April 2009
29 posts
“Worldwide visitors to Twitter.com increased 95 percent in the month of March...”
– Twitter Eats World: Global Visitors Shoot Up To 19 Million
“Did you know you were designing a toy for bored celebrities and high-school...”
– Op-Ed Columnist - To Tweet or Not to Tweet - NYTimes.com
“I don’t think celebrities joining Twitter will be the service’s...”
– Twitter and the celebrity effect « Andi Narvaez - Down and Across
“So Twitter is both a blessing and a curse. Lazy moronic journalists can simply...”
– Trick or Tweet? Twitter, Celebrity, Bad Science and the Media | The Lay Scientist
“Oprah’s Twitter account has “just” 30,000 follower as of the time of this...”
– Oprah’s First Tweet Will Be Tomorrow On Her Show. Soccer Moms To Take Over The Service?
Oprah Twitters with Ashton Kutcher - Oprah.com →
Tune in tomorrow as @Oprah posts her first live tweet and discusses the race to 1 million between Ashton and CNN.
Ashton Kutcher vs. CNN Twitter Race In Real Time... →
This chart refreshes with the real-time count of Twitter followers for Ashton and CNN in their race to 1 million followers.
“Twitter-fiend Ashton Kutcher will appear on the Oprah Winfrey Show tomorrow,...”
– paidContent.org - Twitter On Oprah: Will It Be A Boon Or Bust? - washingtonpost.com
Ashton vs. CNN: It's a Twitter War! - Ashton... →
We so broke this story 24 hours ago, but good for you, People Magazine.
Latest Celebrity Follower Countdown →
As Ashton and CNN battle it out to break 1 million followers, could Britney or Ellen get to the finish line first?
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News - John Mayer and Demi Lovato Form Friendship... →
We witnessed this, but didn’t retweet because it was pretty embarassing for both parties.
Can you guess the celebrity Twitterers? →
We don’t follow British celebs, so you will have to.
Fakes is REAL on Valebrity →
A list of celebrity accounts that have been varified as fakes. #Unfollow!
“I don’t need to invite stalkers into my life. I just don’t really...”
– Rashida Jones, on why she doesn’t tweet Tweet Dreams: Some Stars Saying No to Twitter - E! Online
“If I didn’t talk to you in high school, I don’t need to talk to you...”
– Jason Segal, who clearly doesn’t understand the difference between Twitter and Facebook Tweet Dreams: Some Stars Saying No to Twitter - E! Online
Tweeting with the Stars →
E! Online picks their four favorite celebrity tweeters: Ashton, Demi, Courtney Love, and Steve Buscemi in a new weekly segment, Tweeting with the Stars.
Twitter Traffic Explodes...And Not Being Driven by... →
Twitter traffic jumps to 10 million visitors in February, a 700% increase in year over year traffic, due in large part to the adoption of the 25-54 year old demographic (you know, the demo that is WILBing).
“Poorly presented profiles and inane overshares could potentially turn someone...”
– @sarah_crisman: Twitter: The Picket Fence Between Celebrity and Fan
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“It’s like phoning someone randomly, whose number you don’t have, and talking to...”
– Simon Cowell Simon Cowell just doesn’t get Twitter : Movie News and Celebrity Gossip from Tribute.ca
Demi Moore responds to Twitter suicide threat →
We’ve tried to reach out to Dr. Drew to save Courtney Love, but he hasn’t been as responsive as Demi.
Google 'close' to buying Twitter →
Sure…now that celebrities are joining Twitter, Google wants to be part of the cool club.
Twittering and watching YouTube videos 'makes... →
Research proves that reading @CelebRetweet at work makes you a more productive worker.
Celebrities We're Following on Twitter
CelebRetweet follows celebrity tweets so you don’t have to. Below is the list of the 151 bonafide celebrities we’re currently following on Twitter. Send a note to @CelebRetweet if we’ve left anyone off the list.
50 Cent - Rapper, (has a ghost twitterer)
Adam Carolla - Comedian/Host, The Man Show
Adrienne Bailon - Singer, Cheetah Girls
Aisha Tyler - Comedian/Actress, Friends
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March 2009
10 posts
Interesting Trends In Celebrity Twitter Accounts →
Andrew Hyde documents the sign-up process for new Twitter users who follow all of the “Suggested Users.” Since celebrities don’t follow back, he posits the experience for new Twitter users will be lacking because there is no conversation.
Maybe Twitter should put @CelebRetweet on their Suggested Users list. We don’t follow back, but we always @reply!
Twitter Hiring A Concierge To Pamper Celebrities.... →
CelebRetweet is looking forward to being schmoozed by Twitter’s future VIP Concierge. We’ll take box seats at the Lakers, thanks.
Celebritards: How Twitter Saved the Celebrity P.R. →
Gawker believes the unfiltered access we now have to celebrities mundane and nonsensical musings on Twitter bolsters the need for celebrity publicists. CelebRetweet hopes Gawker’s wrong.
“It’s inherently silly and it’s inherently dumb.”
– John Mayer (@johncmayer) “Twitter Is Silly and Dumb!” - E! Online
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“Twitter’s 140-character per message limit is perfect for scatterbrained...”
– ABC News Entertainment: Celebrities’ Latest Must-Have: Twitter
“It’s 140 characters. It’s so few characters. If you need a ghostwriter for that,...”
– Shaquille O’Neal When Stars Twitter, a Ghost May Be Lurking - NYTimes.com
25 Twitter must follows →
We take issue with @DAVID_LYNCH (weather reports) & forgetting @michaelianblack