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Jeanne Harris
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The Celebrity Tweet Directory Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc. 10475 Crosspoint Blvd. Indianapolis, IN 46256 www.wiley.com Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published simultaneously in Canada ISBN: 978-0-470-62183-7 Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 646-8600. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030, 201-748-6011, fax 201-748-6008, or online at http://www. wiley.com/go/permissions. Limit of Liability/Disclaimer of Warranty: The publisher and the author make no representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this work and specifically disclaim all warranties, including without limitation warranties of fitness for a particular purpose. No warranty may be created or extended by sales or promotional materials. The advice and strategies contained herein may not be suitable for every situation. This work is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting, or other professional services. If professional assistance is required, the services of a competent professional person should be sought. Neither the publisher nor the author shall be liable for damages arising herefrom. The fact that an organization or Web site is referred to in this work as a citation and/or a potential source of further information does not mean that the author or the publisher endorses the information the organization of Web site may provide or recommendations it may make. Further, readers should be aware that Internet Web sites listed in this work may have changed or disappeared between when this work was written and when it is read. For general information on our other products and services or to obtain technical support, please contact our Customer Care Department within the U.S. at (877) 762-2974, outside the U.S. at (317) 572-3993 or fax (317) 572-4002. Wiley also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats. Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic books. Library of Congress Control Number: 2009942823 Trademarks: Wiley and the Wiley Publishing logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of John Wiley and Sons, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries, and may not be used without written permission. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Wiley Publishing, Inc. is not associated with any product or vendor mentioned in this book.
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About the Author Jeanne Harris is a freelance consultant and contractor through her company Jeanne Harris Consulting. She currently is the principle design consultant and dealer at Chairadise. Jeanne worked as Business Development Director at Jupiterimages, was the Marketing and Sales director, Partner development Manager and Consultant at Photoworkshop.com and DoubleExposure.com.
Special Thanks It takes a village to create a successful book and this is certainly no exception. Multiple teams at Wiley came together to make this happen at breakneck speed. It’s truly amazing. Mike Trent, you are an artistic rock star on covers and category opener art for this book and across the board. You make the ideas come to life. Many, many thanks. Beth Brooks, you created this design and it’s bright, cheerful, colorful (even for a two color book), and most of all user friendly. You zero in on the details and leave no stone unturned and it shows in your work. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Todd Siesky, you are a fact checking machine. Through rain, snow, sleet, shine and lack of sleep you reviewed and verified these entries. Stephanie McComb, you are the acquisitions editor of the gods. Your guidance, advice, and assistance were immeasurable. Robyn Siesky, your editing and project management brought this book up to the level. “40 characters or less including spaces” is the new mantra.
Contents Actors/Directors/Producers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Movie Actors/Actresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 TV Actors/Actresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Theatre Actresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Movie Directors/Producers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 TV Directors/Producers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Celebrity Chefs/Foodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Comedians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Journalists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Personalities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Politics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Political Correspondants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76 Political Pundits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78 Politicians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Baseball (MLB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86 Basketball (NBA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89 Car Racing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
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The Celebrity Tweet Directory Cycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Extreme Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Figure Skating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Football (NFL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Golf (LPGA/PGA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Hockey (NHL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Olympic Medalists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Skiing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Soccer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Tennis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Wrestling (WWE/WWF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
TV Shows (Cable/Network) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123 Writers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131 How Do I Follow Other Twitter Users? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135 Finding People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Finding people with Twitter accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Finding someone on another network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Inviting someone to join Twitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Tracking FollowFriday recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Following People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Following someone on Twitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Following Twitter’s suggested users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Understanding verified accounts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Following a person’s updates via RSS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Following people who follow you . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Following someone who is following you . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Automatically following someone who follows you . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Downloading your friends’ tweets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Stopping following someone on Twitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Replying, Retweeting, and Direct Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Replying to an update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
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Contents Sending a reply to all your followers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Retweeting an update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Viewing your retweets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Sending a direct message to someone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Configuring direct message e-mails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Working with the People You Follow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Checking out a person’s updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Preventing a person’s retweets from appearing in your timeline . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Viewing your friends retweets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Viewing your tweets that have been retweeted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Blocking a tweeter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Working with Twitter Bots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Receiving a reminder message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Querying the Internet Movie Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Getting a map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Translating text into another language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Getting a weather forecast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Returning Amazon data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Keeping up with the bots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165
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Introduction What are you doing? With that humble, even mundane, question, a company, a network, and a phenomenon were born. What are you doing? It’s a question that seems crafted to elicit nothing but the most trivial of replies: I just woke up; I’m having bacon and eggs for breakfast; I’m in a boring meeting; I’m taking my kids to school; I’m going to bed. But a funny thing has happened in the three years or so that Twitter has been part of the social networking scene: Twitter users took the original What are you doing? question and morphed it into something more along the lines of What’s happening now? That seemingly subtle change has made all the difference because it opens up a world of new questions: What are you reading? What great idea did you just come up with? What interesting person did you just see or have dinner with? What great information did you stumble upon on the Web? What hilarious video would you like to share? At one time, Twitter’s most notable users were a tech blogger and a mid-20s female known for strapping a Web Cam to her head and fawning over Apple gadgets. Today, the top users are literally the famous: Ashton Kutcher, Ellen DeGeneres, Britney Spears and Lance Armstrong to name just a few. Celebrities tend to open up on Twitter in a way never seen in tabloid magazines. Twitter offers real-time tabloid drama, on-set spoilers and provides a direct connection with the real person behind the celebrity brand. This directory will help you quickly and easily find out which of your celebrity favorites uses Twitter.
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Who should read this book? You! Some books are aimed squarely at specific types of people: beginners, programmers, lefthanders, or whatever. Not this book. The Celebrity Tweet Directory is for anyone and everyone! This book targets the millions of you already on Twitter or those of you new to Twitter who want to see what’s happening with friends, family and your favorite celebrities. Whether you’re a teen, a grandparent, or anyone in between, this portable directory helps you quickly discover what’s truly happening in Hollywood, on Wall Street, or in Washington by following your favorite celeb, politician, and athlete. This book is divided by category with the celebrities listed in alphabetical order to easily find your favorites. This directory also aims to weed out the fake celebrity twitter accounts, providing only the real and verified Twitter handles, saving you the hassle and time of weeding through celebrity poser accounts. Happy Twittering!
The changing Twitter user While we have researched and verified everything possible in this directory, the people using and stats of Twitter change multiple times daily—adding or deleting accounts, adjusting their handles, follower number changing, etc... There is a chance that the Twitter celebrity you’re looking for may not be on Twitter anymore or may have changed their handle to avoid copycats. We’ve done everything to avoid this, but you can just never tell with a celebrity.
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Movie Actors/Actresses Jessica Alba @JessMAlba Followers: 11,933 Fantastic Four
Tom Cruise @TomCruise Followers: 181,923 Tropic Thunder, Mission Impossible 1-3
Stephen Baldwin @FREAKSB Followers: 3,205 The Usual Suspects, Biosphere
Hugh Dancy @hughdancyy Followers: 406 Confessions of a Shopaholic
Elizabeth Banks @ElizabethBanks Followers: 65,741 The 40 Year Old Virgin
Kat Dennings @OfficialKat Followers: 39,237 Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist
Kristen Bell @IMKristenBell Followers: 74,646 Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Danny DeVito @Danny_DeVito Followers: 256,637 Romancing the Stone, Matilda
Celebrity Tweets Anyone see Angels & Demons? Tom Hanks ruined it for me when he told Stephen Colbert anti-matter is harmless. A shaken soda is more scary. @Mark_Wahlberg (Mark Wahlberg)
Russell Brand @rustyrockets Followers: 655,826 Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Peter Facinelli @peterfacinelli Followers: 1,315,126 Twilight, New Moon
Jim Carrey @JimCarrey Followers: 64,688 Ace Ventura series, The Truman Show
Mia Farrow @mia_farrow Followers: 1,707 Rosemary’s Baby, Be Kind Rewind
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Celebrity Tweets “Starry, starry night. Paint your palette blue and grey, Look out on a summer’s day, With eyes that know the darkness in my soul.” @RachelleLefevre (Rachelle Lefevre)
Tom Felton @TomFelton Followers: 208,577 Harry Potter series
Tom Hanks @tomhanks Followers: 70,238 Philadelphia, Castaway
Carrie Fisher @CarrieFFisher Followers: 21,833 Star Wars trilogy, When Harry Met Sally
Anne Hathaway @hathaway_anne Followers: 14,863 Ella Enchanted, The Devil Wears Prada
Jane Seymour Fonda @Janefonda Followers: 55,143 Nine to Five, Monster-in-Law
Mariel Hemingway @Marielhemingway Followers: 187,019 Manhattan
Celebrity Tweets And I just want to add f**k you paparazzi for invading our privacy. The laws are changing here in CA and that is a 50 grand fine! @mrskutcher (Demi Moore)
Danny Glover @mrdannyglover Followers: 1,236,879 Lethal Weapon 1-4
Tyler Hilton @tylerhilton Followers: 26,830 Walk the Line
Whoopi Goldberg @WhoopiGoldberg1 Followers: 2,298 Ghost
Timothy Hutton @timhutton Followers: 3,015 Taps, Ordinary People, Last Holiday
Celebrity Tweets Best of luck to @EdNorton who is running the NY Marathon today! @KevinSpacey (Kevin Spacey)
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Eddie Izzard @eddieizzard Followers: 1,295,337 Ocean’s Twelve and Thirteen
Lindsay Lohan @lindsaylohan Followers: 161,213 The Parent Trap, Mean Girls
Celebrity Tweets If I were king I would ban those boxes on forms that ask you what race you are. There would be only one box and the answer would be”human”. @TimmyDaly (Tim Daly)
Hugh Jackman @RealHughJackman Followers: 499,040 X-Men series, Wolverine
Virginia Madsen @madlyv Followers: 6,708 Sideways, The Number 23
Val Kilmer @ValEKilmer Followers: 3,833 Top Gun
Gilles Marini @GillesMarini Followers: 12,000 Sex and the City: The Movie
Celebrity Tweets As you get older the pickings get slimmer but the people sure don’t. @CarrieFFisher (Carrie Fisher)
Larry The Cable Guy @GitRDoneLarry Followers: 20,091 Delta Farce, Witless Protection
Steve Martin @iamstevemartin Followers: 1,861 The Shop Girl, Cheaper by the Dozen 1-2
Rachelle Lefevre @RachelleLefevre Followers: 160,566 Twilight, New Moon
Marlee Matlin @MarleeMatlin Followers: 29,103 Children of a Lesser God
Celebrity Tweets Why is it that women’s health is always the sacrificial lamb? Even under the Obama presidency! @janefonda (Jane Seymour Fonda)
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Celebrity Tweets when I think of how many people aren’t being punched in the face right now I’m proud of us. so many getting along so well. :)}} @JimCarrey (Jim Carrey)
Rachel McAdams @RachelMcAdams Followers: 21,930 The Notebook, Wedding Crashers
Alex Pettyfer @apet09 Followers: 748 Stormbreaker
Jason Mewes @JayMewes Followers: 49,654 Clerks, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Denise Richards @DENISE_RICHARDS Followers: 1,368,828 Wild Things, Undercover Brother
Matthew Modine @MatthewModine Followers: 2,900 Full Metal Jacket, Married to the Mob
Emmy Rossum @emmyrossum Followers: 53,637 The Day After Tomorrow
Demi Moore @mrskutcher Followers: 2,310,625 Ghost, Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle
Michael Sheen @michaelsheen Followers: 60,185 Frost/Nixon, New Moon
Edward Norton @EdwardNorton Followers: 220,318 American History X, The Incredible Hulk
Kevin Spacey @KevinSpacey Followers: 1,423,844 The Usual Suspects, American Beauty
Celebrity Tweets Why don’t they have floatation devices fixed to airplanes ‘black box’ @mia_farrow (Mia Farrow)
Simon Pegg @simonpegg Followers: 112,910 Shaun of the Dead
Mary Steenburgen @MSteenburgen Followers: 796 What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, Elf
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Ben Stiller @RedHourBen Followers: 712,046 Reality Bites, Zoolander
Verne Troyer @VerneTroyer Followers: 6,599 Austin Powers series
Channing Tatum @channingtatum Followers: 93,552 Coach Carter, G.I. Joe
Nia Vardalos @NiaVardalos Followers: 25,655 My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Elizabeth Taylor @DameElizabeth Followers: 185,475 Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolfe
Mark Wahlberg @Mark_Wahlberg Followers: 101,498 Boogie Nights
Celebrity Tweets Wow..I just heard from Perez Hilton that Miley Cyrus thinks twitter should be banned from this universe..what do you think about that? @JessMAlba (Jessica Alba)
Ashley Tisdale @ashleytisdale Followers: 2,294,202 Highschool Musical series
Marlon Wayans @MARLONLWAYANS Followers: 66,298 Scary Movie 1-2
TV Actors/Actresses Kirstie Alley @kirstiealley Followers: 446,205 V, Cheers, Fat Actress
Aziz Ansari @azizansari Followers: 68,154 Parks and Recreation, Reno 911!
