Comments on: Celebrities Should be Banned from Twitter

By: Ari Herzog

Ari Herzog — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:41:21 +0000

The fact I am your 7th comment on this issue while some other blog on this topic may have less comments is one metric to consider popularity. Thus, are you a celebrity?

I don't care who's on Twitter and what they're tweeting, so long as they are authentic.

By: scott

scott — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:25:56 +0000

I think it really depends on the 'celeb'. If they get it and actually engage in 2 way conversation – stephen fry / mc hammer etc i think it is fine, if it is just pr wank – britney spears etc , whihc i fear we will get more of, then I'd be happy to see those banned

By: Rahul Jadhav

Rahul Jadhav — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:21:42 +0000

but it would be great if we get to interact with the celebs…otherwise we cant interact

By: Dilyan

Dilyan — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:18:22 +0000

@Mark: If what you're saying were true, reality TV wouldn't have been a smash hit.

By: deborah

deborah — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:09:41 +0000

First off, what's the measure of "celebrity"? It would be a difficult rule to implement. Second, I like *my* celebrities (cnet stars, LaPorte, Dvorack, Curry) to boring and human.

By: Swizec

Swizec — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 01:49:52 +0000

But I want them to be exposed as the shams that they really are and I'm certain many of them will in fact come out looking just as extravagant and special as they do otherwise. They just have to avoid what we should all avoid, tweeting about boring crap nobody cares about.

I'd want to hear when a celebrity has seen someone sexy on the street (hell, the yellow press would LOVE it) but what they had for dinner is of no interest.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 01:42:54 +0000

Not sure I agree! Using Twitter to post about celeb's lives may reduce the intrusion of the press who want to know every detail anyway!