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Are Celebs Tiring of Twitter?

By Mark Evans | Published: October 8, 2009
Not that one person represents a trend but pop star Miley Cyrus has quit Twitter. Yup, the 16-year-old’s account has been deleted, leaving her 1.1 million followers clearly disappointed about no longer being able to receive 140-character (or less) updates about her life as a singer and actress. The question is whether Miley’s disappearing act is a [...]
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Are You For Real?

By Mark Evans | Published: May 13, 2009
As Twitter becomes more popular, an increasing number of celebrities are climbing on the bandwagon. Or, at least, they appear to be climbing on the bandwagon until it’s revealed that some celebs are getting some help to produce updates, which is pretty sad considering we’re talking about 140 characters or less. Perhaps the most notorious, now [...]
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A Twitter Concierge for the Stars

By Mark Evans | Published: March 30, 2009
So, what do you do with $35-million of venture capital when your annual burn rate is only $5-million a year? Well, if you’re Twitter, you create illogical jobs such as VIP Concierge to meet the needs of “celebrities” using your fast-growing online service. Yup, Twitter was apparently seriously excited about hiring someone to be a “high [...]
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Why Celebrities Love Twitter

By Mark Evans | Published: March 20, 2009
Why are celebrities embracing Twitter with so much enthusiasm? Every time you turn around, there’s another celebrity jumping on the bandwagon. There are a couple of major things at play. The first is ego. Celebrities have huge egos so it goes without saying that many of them believe their fans have an interest in getting [...]
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