Pamela Anderson @PamelaDAnderson Followers: 90,423 Baywatch
Christina Applegate @1capplegate Followers: 297,198 Married... with Children, Samantha Who
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Celebrity Tweets I tweet a lot. Consider yourself forewarned. @Alyssa_Milano (Alyssa Milano)
Adrienne Bailon @Adrienne_Bailon Followers: 214,330 The Cheetah Girls
David Blue @DavidBlue Followers: 74,409 Ugly Betty
Mischa Barton @THEREALMISCHA Followers: 118,536 The O.C.
Michele Boyd @micheleboyd Followers: 4,579 The Guild
Justine Bateman @JustineBateman Followers: 16,525 Family Ties
Rob Brydon @RobBrydon Followers: 86,844 Marion and Geoff, The Keith Barret Show
Amber Benson @amber_benson Followers: 31,505 Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Candace Cameron Bure @candacecbure Followers: 29,537 Full House
Celebrity Tweets When sketches aren’t on-line it almost always has to do with musical clearance issues. @sethmeyers21 (Seth Meyers)
Valerie Bertinelli @Wolfiesmom Followers: 4,278 One Day at a Time
LeVar Burton @levarburton Followers: 1,455,447 Star Trek: The Next Generation
Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack Followers: 1,457,615 Ed
Adam Busch @AdamBusch Followers: 6,191 Buffy the Vampire Slayer
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Amanda Bynes @amandabynes Followers: 163,431 All That, What I Like About You
Tim Daly @TimmyDaly Followers: 2,395 Wings, Private Practice
John Cabrera @johncabrera Followers: 2,968 Gilmore Girls
Tony Danza @TonyDanza Followers: 46,720 Taxi, Who’s the Boss?
Nick Cannon @NickCannon Followers: 1,383,000 All That
Stacey Dash @REALStaceyDash Followers: 9,210 Celebrity Circus
Michael Chiklis @MichaelChiklis Followers: 4,301 The Commish, The Shield
Alan Davies @alandavies1 Followers: 112,559 Jonathan Creek
Celebrity Tweets Just got asked “team Jacob or team Edward?” by a bunch if girls. I answered “get off my lawn!” holding my shotgun. Too much? @dannymasterson (Danny Masterson)
Margaret Cho @margaretcho Followers: 609,233 Drop Dead Diva
Felicia Day @feliciaday Followers: 1,574,211 Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Chris Colfer @chriscolfer Followers: 53,123 Glee
India de Beaufort @Indiadebeaufort Followers: 1,502 The Basil Brush Show, One Tree Hill
Stephen Collins @Bassisland Followers: 1,666 7th Heaven
Jeffrey Donovan @Jeffrey_Donovan Followers: 25,480 Burn Notice
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Fran Drescher @frandrescher Followers: 39,948 The Nanny
Nathan Fillion @NathanFillion Followers: 304,031 Castle
Haylie Duff @HaylieK Followers: 59,745 Joan of Arcadia, 7th Heaven
Dave Foley @DaveSFoley Followers: 7,109 The Kids in the Hall, NewsRadio
Hilary Duff @MissHilaryDuff Followers: 89,073 Lizzie McGuire, Gossip Girl
Judah Friedlander @JudahWorldChamp Followers: 15,190 30 Rock
Eliza Dushku @elizadushku Followers: 286,596 Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dollhouse
Soleil Moon Frye @moonfrye Followers: 1,300,624 Punky Brewster, Sabrina the Teenage Witch
Anthony Edwards @anthonyedwards Followers: 103,844 ER
Janina Gavankar @janinaz Followers: 14,529 The L Word
Jenna Elfman @jennaonpurpose Followers: 3,490 Dharma & Greg
Melissa Gilbert @MelissaEGilbert Followers: 24,650 Little House on the Prairie
Omar Epps @omarepps Followers: 581,930 House
Sara Gilbert @THEsaragilbert Followers: 37,222 Roseanne, The Big Bang Theory
Celebrity Tweets I don’t understand the expression same difference. @langfordperry (Matthew Perry)
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Summer Glau @summer_glau Followers: 11,634 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Alyson Hannigan-Denisof @alydenisof Followers: 62,502 How I Met Your Mother
Selena Gomez @selenagomez Followers: 1,191,647 Wizards of Waverly Place
Danneel Harris @DanneelHarris Followers: 11,495 One Life to Live, One Tree Hill
Brea Grant @breagrant Followers: 27,085 Heroes
David Harris @BartonSmart Followers: 908,410 Disaster Date
Greg Grunberg @greggrunberg Followers: 1,276,681 Felicity, Heroes
Neil Patrick Harris @ActuallyNPH Followers: 155,583 Doogie Howser, How I Met Your Mother
Bear Grylls @BearGrylls Followers: 19,700 Man vs. Wild
Kevin Hart @KevinHart4real Followers: 145,644 Comedy Central Presents
Celebrity Tweets Just for the record, C.C. is AMAZING on set(and off). Everyone loves her! And you know that I wouldn’t say it if it weren’t true... @Busyphilipps25 (Busy Philipps)
Harry Hamlin @HarryRHamlin Followers: 3,691 LA Law
Melissa Joan Hart @MellyJHart Followers: 30,004 Sabrina the Teenage Witch
Celebrity Tweets Shaq just picked me up like a sack of potatoes... @jeremypiven (Jeremy Piven)
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David Hasselhoff @DavidHasselhoff Followers: 34,517 Knight Rider, Baywatch
Jamie Kennedy @jamiekennedy Followers: 45,401 The Ghost Whisperer
David Henrie @David_Henrie Followers: 391,254 That’s So Raven
Mila Kunis @MissMilaKunis Followers: 17,952 That 70’s Show, Family Guy
David Hewlett @dhewlett Followers: 19,985 Stargate SG1, Stargate Atlantis
Ashton Kutcher @aplusk Followers: 4,012,189 That 70s Show, Punk’d
Kate Hewlett @katehewlett Followers: 7,369 Stargate Atlantis
John Larroquette @JohnLarroquette Followers: 18,683 Night Court
Amanda Holden @Amanda_Holden Followers: 62,129 Britain’s Got Talent
Miracle Laurie @miraclelaurie Followers: 10,461 Dollhouse
Alaina Huffman @alainahuffman Followers: 2,593 Painkiller Jane
David H.Lawrence XVII @dhlawrencexvii Followers: 7,872 Heroes
Wesley Jonathan @WesleyJonathan Followers: 10,290 What I Like About You
James Kyson Lee @jameskysonlee Followers: 18,718 Heroes
Celebrity Tweets I’ve only broken 1 bone: my seventh vertebrae. In a diving accident. On my 18th birthday. @donttrythis (Adam Savage)
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Jared Leto @jaredleto Followers: 67,584 My So-Called Life
Stephen Lunsford @Lunsfuhd Followers: 540 Kamen Rider, Dragon Knight
Lucy Liu @itsLucyLiu Followers: 21,152 Ally McBeal, Dirty Sexy Money
Allison Mack @allisonmack Followers: 15,936 Smallville
Blake Lively @blakeclively Followers: 147,214 Gossip Girl
Danny Masterson @dannymasterson Followers: 1,249,974 That 70s Show
Robert Llewellyn @bobbyllew Followers: 35,339 Red Dwarf
Jenny McCarthy @JennyfromMTV Followers: 61,086 The Bad Girl’s Guide, In the Motherhood
Lauren London @MsLaurenLondon Followers: 351,301 90210, Entourage
Jennette McCurdy @jennettemccurdy Followers: 147,770 iCarly
George Lopez @georgelopez Followers: 75,136 George Lopez, Reno 911!
