As a part of my Multimedia Reporting class, I have an account on Twitter and am responsible for tweeting several times a week. Prior to entering this course, I was completely unfamiliar with the site, its uses and just how many people it reaches. I have become a follower of my J198 classmates, certain Lehigh University organizations (i.e. LUbrownandwhite and LehighAthletics), other organizations such as the Patriot League, as well as celebrities. I haven't really had too much time to search for all of the celebrities that I would like to follow, but I have found a few that are frequently popping up on my twitterfeed. Currently, I am following Alicia Keys, John Mayer, Adrian Grenier, Asher Roth, Rev Run, Shaq, Ashton Kutcher, Paris Hilton, Chad OchoCinco and Kim Kardashian, amongst others. I have no particular interest in these celebrities...I just thought it would be interesting to follow them and see what they have to say.
I am surprised at how often these celebrities tweet, especially Kim Kardashian and Rev Run. It seems like they are always on twitter. I find myself wondering how they have time to tweet because they have such busy schedules. What I do appreciate, however, is when celebrities use twitter for the greater good. I have seen Kim Kardashian and Ashton Kutcher tweet several times about organizations that they are working with, such as Haiti relief efforts. They will post links to their cause or organization and ask their followers to help and support those who need it. For a celebrity like Kim Kardashian who has 3,259,045 followers, a post that takes 20 seconds to write can have a profound effect on a cause that is in desparate need of support.
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I have found the whole Twitter phenomenon to be pretty interesting and while I do not have an account I have used a friend of mines to check it out. I have looked at a few different celebrities' blogs and I am amazed at how much some of them post. I find it to be a contradiction in a sense because they spend so much time trying to lead private lives and avoid the paparazzi, but here they are tweeting about their social lives for the whole world to see.
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