |
| Celebs are starting out on Twitter all the time. While | | | | |