Dean McDermott @Deanracer Followers: 24,156 Tori and Dean: Inn Love
Mario Lopez @MarioLopezExtra Followers: 75,886 Saved by the Bell, Extra
Rose McGowan @rosemcgowan Followers: 43,115 Charmed
Demi Lovato @ddlovato Followers: 1,168,624 Camp Rock
Joel McHale @joelmchale Followers: 1,526,435 The Soup, Community
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Leighton Meester @itsmeleighton Followers: 261,738 Gossip Girl
Frankie Muniz @frankiemuniz Followers: 13,027 Malcolm in the Middle
Carlos Mencia @carlosmencia Followers: 10,647 Mind of Mencia
Olivia Munn @oliviamunn Followers: 102,167 Attack of the Show!
Seth Meyers @sethmeyers21 Followers: 46,904 Saturday Night Live
Mary-Kate Olsen @imMKOlsen Followers: 85,609 Full House
Alyssa Milano @Alyssa_Milano Followers: 398,428 Who’s the Boss, Charmed
Donny Osmond @donnyosmond Followers: 30,852 Dancing with the Stars
A.D. Miles @80miles Followers: 8,434 Dog Bites Man
Marie Osmond @marieosmond Followers: 16,217 Dancing with the Stars
Celebrity Tweets my father said to me “a man has few great moments in his life-you have given me many” today is for you dad-and it even has your name on it! @JohnStamos (John Stamos)
Shanna Moakler @ShannaMoakler Followers: 71,392 Pacific Blue
Joe Pantoliano @NKMToo Followers: 653 The Sopranos
Tahj Mowry @Tahj_Mowry Followers: 32,449 Smart Guy
Hunter Parrish @HunterParrish Followers: 17,519 Weeds
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Holly Robinson Peete @hollyrpeete Followers: 20,155 21 Jump Street, Mr. Cooper
Kevin Pollak @kevinpollak Followers: 168,450 The Drew Carey Show, Shark
Matthew Perry @langfordperry Followers: 115,812 Friends
Jaime Pressly @jpressly730 Followers: 13,251 My Name Is Earl
Celebrity Tweets People who don’t believe in evolution really shouldn’t be allowed to get flu shots. @rainnwilson (Rainn Wilson)
Busy Philipps @Busyphilipps25 Followers: 6,863 Dawson’s Creek, Cougar Town
Zachary Quinto @ZacharyQuinto Followers: 77,213 Heroes
Lou Diamond Phillips @LouDPhillips Followers: 7,323 SGU Stargate Universe, Numb3rs
Gloria Reuben @Glo_Reuben Followers: 279 ER
Celebrity Tweets We r 43days away from the year 2010, Angelina Jolie & Jennifer Aniston r STILL fighting on the cover of tabloids. They moved on y can’t we? @NICKZANO (Nick Zano)
Jeremy Piven @jeremypiven Followers: 930,751 Entourage
Lisa Rinna @lisarinna Followers: 37,951 Days of our Lives, Melrose Place
Celebrity Tweets As someone who was diagnosed with BC at 36 yrs old, I am especially angered by this. yet I still feel we need better ways of screening! @1capplegate (Christina Applegate)
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Michelle Rodriguez @MRodOfficial Followers: 11,891 Lost
Vanessa Simmons @V_Simmons Followers: 153,539 Run’s House, The Guiding Light
Mark Salling @Mark_Salling Followers: 38,948 Glee
Jessica Simpson @JessicaSimpson Followers: 1,834,886 That 70’s Show, Newlyweds
Adam Savage @donttrythis Followers: 109,697 MythBusters
Ashlee Simpson Wentz @ashsimpsonwentz Followers: 1,882,675 7th Heaven, Melrose Place
Kyra Sedgwick @kyrasedgwick Followers: 6,941 The Closer
Molly Sims @MissMollySims Followers: 592 Las Vegas
William Shatner @WilliamShatner Followers: 125,554 Star Trek, Boston Legal
Jaclyn Smith @realjaclynsmith Followers: 2,851 Charlie’s Angels
Celebrity Tweets Mom made me turn the depressing music off and put on “One Time” by my boy Justin Bieber. Why does he always put me in a good mood? @selenagomez (Selena Gomez)
Grant Show @GrantNoShow Followers: 160 Melrose Place
Jamie-Lynn Spears @JamieL_Spears Followers: 7,981 All That, Zoey 101
Celebrity Tweets ..a thin but staunch prophylactic, the only barrier between me and cerebral anarchy. Hey, I think there’s a song in there……. @JohnLarroquette (John Larroquette)
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Celebrity Tweets Life is too short to waste. Dreams are fulfilled only through action, not through endless planning to take action. - D. Schwartz @aplusk (Ashton Kutcher)
Tori Spelling @torianddean Followers: 87,063 Beverly Hills 90210
Blair Underwood @BlairUnderwood Followers: 8,326 LA Law
Brent Spiner @BrentSpiner Followers: 1,242,611 Star Trek: The Next Generation
Michael Urie @michaelurie Followers: 21,830 Ugly Betty
John Stamos @JohnStamos Followers: 92,966 Full House, ER
Wilmer Valderrama @WillyVille Followers: 8,333 That 70s Show
Chrishell Stause @Chrishell7 Followers: 5,590 All My Children
Kate Walsh @k8_walsh Followers: 12,268 Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice
Anna Perez de Tagle @AnnaMariaPdT Followers: 57,065 Hannah Montana
Adam West @therealadamwest Followers: 4,853 Batman, The Family Guy
Celebrity Tweets I miss my dead dog so much I pet his box of ashes @margaretcho (Margaret Cho)
Aisha Tyler @aishatyler Followers: 10,752 Friends, The Ghost Whisperer
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Wil Wheaton @wilw Followers: 1,491,502 Star Trek: The Next Generation
Actors/Directors/Producers
Rumer Willis @TheRue Followers: 107,203 90210
Adam Woodyatt @AdamWoodyatt Followers: 22,670 East Enders
Rainn Wilson @rainnwilson Followers: 1,650,715 The Office
Nick Zano @NICKZANO Followers: 13,590 What I Like About You
Celebrity Tweets Figured out facebook :) I’m not a gizmologist... @PamelaDAnderson (Pamela Anderson)
Theatre Actresses Shoshana Bean @shoshanabean Followers: 5,049 Wicked
Kristin Chenoweth @KChenoweth Followers: 59,297 Pushing Daisies, Wicked
Celebrity Tweets I love Stephen Colbert. Period. @KChenoweth (Kristin Chenoweth)
Movie Directors/Producers Wes Craven @wescraven Followers: 25,419 Scream 1, 2, 3
Jon Favreau @Jon_Favreau Followers: 559,901 Rudy, Swingers, Elf, Iron Man
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Celebrity Tweets Favorite thing I’ve heard today from a reporter: “I have nothing to Twitter about.” Perhaps the social statement of the decade. @JasonReitman (Jason Reitman)
James Gunn @james_gunn Followers: 19,606 Slither, Dawn of the Dead
Tyler Perry @tylerperry Followers: 62,350 Madea series, Meet the Browns
David Lynch @DAVID_LYNCH Followers: 176,763 Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive
Jason Reitman @JasonReitman Followers: 17,067 Thank You for Smoking, Juno
Frank Marshall @LeDoctor Followers: 5,802 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Eli Roth @eliroth Followers: 12,914 Hostel 1-2, Grindhouse
Adam McKay @GhostPanther Followers: 13,884 Anchorman, Talladega Nights
Kevin Smith @ThatKevinSmith Followers: 11,278 Clerks, Jersey Girl
Celebrity Tweets Hunting season opens 2day in Mich. Nutty local state rep & sen have intro’d bill 2 allow college students 2 carry handguns on campuses. @MMFlint (Michael Moore)
Michael Moore @MMFlint Followers: 477,604 Roger and Me, Bowling for Columbine
Quentin J. Tarantino @QJTarantino Followers: 27,628 Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill 1, 2
Celebrity Tweets TWILIGHTers! I offer 1000 sparkly prayers for safe passage to your nearest popcorn cathedral for this, your most holy day ever... ‘til June. @ThatKevinSmith (Kevin Smith)
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Cash Warren @cash_warren Followers: 27,522 Independent Lens, Made in America
TV Directors/Producers Neal Baer @NealBaer Followers: 4,286 Law and Order: SVU
Dan Harmon @danharmon Followers: 5,451 The Sarah Silverman Show, Community
Larry David @larry_david Followers: 98,339 Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Greg Yaitanes @GregYaitanes Followers: 96,268 House, season 6
Celebrity Tweets So, I’ve been sitting here for 10 minutes. No one has said anything. Is this supposed to do something? Did I break The Twitter? @larry_david (Larry David)
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Kristin Amico @offbeat_eating Followers: 2,223 Food critic
Allison Day @sushiday Followers: 1,172 Blogger
Matt Armendariz @MattArmendariz Followers: 2,897 Food photographer, blogger
Giada De Laurentiis @GDeLaurentiis Followers: 29,308 Everyday Italian, Giada at Home
Addie Broyles @broylesa Followers: 2,889 Food writer
Jamie and Bobby Deen @thedeenbros Followers: 7,107 Road Tasted
Celebrity Tweets Is it me or do Chilaquiles qualify as inhalants? @MattArmendariz (Matt Armendariz)
Andrea Chiu @TOfoodie Followers: 3,474 Restaurant reviewer, blogger
Paula Deen @Paula_Deen Followers: 54,652 Paula’s Home Cooking
Celebrity Tweets Time to wake up to hunger-49 Million Americans struggle with it. Join General Mills support of @FeedingAmerica PFPChallenge.com @roccodispirito (Rocco Dispirito)
Cat Cora @catcora Followers: 7,222 Iron Chef America
Rocco Dispirito @roccodispirito Followers: 17,269 Rocco Gets Real
Chris Cosentino @offalchris Followers: 5,156 Incanto
Guy Fieri @ChefGuyFieri Followers: 22,807 Diners, Drive-ins and Dives
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Susan Filson @StickyGooeyChef Followers: 2,835 Food writer, cooking instructor
Sarah J. Gim @TheDelicious Followers: 8,255 TasteSpotting
Bobby Flay @bflay Followers: 36,192 Throwdown with Bobby Flay
Nadia Giosia @bitchinkitchen Followers: 2,568 The Bitchin Kitchen Cookbook
Celebrity Tweets Did you know the Lollipop was named after a famous turn of the century race horse? @Foodimentary (Foodimentary)
Tyler Florence @TylerFlorence Followers: 23,217 Tyler’s Ultimate
Sandy Gluck @everydayfoodsan Followers: 1,198 Everyday Food
Celebrity Tweets p.s. if you lover dessert & live anywhere near NYC & you have not had the Cheesecake at Chikalicious, you’re missing out on transcendence. @shunafish (Shuna Fish Lydo)
Foodimentary @Foodimentary Followers: 95,336 Food facts Website
Gael Greene @GaelGreene Followers: 7,011 Restaurant critic
Bethenny Frankel @Bethenny Followers: 84,137 The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
Jaden Hair @steamykitchen Followers: 27,996 Food writer, photographer
Brian J. Geiger @thefoodgeek Followers: 2,939 Fine Cooking, thefoodgeek.com
Carolyn Jung @CarolynJung Followers: 2,445 Food/wine writer
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Celebrity Tweets Saw gorgeous rainbow today, ascending from Tiburon. No surprise- plenty of pots of gold there. @dcpatterson (Daniel Patterson)
Julie Kalivretenos @JulieK Followers: 1,585 Food writer, gourmet
Cybele May @candyblog Followers: 2,184 Blogger
Emeril Lagasse @Emeril Followers: 31,856 Emeril Live
Aaron McCargo Jr. @ChefMcCargo Followers: 952 Big Daddy’s House
Celebrity Tweets Strolling up Broadway. Fifty degrees in December! Gray’s Papaya: Crsip bun, nappy dog, sweet onions. Mustard on my fingers. I am happy. @ruthreichl (Ruth Reichl)
Ed Levine @edlevine Followers: 4,041 Food writer, blogger
Patrick and Gina Neely @the_neelys Followers: 5,684 Down Home with the Neelys
Shuna Fish Lydo @shunafish Followers: 2,658 Pastry chef, writer
Jamie Oliver @jamie_oliver Followers: 240,719 The Naked Chef
Marc Matsumoto @norecipes Followers: 2,201 Food writer, photographer
Cate O’Malley @CateOMalley Followers: 2,023 Food writer
Celebrity Tweets Y’all, I’m on @leolaporte list of foodies, my geeks tell me this is a big deal, so, thank you Leo. @Paula_Deen (Paula Deen)
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Karen Page @KarenAndAndrew Followers: 1,534 The Flavor Bible
Mark Tafoya @ChefMark Followers: 7,089 Culinary Media Network
Daniel Patterson @dcpatterson Followers: 1,654 Coi
Herschell Taghap @SpecialDark Followers: 1,050 Chef, blogger
Wolfgang Puck @WolfgangBuzz Followers: 1,572 Spago
Pim Té @chezpim Followers: 5,257 The Foodie Handbook
Rachael Ray @RachaelRayShow Followers: 19,075 30 Minute Meals, Rachael Ray
Robb Walsh @robbwalsh Followers: 1,780 The Tex-Mex Cookbook
Ruth Reichl @ruthreichl Followers: 23,049 Gourmet Magazine
Andrew Zimmern @andrewzimmern Followers: 10,791 Bizarre Foods
Michael Ruhlman @ruhlman Followers: 7,984 Chef, food writer, blogger
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Stephen Colbert @StephenAtHome Followers: 1,221,099 The Colbert Report
Jimmy Fallon @jimmyfallon Followers: 2,249,605 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Dane Cook @danecook Followers: 1,331,550 My Best Friend’s Girl, Good Luck Chuck
Craig Ferguson @LateLateShowHos Followers: 12,920 The Late Late Show
Bill Cosby @BillCosby Followers: 673,932 The Cosby Show
Stephen Fry @stephenfry Followers: 1,025,048 V for Vendetta, Bones
Celebrity Tweets ive about had it with the kardashians. they are like fake people. is anything real going on there? @davidspade (David Spade)
Dan Cummins @D_Cummins Followers: 1,255 Comedy Central Presents
Dave Gorman @DaveGorman Followers: 57,405 Are You Dave Gorman?
Ellen DeGeneres @TheEllenShow Followers: 3,763,912 The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Dana Gould @DanaJGould Followers: 4,204 The Simpsons writer, The Aristocrats
Andy Dick @andydick Followers: 46,971 Road Trip
Kathy Griffin @kathygriffin Followers: 211,183 My Life on the D List
Bill Engvall @billengvall Followers: 17,781 The Bill Engvall Show
Ian Harvie @ianharvie Followers: 872 The Ian Harvie Show
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Celebrity Tweets At Yankee Stadium chillin with Harry Bellafonte @RealTracyMorgan (Tracy Morgan)
John Heffron @JohnHeffron Followers: 5,754 Last Comic Standing
Penn Jillette @pennjillette Followers: 1,478,239 Penn & Teller
Pee-wee Herman @peeweeherman Followers: 229,223 Pee-Wee’s Playhouse, Pushing Daisies
Jamie Kennedy @jamiekennedy Followers: 45,426 The Jamie Kennedy Experiment
Celebrity Tweets Tried texting my friend, Flanny - “Hi Flanny...” iPhone autocorrected it to “Hi Flabby...” Another friendship ruined by Mac @Steveagee (Steve Agee)
Richard Herring @Herring1967 Followers: 19,731 Lee and Herring
C.K. Louis @cklouis Followers: 48,180 Chewed Up, Hilarious
Celebrity Tweets One effect of the recession: jobs that were once held by disinterested teenagers are now held by bitter adults @Tedalexandro (Ted Alexandro)
Eddie Ifft @eddieifft Followers: 1,453 Comedy Central Presents
Bill Maher @billmaher Followers: 73,895 Real Time with Bill Maher
Celebrity Tweets In honor of “Going Rogue,” I have decided to go commando. @Michaelianblack (Michael Ian Black)
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Tim Minchin @timminchin Followers: 45,975 Tim Minchin and Friends
Paula Poundstone @paulapoundstone Followers: 20,329 Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!
Tracy Morgan @RealTracyMorgan Followers: 74,012 Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock
Rob Riggle @RobRiggle Followers: 923,330 The Daily Show
Chris Moyles @CHRISM0YLES Followers: 7,897 The Chris Moyles Show
Chris Rock @ImChrisRock Followers: 10,474 Comedy Central Presents
Celebrity Tweets A grandchild is God punishing your children for what they did to you. @BillCosby (Bill Cosby)
Kevin Nealon @kevin_nealon Followers: 1,060,537 Saturday Night Live, Weeds
Joe Rogan @joerogandotnet Followers: 76,411 News Radio, Fear Factor
Celebrity Tweets Wouldn’t you guys want to see Simon Cowell kiss Susan Boyle when she wins Britain’s Got Talent? Best thing on TV since Magnum P.I. @LateLateShowHos (Craig Ferguson)
Dara O’Briain @daraobriain Followers: 64,119 Mock the Week
Bob Saget @bobsaget Followers: 5,121,212 Full House, America’s Funniest Home Videos
Celebrity Tweets My Wife and Son talking at the doctor’s office -”Z, do you want to be a doctor?” No.” “Why not?” “All these sick guys, it’s not my problem.” @Pennjillette (Penn Jillette)
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Adam Sandler @adamsandler Followers: 205,688 Saturday Night Live, Happy Gilmore
David Spade @davidspade Followers: 184,584 Saturday Night Live, Tommy Boy
Celebrity Tweets I like to ‘dog ear’ my cat’s ear. Yes, it does create an identity crisis but it helps me remember where I left off with him. @kevin_nealon (Kevin Nealon)
Jerry Seinfeld @jerry_seinfeld Followers: 16,450 Seinfeld
Nick Thune @nickthune Followers: 7,132 Comedy Central Presents
Celebrity Tweets No more complaining about Kanye. Did you expect him NOT to cause a scene? You don’t go to a movie and get surprised when the lights go off @jerry_seinfeld (Jerry Seinfeld)
Dax Shepard @daxshepard1 Followers: 13,578 Punk’d
Paul F. Tompkins @PFTompkins Followers: 29,223 The Daily Show
Michael Showalter @mshowalter Followers: 38,847 Michael & Michael Have Issues
Daniel Tosh @danieltosh Followers: 82,311 Tosh 2.0
Celebrity Tweets Obama slipped Chinese President a fiver, and said, “We owe you $600 billion, but I just want to give you something each month.” @paulapundstone (Paula Poundstone)
Sarah Silverman @SarahKSilverman Followers: 357,699 The Sarah Silverman Program
Shawn Wayans @Shawn_Wayans Followers: 5,935 In Living Color, The Wayans Bros
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Celebrity Tweets Big realization: Pepperidge Farm remembers. They really do. What they remember? I’m not sure. But I know they remember. @mshowalter (Michael Showalter)
Lizz Winstead @lizzwinstead Followers: 3,454 Co-creator, The Daily Show
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Dan Abrams @danielabrams Followers: 6,251 NBC Chief Legal Analyst
Mika Brzezinski @morningmika Followers: 14,510 Morning Joe
Jonathan Alter @jonathanalter Followers: 714 Newsweek, MSNBC Analyst
Anderson Cooper @andersoncooper Followers: 369,907 Anderson Cooper 360
Celebrity Tweets They’re amazing, walls. They hold up the roof, but they’re also handy for hanging pictures. I like that. @Andy_Rooney (Andy Rooney)
Christiane Amanpour @AmanpourCNN Followers: 12,181 Amanpour
Matt Cooper @mattizcoop Followers: 3,208 Time Magazine
Bret Baier @SpecialReport Followers: 102,323 Special Report
Katie Couric @katiecouric Followers: 54,447 CBS Evening News
Celebrity Tweets I am struggling to justify my membership in the latest mass communication cult. @Morleysafer (Morley Safer)
Contessa Brewer @contessabrewer Followers: 9,881 MSNBC
Chris Cuomo @ChrisCuomo Followers: 872,247 Good Morning America
Campbell Brown @CNNCampbell Followers: 1,863 Cambell Brown
Ann Curry @AnnCurry Followers: 857,421 The Today Show, Dateline
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Celebrity Tweets The Kennedy model: it’s possible and pragmatic to find compromise while still holding true to your identity and principles @richardwolffedc (Richard Wolffe)
Lou Dobbs @loudobbsnews Followers: 7,029 Lou Dobbs Tonight
Nancy Grace @theNancyGrace Followers: 6,750 Nancy Grace
John Donvan @JohnDonvanNL Followers: 1,252,065 ABC News
Dr. Sanjay Gupta @sanjayguptaCNN Followers: 1,025,302 CNN Chief Medical Correspondent
Susan Filan @attysusanfilan Followers: 293 MSNBC Senior Legal Analyst
Tamron Hall @tamronhall Followers: 10,713 MSNBC Anchor
Celebrity Tweets Got a lLifetime. Achievement Award from the News Emmys last night. Really nice. Katie Couric introed me. Also really nice. Feel very proud @BarbaraJWalter (Barbara Walters)
Sasha Frere-Jones @sfj Followers: 9,701 The New Yorker
Chris Hansen @chrishansen Followers: 11,880 To Catch a Predator
Celebrity Tweets Just finished ice skating in Central Park with my little girl. I haven’t ice skated since 1977. A greater risk to NYC safety than KSM trial? @JoeNBC (Joe Scarborough)
Willie Geist @WillieGeist1 Followers: 8,108 Way Too Early with Willie Geist
Tony Harris @TonyHarrisCNN Followers: 747 CNN
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Celebrity Tweets Marlon Jackson: “Maybe now Michael they will leave you alone.” @latimesharriet (Harriet Ryan)
Lester Holt @LesterHoltNBC Followers: 21 NBC Nightly News, The Today Show
Don Lemon @donlemoncnn Followers: 60,921 CNN
Arianna Huffington @ariannahuff Followers: 204,308 The Huffington Post
Rachel Maddow @maddow Followers: 1,470,746 Rachel Maddow Show
Larry King @kingsthings Followers: 1,428,697 Larry King Live
Cynthia McFadden @CynthiaMcFadden Followers: 6,397 Nightline
Hoda Kotb @hodakotb Followers: 20,942 The Today’s Show, Dateline NBC
Maria Menounos @mariamenounos Followers: 24,099 Access Hollywood, The Today Show
Celebrity Tweets She says the SEC should have been looking at Madoff not her. My exclusive with the ever- fascinating Martha Stewart tonight on Nightline CynthiaMcFadden (@Cynthia McFadden)
Paul Krugman @NYTimeskrugman Followers: 177,520 Economist, The New York Times
Celebrity Tweets Costas’ turtleneck is quite regal. @RussertXM_NBC (Luke Russert)
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Terry Moran @TerryMoran Followers: 1,275,184 Nightline
Journalists
Peggy Noonan @Peggynoonannyc Followers: 4,840 The Wall Street Journal
Al Roker @alroker Followers: 45,716 The Today Show
Celebrity Tweets Nutty is nutty, trash it all Fox. @TonyHarrisCNN (Tony Harris)
Kyra Phillips @KyraCNN Followers: 6,509 CNN Newsroom
Andy Rooney @Andy__Rooney Followers: 8,929 60 Minutes
Byron Pitts @byronpitts Followers: 1,786 CBS Evening News, 60 Minutes
Charlie Rose @charlierose Followers: 1,692 Charlie Rose
Celebrity Tweets How soon until the “Larry, You’re Being Inappropriate” ironic t-shirts hit the web? Have I mentioned I’m on page 70 of Carrie’s book? I am. @WillieGeist1 (Willie Geist)
Dylan Ratigan @DylanRatigan Followers: 5,051 Morning Meeting with Dylan Ratigan
Luke Russert @RussertXM_NBC Followers: 6,777 60/20 Sports
Eugene Robinson @Eugene_Robinson Followers: 1,522 The Washington Post, MSNBC, author
Harriet Ryan @latimesharriet Followers: 647 Los Angeles Times
Celebrity Tweets so tonight I interview Elmo. Yes...that Elmo. Red. Furry. It’s why I went into journalism. It’s on @nightline. @JohnDonvanNL (John Donvan)
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Morley Safer @morleysafer Followers: 20 60 Minutes
Maria Shriver @mariashriver Followers: 278,515 First Lady of California
Rick Sanchez @ricksanchezcnn Followers: 115,850 CNN
David Shuster @DavidShuster Followers: 22,626 MSNBC
Celebrity Tweets “Our true home is in the present moment.”-Thich Nhat Hanh @AnnCurry (Anne Curry)
Joe Scarborough @JoeNBC Followers: 25,121 Morning Joe
Harry Smith @earlyshowharry Followers: 3,887 The Early Show
Ed Schultz @edshow Followers: 157 The Ed Show
Dr. Nancy Snyderman @DrNancyMSNBC Followers: 2,352 NBC News Chief Medical Editor, Dr. Nancy
Celebrity Tweets I’m with Sarah Palin. A picture of her taken for a running magazine on Newsweek’s cover for a political piece? Not fair. @contessabrewer (Contessa Brewer)
Steve Sebelius @SteveSebelius Followers: 427 CityLife
Greta Van Susteren @gretawire Followers: 25,226 On The Record
Celebrity Tweets see husband’s investigation on mystery of middle eastern men getting married in small NY town just before 9/11 @morningmika (Mika Brzezinski)
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Joan Walsh @joanwalsh Followers: 8,187 Salon.com
Robert Woodruff @BobWoodruff Followers: 9,993 Focus Earth with Bob Woodruff
Barbara Walters @BarbaraJWalters Followers: 495,016 The View
Jenna Wortham @jennydeluxe Followers: 169,773 The New York Times
Celebrity Tweets I had a Rwandan guest on today who doesn’t believe in the reconciliation process there – says the fire is still burning under the ashes @AmanourCNN (Christiane Amanpur)
Richard Wolffe @richardwolffedc Followers: 910 Author, MSNBC
Toby Young @toadmeister Followers: 7,845 How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
Celebrity Tweets PO or bust folks don’t even know that Howard Dean’s proposal in 2004 had no public option. The idea wasn’t even invented til 2005. @jonathaqnalter (Jonathan Alter)
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311 @311 Followers: 15,207 Alternative rock band
Lily Allen @lilyroseallen Followers: 1,774,804 Singer
30 Seconds To Mars @14azar Followers: 78 Alternative rock band
Kris Allen @KrisAllen Followers: 121,729 Singer, songwriter
A Rocket To The Moon @we_are_arttm Followers: 13,376 Alternative rock band
Amerie @itsmeAmerie Followers: 66,491 Singer, songwriter
Paula Abdul @PaulaAbdul Followers: 1,424,133 Singer, producer, dancer, choreographer
Anberlin @anberlin Followers: 23,875 Alternative rock band
Celebrity Tweets If you must judge; First improve yourself, and then judge others. llcoolj (LL Cool J)
Bryan Adams @bryanadams Followers: 15,324 Singer, songwriter, photographer
Peter Andre @MrPeterAndre Followers: 374,856 Singer, songwriter
William Adams Jr. @iamwill Followers: 114,503 Black Eyed Peas
David Archuleta @DavidArchie Followers: 274,726 Singer, songwriter
Marvin Lee Aday @RealMeatLoaf Followers: 8,221 Singer
Monica Arnold @MonicaMyLife Followers: 135,715 Singer, songwriter
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A-Trak @atrak Followers: 36,070 DJ
Beastie Boys @beastieboys Followers: 39,048 Rock/rap/hip hop band
B Real @B_Real420 Followers: 21,056 Rapper, Cypress Hill
Jona Bechtolt @teamyacht Followers: 2,974 Musician, The Blow
Sebastian Bach @sebastianbach Followers: 23,192 Singer, Skid Row, actor
Beck @beck Followers: 6,226 Singer, songwriter, musician
Erykah Badu @fatbellybella Followers: 70,030 Singer, songwriter
Natasha Bedingfield @natashabdnfield Followers: 3,135 Singer, songwriter
Sara Bareilles @SaraBareilles Followers: 1,670,601 Singer, songwriter, pianist
Adrian Belew @THEadrianbelew Followers: 593 Singer, songwriter, guitarist, King Crimson
Celebrity Tweets Every time I break through and the song starts flowing out- every time this year- I stop the music and realize is raining again... @AmyLeeEV (Amy Lee)
Barenaked Ladies @barenakedladies Followers: 8,270 Rock band
Justin Bieber @justinbieber Followers: 535,948 Singer
Travis Barker @trvsbrkr Followers: 329,264 Drummer, blink-182
Andrew Bird @andrewbird Followers: 16,031 Singer
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Mary J Blige @maryjblige Followers: 378,483 Singer, songwriter, producer, actress
Toni Braxton @tonibraxton Followers: 19,527 Singer, songwriter
Wes Borland @wesborland Followers: 16,552 Guitarist, Limp Bizkit
Christopher Bridges @ludajuice Followers: 260,770 Rapper, actor
Celebrity Tweets If you have passion and drive to do something, nothing will be able to get in your way of accomplishing that goal.. XoP @PaulaAbdul (Paula Abdul)
blink-182 @blink182 Followers: 58,738 Rock band
Calvin Cordozar Broadus @snoopdogg Followers: 694,575 Rapper, producer, actor
Blitzen Trapper @BlitzenTrapper Followers: 5,334 Folk band
Cary Brothers @carybrothers Followers: 4,543 Singer, songwriter
Michelle Branch @michellebranch Followers: 48,844 Singer, songwriter, guitarist
Melanie Brown @OfficialMelB Followers: 36,218 Singer, Spice Girls
Paul Brandt @paulbrandt Followers: 2,769 Singer, songwriter
Jimmy Buffett @jimmybuffett Followers: 186,635 Singer, songwriter, author
Celebrity Tweets Just saw the documentary film The Cove, about Japanese fishermen who slaughter dolphins for a living, it’s shameful. Please stop the killing @bryanadams (Bryan Adams)
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Alexandra Burke @alexandramusic Followers: 70,899 Singer
Chris Carrabba @ChrisCarrabba Followers: 18,726 Singer, guitarist, Dashboard Confessional
Stanley Burrell @MCHammer Followers: 1,674,123 Rapper, entertainer, dancer
Kenny Chesney @kennychesney Followers: 205,667 Singer, guitarist
Kandi Burruss @KandiConnection Followers: 135,063 Singer, songwriter, producer
Kelly Clarkson @theclarksonk Followers: 1,200 Singer, songwriter
Ryan Cabrera @ryan_cabrera Followers: 13,988 Singer
George Clinton @george_clinton Followers: 4,741 Singer, songwriter, producer
Mariah Carey @MariahCarey Followers: 2,002,428 Singer, songwriter, producer, actress
Anita Cochran @anitacochran Followers: 1,395 Singer, songwriter, guitarist, producer
Celebrity Tweets I’m four songs into the new record. I have a stomach ache from how happy i am. Apparently happy feels like bad sushi. Sigh. @SaraBareilles (Sara Bareilles)
Vanessa Carlton @VanessaCarlton Followers: 4,911 Singer, songwriter, pianist
Sean John Combs @iamdiddy Followers: 2,269,522 Rapper, producer, actor, designer
Celebrity Tweets We all have something to celebrate, life, so that makes you a celebrity! Everybody is a star! @maryjblige (Mary J Blige)
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Coldplay @coldplay Followers: 2,269,759 Alternative rock band
Jamie Cullum @jamiecullum Followers: 26,284 Singer, songwriter, musician
Collective Soul @collective_soul Followers: 27,929 Alternative rock band
Rivers Cuomo @riverscuomo Followers: 2,074 Singer, songwriter, guitarist, Weezer
David Cook @thedavidcook Followers: 75,076 Singer, songwriter
Billy Ray Cyrus @billyraycyrus Followers: 320,713 Singer, songwriter, actor
Billy Corgan @Billy Followers: 28,648 Singer, The Smashing Pumpkins
Trace Cyrus @TraceCyrus Followers: 337,675 Singer, songwriter, guitarist
Chris Cornell @chriscornell Followers: 1,279,874 Singer, songwriter, Soundgarden, Audioslave
Chris Daughtry @CHRIS_Daughtry Followers: 108,896 Singer, songwriter, guitarist, Daughtry
Celebrity Tweets It’s a bit awkward sitting on a plane next to someone who is reading a magazine article about you but they’re clueless it’s you next to them @michellebranch (Michelle Branch)
Jonathan Coulton @jonathancoulton Followers: 39,250 Singer, songwriter
Taylor Dayne @taylor_dayne Followers: 7,041 Singer, actress
Counting Crows @countingcrows Followers: 1,044,443 Alternative rock band
Death Cab for Cutie @dcfctours Followers: 9,997 Alternative rock band
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Kristinia DeBarge @Kristinia Followers: 25,472 Singer, songwriter
Dixie Chicks @dixiechicks Followers: 227,601 Country rock band
Alex DeLeon @alexanderdeleon Followers: 20,110 Singer, The Cab
Fred Durst @freddurst Followers: 1,400,863 Singer, Limp Bizkit
Depeche Mode @depechemode Followers: 249,594 Alternative rock band
Garrett Dutton III @glove Followers: 7,572 Singer, G. Love & Special Sauce
Jason Derulo @jasonderulo Followers: 9,626 Singer, songwriter, choreographer, producer
Fabulous @myfabolouslife Followers: 361,517 Rapper, songwriter
Neil Diamond @NeilDiamond Followers: 31,108 Singer, songwriter, musician
Fall Out Boy @falloutboy Followers: 116,445 Rock band
Bentley Dierks @DierksBentley Followers: 49,341 Singer
Perry Farrell @perryfarrell Followers: 12,772 Singer, Jane’s Addiction
Ani Difranco @anidifranco Followers: 11,049 Singer, songwriter, guitarist
Stacy Ann Ferguson @Fergie Followers: 39,315 Singer, songwriter, Black Eyed Peas
Celebrity Tweets The album “lost souls” by the doves is top 3 fav record ever. @VanessaCarlton (Vanessa Carlton)
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Celebrity Tweets The human heart is like a broken clock that keeps working. @Billy (Billy Corgan)
Lupe Fiasco @wearelasers Followers: 38,727 Singer
Michael Franti @michaelfranti Followers: 7,371
Dan Finnerty @thedanband Followers: 2,546 Singer
Adam Freeland @Adam_Freeland Followers: 4,277 DJ, producer
Wale Folarin @wale Followers: 127,110 Singer
Alex Greenwald @ALECKSU Followers: 6,315 Singer, Phantom Planet
Benjamin Folds @BenjaminFolds Followers: 26,790 Singer, songwriter, musician, Ben Folds
Bjork Guomundsdottir @bjork Followers: 63,381 Singer, songwriter, producer, actress
Singer, songwriter, Michael Franti & Spearhead
Celebrity Tweets Some mornings I wake up to “signs” telling me to make changes and to think differently. These are the mornings that impress me the most. @freddurst (Fred Durst)
Farrah Franklin @FarrahFranklin Followers: 20,422 Singer, actress, model
Richard Melvin Hall @thelittleidiot Followers: 1,038,960 Singer, songwriter, DJ
Celebrity Tweets People really like to twist words on news...Wow seriously! @Fergie (Fergie)
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Nelly Furtado @NellyFurtado Followers: 298,336 Singer, songwriter, producer, actress
Amy Grant @amygrant Followers: 17,221 Singer, songwriter, guitarist
Stephani Germanotta @ladygaga Followers: 1,653,323 Singer, songwriter
Josh Groban @joshgroban Followers: 98,532 Singer, songwriter, musician, actor
Deborah Gibson @DeborahGibson Followers: 19,005 Singer, songwriter
Brett Gurewitz @OblivionPact Followers: 6,950 Songwriter, guitarist, Bad Religion
Aaron Gillespie @aaronrgillespie Followers: 21,000 Singer, The Almost
Calvin Harris @calvinharris Followers: 149,957 Singer, songwriter, producer
Danny Gokey dannygokey Followers: 104,352 Singer
Mya Harris @MISSMYA Followers: 89,262 Singer, songwriter, producer, actress
Celebrity Tweets I never thought I would be able to say this...but by not having a single tattoo I’m really sticking it to conformity. @joshgroban (Josh Groban)
Goo Goo Dolls @googoodolls Followers: 9,251 Alternative rock band
Ciara Harris @ciara Followers: 262,609 Singer, producer, dancer
Alex Gopher @alexgopher Followers: 1,212 Singer
Imogen Heap @imogenheap Followers: 1,284,196 Singer, songwriter
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Celebrity Tweets The freaks are out in full force tonight, I love Hollyweird! @SlashHudson (Slash)
Hawthorne Heights @HawthorneHgts Followers: 3,251 Rock band
Mandisa Hundley @mandisaofficial Followers: 9,896 Singer
Faith Hill @FaithHill Followers: 31,371 Singer
Enrique Iglesias @enrique305 Followers: 25,473 Singer, songwriter, actor
Keri Hilson @MissKeriBaby Followers: 431,629 Singer, The Clutch
Curtis Jackson III @50cent Followers: 1,973,469 Rapper
Mark Hoppus @markhoppus Followers: 1,468,419 Singer, blink-182/+44
Janet Jackson @JanetJackson Followers: 436,855 Singer
Julianne Hough @juliannehough Followers: 74,747 Singer
Jamey Jasta @jameyjasta Followers: 7,619 Singer, Kingdom of Sorrow
Celebrity Tweets I hate waking up when its raining @Enrique305 (Enrique Iglesias)
Slash Hudson @SlashHudson Followers: 114,409 Guitarist, Guns N’ Roses
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Wyclef Jean @wyclef Followers: 1,150,690 Rapper, producer
Music
Joan Jet @joanjett Followers: 5,868 Singer, songwriter, guitarist, producer
Alicia Keys @aliciakeys Followers: 539,152 Singer, pianist, actress
Michael Johns @michael_johns Followers: 10,063 Singer, songwriter
Solange Knowles @solangeknowles Followers: 342,615 Singer, songwriter, actress
Celebrity Tweets I love you, Mike, and I miss you. Dunk. @JanetJackson (Janet Jackson)
Alvin Nathanial Joiner @mrxtothaz Followers: 32,182 Rapper, actor, TV personality
Jewel Kilcher @jeweljk Followers: 61,336 Singer, songwriter, guitarist, poet
Kimberly Jones @lilkimsworld Followers: 27,930 Rapper, Junior M.A.F.I.A.
Sean Kingston @seankingston Followers: 142,669 Singer, rapper
Celebrity Tweets All hail freedom of expression and artistic integrity. :) fans: I adore u. @adamlambert (Adam Lambert)
Jonas Brothers @Jonasbrothers Followers: 1,083,878 Singers, songwriters, musicians
Andreas Kleerup @kleerup Followers: 1,799 Drummer, The Meat Boys, producer
Zoe Keating @zoecello Followers: 1,253,175 Cellist
Jonathan Knight @JonathanRKnight Followers: 57,302 Singer, New Kids on the Block
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Jordan Knight @jordanknight Followers: 56,611 Singer, New Kids on the Block
John Legend @johnlegend Followers: 1,506,292 Singer, actor
Lenny Kravitz @LennyKravitz Followers: 1,422,113 Singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor
Sean Ono Lennon @seanonolennon Followers: 8,199 Singer, songwriter, actor
Ben Kweller @benkweller Followers: 13,070 Singer, songwriter, musician
Alex Lloyd @alexlloydmusic Followers: 215 Singer, songwriter
Adam Lambert @adamlambert Followers: 239,047 Singer, songwriter
Lisa Loeb @lisaloeb4real Followers: 16,740 Singer, songwriter
Celebrity Tweets “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” - Jim Rohn @aliciakeys (Alicia Keys)
Queen Latifah @IAMQUEENLATIFAH Followers: 260,225 Singer, rapper, actress
Kenny Loggins @kennyloggins Followers: 3,902 Singer, songwriter, musician
Amy Lee @AmyLeeEV Followers: 22,203 Singer, Evanescence
Jennifer Lopez @JLo Followers: 71,740 Singer, producer, dancer, actress
Celebrity Tweets You would have an easier time finding the arc of the covenant in mint condition, than a stick of deodorant in Japan. Not much sweating here. @seanonolennon (Sean Lennon)
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Lonnie Lynn Jr. @common Followers: 129,414 Rapper, actor
John Mayer @johncmayer Followers: 2,649,750 Singer, songwriter, guitarist
Joel Madden @JoelMadden Followers: 311,278 Singer, Good Charlotte
Martina McBride @martinamcbride Followers: 50,330 Singer, songwriter
Celebrity Tweets Cool. My song, “Let’s Forget About It” is on at IKEA! @lisaloeb4real (Lisa Loeb)
Tracy Marrow @FINALLEVEL Followers: 27,140 Rapper, actor, author
Paul McCartney @PaulMcCartney Followers: 24,711 Singer, songwriter, The Beatles/Wings
Ricky Martin @ricky_martin Followers: 449,202 Singer
Jesse McCartney @JesseMcCartney Followers: 139,529 Singer, songwriter, actor
Marshall Mathers @Eminem Followers: 368,514 Rapper, producer, actor
Reba McEntire @reba Followers: 69,185 Singer, songwriter, actress
Dave Matthews @DaveJMatthews Followers: 824,723 Singer, songwriter, The Dave Matthews Band
Roger McGuinn @RogerMcGuinn Followers: 3,554 Singer, guitarist, The Byrds
Celebrity Tweets Wow whoever made “Die Already” really does sound like me. But it ain’t. @Eminem (Eminem)
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Joey McIntyre @joeymcintyre Followers: 60,308 Singer, New Kids on the Block
@LoLa Monroe DaRealAngelLola Followers: 41,692 Singer
Katharine McPhee @katharinemcphee Followers: 12,925 Singer
Alecia Moore @Pink Followers: 674,805 Singer, songwriter
Colin Meloy @colinmeloy Followers: 1,151,168 Singer, Decemberists
Mandy Moore @TheMandyMoore Followers: 1,644,915 Singer, songwriter, actress
Celebrity Tweets What if everyone’s Twitter picture was of them flipping the bird. Maybe for a couple days. Maybe forever. Meant well or not. Just fun no? @DaveJMatthews (Dave Matthews)
Matthew Paul Miller @matisyahu Followers: 1,082,010 Singer
Alanis Morissette @morissette Followers: 28,428 Singer, songwriter, actress
Kylie Minogue @kylie_minogue Followers: 26,598 Singer, songwriter, actress
Shad Moss @bowwow614 Followers: 263,194 Rapper, actor
Celebrity Tweets I always feel a little ripped off when there is an episode of Dateline without Keith Morrison as the correspondent. @davenavarro6767 (Dave Navarro)
Alison Monro @AFineFrenzy Followers: 1,548,041 Singer, songwriter, pianist
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Jason Mraz @jason_mraz Followers: 440,862 Singer, songwriter
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Dwight Myers @heavyd Followers: 39,240 Rapper, Heavy D & the Boyz
Aubrey O’Dea @AubreyODay Followers: 164,285 Singer, songwriter, Danity Kane
Terra Naomi @terranaomi Followers: 4,626 Singer
Ozzy Osbourne @OfficialOzzy Followers: 254,935 Singer
Dave Navarro @davenavarro6767 Followers: 50,189 Guitarist, Jane’s Addiction
Emily Osment @EmilyOsment Followers: 399,553 Singer, songwriter
Brandy Norwood @4everBrandy Followers: 249,859 Singer, songwriter, producer, actress
Brad Paisley @paisleyofficial Followers: 80,001 Singer, songwriter
Celebrity Tweets Grandma asked if someone’s phone was going off when it was actually a violin player. Then player asked 4 requests & gma said Kissed A Girl! @katyperry (Katy Perry)
William Raymond Norwood Jr. @RayJ Followers: 122,454 Singer, producer
Amanda Palmer @amandapalmer Followers: 220,596 Singer, The Dresden Dolls
Oasis @oasis Followers: 46,360 Alternative rock band
Dolly Parton @Dolly_Parton Followers: 303,980 Singer, songwriter, musician, actress
Celebrity Tweets Tooooooo muchhh cofffeeeeeee!!!!!./-JJ @Jonasbrothers (Jonas Brothers)
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Pearl Jam @PearlJam Followers: 275,808 Alternative rock band
Pussycat Dolls @pcdmusic Followers: 5,967 Pop band
Thomas Pentz @diplo Followers: 41,147 Songwriter, producer
Trent Reznor @trent_reznor Followers: 636,278 Singer, Nine Inch Nails
Celebrity Tweets I am going to bring some coconut cake on the plane to NY. @smokey_robinson (Smokey Robinson)
Stephen Perkins @stephenperkins Followers: 4,086 Drummer, Jane’s Addiction
Busta Rhymes @BusaBusss Followers: 134,863 Rapper, songwriter, actor
Celebrity Tweets I have said ‘i love you’ to so many people tonight. I can’t stop hugging people. This is magical. @taylorswift13 (Taylor Swift)
Katy Perry @katyperry Followers: 1,434,933 Singer, songwriter
Leann Rimes @leannrimes Followers: 45,337 Singer, songwriter, actress
Kellie Pickler @kelliepickler Followers: 179,232 Singer
Shakira Ripoll @shakira Followers: 422,677 Singer, songwriter
Celebrity Tweets catching up on MAD MEN. nothing really happens. why am i so fascinated by it? @ThisIsRobThomas (Rob Thomas)
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Smokey Robinson @smokey_robinson Followers: 26,408 Singer, songwriter, producer
Russell Simmons @UncleRUSH Followers: 262,799 Def Jam
Samantha Ronson @samantharonson Followers: 1,354,743 Singer, songwriter, DJ
James Todd Smith @llcoolj Followers: 304,609 Rapper, actor
Asher Roth @asherroth Followers: 131,153 Rapper
Shaffer Chimere Smith @NeYoCompound Followers: 160,445 Singer, songwriter, producer, actor
Celebrity Tweets Is it possible that I’ve been going through my “terrible twos” for the past 28 years? @Petewentz (Pete Wentz)
Kelly Rowland @KELLY__ROWLAND Followers: 181,662 Singer
Jordin Sparks @TheRealJordin Followers: 397,054 Singer, songwriter
Celebrity Tweets Holy toledo mudhens!!!.....lou holtz just spit the word “b*tch” on espn’s college football final!....amazing @Elliottyamin (Elliott Yamin)
Paulina Rubio @paurubio Followers: 55,753 Singer, actress
Britney Spears @britneyspears Followers: 3,835,866 Singer
Gene Simmons @genesimmons Followers: 47,196 Singer, guitarist, Kiss
Bruce Springsteen @springsteen Followers: 15,100 Singer, songwriter, musician
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Ruben Studdard @RubenStuddard Followers: 4,242 Singer
Justin Timberlake @jtimberlake Followers: 1,196,337 Singer, songwriter, actor
Celebrity Tweets Don’t be distracted by criticism. Remember-the only taste of success some people have when they take a bite out of you.~Zig Ziglar @Ludajuice (Ludacris)
Taylor Swift @taylorswift13 Followers: 1,907,553 Singer, songwriter, guitarist, actress
David Usher @davidusher Followers: 2,668 Singer, songwriter, Moist
Robin Thicke @robinthicke Followers: 22,788 Singer, songwriter
Raymond Usher @UsherRaymondIV Followers: 145,606 Singer, songwriter
Celebrity Tweets Seems as though my twitter was hacked yesterday. I could be angry, except I secretly love how psychotically smart my fans are. @Ladygaga (Lady Gaga)
Rob Thomas @ThisIsRobThomas Followers: 127,185 Singer, Matchbox Twenty
Kate Voegele @katevoegele Followers: 37,484 Singer, songwriter
Ahmir Thompson @questlove Followers: 1,118,191 Drummer, The Roots
Donnie Wahlberg @DonnieWahlberg Followers: 97,981 Singer, New Kids on the Block
Celebrity Tweets I suppose its ironic that I’m giving directions to a chinese taxi driver who is lost in chinatown, what with me being a dirty gaijin. @Thelittleidiot (Moby)
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Jody Watley @jodywatley Followers: 10,505 Singer, songwriter, producer
Amy Winehouse @amywinehouse Followers: 35,409 Singer, songwriter
Pete Wentz @petewentz Followers: 1,753,261 Guitarist, Fall Out Boy
Danny Wood @dannywood Followers: 38,848 Singer, New Kids on the Block
DJ WhooKid @DJWhooKid Followers: 35,246 DJ
Elliott Yamin @elliottyamin Followers: 8,680 Singer
Celebrity Tweets they got homer simpsons voice on a GPS! homer simpson?!? Tha Boss coulda done that ishh better, and ya do know that!! @Snoopdogg (Snoop Dogg)
Robbie Williams @robbiewilliams Followers: 33,649 Singer
Al Yankovic @alyankovic Followers: 1,462,733 Singer, songwriter, producer
Allee Willis @AlleeWillis Followers: 505 Songwriter
Trisha Yearwood @TYcom Followers: 6,482 Singer, actress
Celebrity Tweets i just made a twitter account because it isnt cool for someone to blame you and blast you with lies... @iamwill (will.i.am)
Patrick Wilson @patrick_wilson Followers: 8,438 Drummer, Weezer
Pete Yorn @peteyorn Followers: 1,091,934 Singer, songwriter, guitarist
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Rania Al Abdullah @QueenRania Followers: 1,061,655 Wife of King Abdullah II of Jordan
Jillian Barberie @askjillian Followers: 34,224 Good Day LA, Fox NFL Sunday
Alex Albrecht @alexalbrecht Followers: 69,016 Podcast host, The Screen Savers
Victoria Beckham @REALVicBeckham Followers: 25,950 The Spice Girls
Buzz Aldrin @therealBuzz Followers: 698,537 Astronaut
Joy Behar @JoyVBehar Followers: 138,342 The View
Criss Angel @crissangel Followers: 233,765 Mindfreak
Greg Behrendt @gregbehrendt Followers: 5,178 He’s Just Not That Into You
Celebrity Tweets Don’t reinforce or encourage fearful or aggressive state of mind. Save affection for when your dog is calm! @cesarmillan (Cesar Millan)
Michael Ausiello @EWAusielloFiles Followers: 975,663 Entertainment Weekly
Pope Benedict XVI @Pope_Benedict Followers: 3,157 Reigning Pope
Mark Ballas @OfficialMBallas Followers: 25,096 Dancing with the Stars
Tom Bergeron @Tom_Bergeron Followers: 10,172 Dancing with the Stars host
Tyra Banks @tyrabanks Followers: 634,548 Model, The Tyra Banks Show
Larry Birkhead @larrybirkhead Followers: 2,430 Photographer
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David Blaine @davidblaine Followers: 254,169 Magician
Sylvia Browne @Sylvia_Browne Followers: 12,548 Spiritual teacher, psychic
Celebrity Tweets Anyone notice the World Series players wearing these necklaces? Or believe they boost energy? @DrOz (Dr. Mehmet Oz)
Lo Bosworth @LoBosworth Followers: 286,336 Laguna Beach, The Hills
Warren Buffett @W_Buffett Followers: 21,783 Investor, businessman, philanthropist
Adam Bouska @bouska Followers: 9,158 Photographer, Co-Founder of NO H8
Brooke Burke @brookeburke Followers: 1,598,624 Model, Dancing with the Stars
Celebrity Tweets OK, I doused myself with gasoline and got out the matches. But I’m not lighting one, because I just realized Oprah’s probably gonna be OK! @marklisanti (Mark Lisanti)
Richard Branson @richardbranson Followers: 196,399 The Virgin Group
Billy Bush @BillyBush Followers: 31,271 Access Hollywood
Derren Brown @DerrenBrown Followers: 251,920 Magician
Adam Carolla @adamcarolla Followers: 60,249 The Adam Carolla Podcast
Celebrity Tweets John use to say “I love you” every day. I didn’t understand then, how lucky I was. @yokoono (Yoko Ono)
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Duane Dog Chapman @DogBountyHunter Followers: 22,404 Dog the Bounty Hunter
Adrianne Curry @AdrianneCurry Followers: 54,733 America’s Next Top Model
Alexa Chung @alexa_chung Followers: 94,912 It’s On with Alexa Chung
Carson Daly @carsonjdaly Followers: 39,464 Last Call with Carson Daly
Jean-Michel Cousteau @JMCousteau Followers: 1,647 French explorer
Donny Deutsch @Donny_Deutsch Followers: 6,364 The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch
Celebrity Tweets Just dropped my youngest off at her first day of school... More difficult than I thought it would be. @Donny_Deutsch (Donny Deutsch)
Simon Cowell @SimonPCowell Followers: 7,095 American Idol
Janice Dickinson @JDintheJungle Followers: 15,922 The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency
Celebrity Tweets But it also really scared me, I really hope and pray to God that nothing like that ever happens. What are your thoughts on this 2012 theory? @ParisHilton (Paris Hilton)
Cindy Crawford @CindyCrawford Followers: 205,652 Supermodel, spokesperson
Annie Duke @RealAnnieDuke Followers: 16,901 Professional poker player
Celebrity Tweets Ha some of these messages really do make me laugh, and some make me feeeeel ...... slightly sick @SimonPCowell (Simon Cowell)
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John C. Dvorak @THErealDVORAK Followers: 63,214 Vice-President of Mevio
Chelsea Handler @chelsealately Followers: 1,777,389 The Chelsea Lately Show
Celebrity Tweets just talked to @ladygaga. Her mgmt didnt want her to do 2nd album (the fame monster) but she secretly wrote it behind their backs. @RyanSeacrest (Ryan Seacrest)
Damien Fahey @damienFahey Followers: 10,054 I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! host
Bob Harper @MyTrainerBob Followers: 31,756 The Biggest Loser fitness expert
Kevin Frazier @KevinFrazierET Followers: 3,473 Entertainment Tonight
Elisabeth Hasselbeck @ehasselbeck Followers: 138,631 The View
Celebrity Tweets Go ahead slobber all over New Moon. But for the soul see The Messenger or An Education or Precious or anything with a heart and mind. @petertravers (Peter Travers)
Mark Geragos @markgeragos Followers: 3,160 Attorney
Courtney Hazlett @courtneyatmsnbc Followers: 2,825 Celebrity correspondent, msnbc.com
Jon Gosselin @jongosselin1 Followers: 75,305 Jon & Kate Plus 8
Hugh Hefner @hughhefner Followers: 159,584 Playboy Enterprises
Celebrity Tweets I find it funny that it’s on Digg that I’m here. I’m looking forward to when people can have unlimited connections on Facebook soon! @finkd (Mark Zuckerberg)
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Celebrity Tweets “A lot of people have imagination, but can’t execute--you have to execute with the imagination.” --Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump (Donald J. Trump)
Joanna Hernandez @cocktailvh1 Followers: 41,901 For the Love of Ray J
Derek Hough @OfficialDHough Followers: 34,038 Dancing with the Stars
Paris Hilton @ParisHilton Followers: 1,031,979 Paris Hilton’s My New BFF
Kathy Ireland @kathyireland Followers: 27,518 Kathy Ireland Worldwide
Perez Hilton @PerezHilton Followers: 1,623,204 Perezhilton.com
Jesse James @Frankyluckman Followers: 8,706 West Coast Choppers
Celebrity Tweets A tip to my readers: Don’t ever let Lindsay Lohan borrow anything from you. @chelsealately (Chelsea Handler)
John Hodgman @hodgman Followers: 235,441 PC in Apple’s “Get a Mac” campaign
Kris Jenner @KeepinUpWKris Followers: 168,336 Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Brooke Hogan @BrookeHogan Followers: 212,724 Hogan Knows Best, Brooke Knows Best
Levi Johnston @LeviJohnston05 Followers: 4,275 Upcoming Playgirl magazine model
Celebrity Tweets I woke up & thanked God for removing the toxicity in my life so I could “glow”...b/c now there is nothing poisoning me from the inside! @StarJonesEsq (Star Jones)
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Star Jones @StarJonesEsq Followers: 37,018 Attorney, The View
Gayle King @kinggayle Followers: 104,278 The Gayle King Show
Khloe Kardashian @KhloeKardashian Followers: 125,559 Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Larry King @kingsthings Followers: 1,480,562 Larry King Live
Kim Kardashian @KimKardashian Followers: 2,623,225 Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Karl Lagerfeld @Karl_Lagerfeld Followers: 147,694 Fashion designer
Celebrity Tweets “ I am who I am, I am what I am, I do what I do and I ain’t never gonna do it any different. “Buck Owens @Fankyluckman (Jesse James)
Kourtney Kardashian @KourtneyKardash Followers: 663,221 Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Ricki Lake @Msrickilake Followers: 19,977 The Ricki Lake Show, Hair
Celebrity Tweets Re:water on the moon-a conf of what we have long suspected-but it doesn’t suggest a commercial Gold Rush or make that Water Rush-to the moon @therealBuzz (Buzz Aldrin)
Emma Kennedy @EmmaK67 Followers: 8,176 Actress, writer
Padma Lakshmi @PadmaLakshmi Followers: 13,550 Top Chef
Celebrity Tweets @ Reggie_Bush Wait and see what I put in your stocking this year ;-) @KimKardashian (Kim Kardashian)
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Shayne Lamas @ShayneDahlLamas Followers: 8,659 The Bachelor, Leave it to Lamas
Dina Lohan @dinalohan Followers: 6,139 Living Lohan
Amanda Leatherman @MandaLeatherman Followers: 2,285 FSN, PokerRoad.com
Holly Madison @hollymadison123 Followers: 250,050 The Girls Next Door
Adam Leber @AdamLeber Followers: 10,114 Manager, Britney Spears
Howie Mandel @howiemmandel Followers: 13,123 Deal or No Deal
Celebrity Tweets Thurs Challenge, Cut your calories by 200 today AND burn 200 more calories in your workout. Creating that deficit helps with weight loss. @MyTrainerBob (Bob Harper)
Harvey Levin @HarveyLevinTMZ Followers: 109,035 TMZ executive producer
Erin Manning @ErinManning Followers: 242 The Whole Picture
Celebrity Tweets just got home, let out the dogs, within minutes they cornered, attacked and killed an opossum. had to wash little bloody mouths .life on farm @MarthaStewart (Martha Stewart)
Mark Lisanti @marklisanti Followers: 3,435 Gossip monger, blogger
Bridget Marquardt @BunnyBridget Followers: 172,687 The Girls Next Door
Ali Lohan @alilohan Followers: 11,151 Living Lohan
Mike Massimino @Astro_Mike Followers: 1,176,169 Astronaut
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Stella McCartney @StellaMcCartney Followers: 27,645 Fashion designer
David Mitchell @RealDMitchell Followers: 120,226 Peep Show
Celebrity Tweets We should always take our 1st impression. If we meet someone & a small alarm goes off-run! Darkness pulls us down. Light lifts us up to God @Sylvia_Browne (Sylvia Browne)
Dr. Phil McGraw @DrPhil Followers: 231,341 Author, psychologist
Heidi Montag @heidimontag Followers: 816,978 The Hills
Jason Mesnick @jason_mesnick Followers: 13,882 The Bachelor
Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg Followers: 28,635 The Wall Street Journal
Jillian Michaels @JillianMichaels Followers: 66,138 The Biggest Loser fitness expert
Jayde Nicole @Jayde_Nicole Followers: 94,057 2008 Playboy Playmate of the Year
Celebrity Tweets 1/3 of the world’s open water sharks face extinction, new study on White Shark Cafe will help in their protection @JMCousteau (Jean-Michel Cousteau)
Mia Michaels @mmraw Followers: 18,900 So You Think You Can Dance?
Nancy O’Dell @NancyODell Followers: 26,035 Access Hollywood
Cesar Millan @cesarmillan Followers: 66,287 The Dog Whisperer
Yoko Ono @yokoono Followers: 567,337 Artist, musician
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Jack Osbourne @MrJackO Followers: 40,815 The Osbournes
Andi Peters @xxandip Followers: 76,416 Presenter, voice actor, executive
Kelly Osbourne @MissKellyO Followers: 191,366 The Osbournes, Dancing with the Stars
Dr. Drew Pinsky @drdrew Followers: 1,686,429 The Man Show, Celebrity Rehab
Celebrity Tweets “All human life must be protected, especially that of the weak and suffering...” @Pope_Benedict (Pope benedict)
Sharon Osbourne @MrsSOsbourne Followers: 111,148 The Osbournes, The X Factor
Mark Polansky @Astro_127 Followers: 40,516 Astronaut
Dr. Mehmet Oz @DrOz Followers: 83,643 Cardiothoracic surgeon, The Dr. OZ Show
Whitney Port @whitneyEVEport Followers: 324,743 The Hills
Petros Papadakis @PetrosAndMoney Followers: 6,477 Fox Sports Radio
Spencer Pratt @spencerpratt Followers: 630,247 The Hills
Audrina Patridge @OfficialAudrina Followers: 440,961 The Hills
Stephanie Pratt @stephaniepratt Followers: 266,362 The Hills
Celebrity Tweets Disease, Natural disasters, fate do not discriminate, but terrorism does. It discriminates against the innocent. @QueenRania (Rania Al Abdullah)
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Katie Price @MissKatiePrice Followers: 445,082 Author, model
Jonathan Ross @Wossy Followers: 452,457 Film critic, radio/TV presenter
Giuliana Rancic @GiulianaRancic Followers: 1,494,400 E! News
Phillip Schofield @Schofe Followers: 275,132 TV presenter
Doug Reinhardt @DougReinhardt1 Followers: 19,457 The Hills
Robert Scoble @Scobleizer Followers: 104,554 Scobleizer
Nicole Richie @nicolerichie Followers: 749,431 The Simple Life
Ryan Seacrest @RyanSeacrest Followers: 2,623,938 TV producer, American Idol, E! News
Joan Rivers @Joan_Rivers Followers: 57,078 Comedian, TV host
Courtenay Semel @Courtenaysemel Followers: 5,031 Filthy Rich: Cattle Drive
Celebrity Tweets What are we doing? Changing the question to “What’s happening?” Carry on with your normal tweeting. @ev (Evan Williams)
Melissa Rivers @MelRivers Followers: 7,013 TV host
Terri Seymour @TerriSeymour Followers: 1,362 The X Factor
Shaun Robinson @shaunssanctuary Followers: 4,507 Access Hollywood
Adam Shankman @adammshankman Followers: 48,047 Choreographer
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Celebrity Tweets Britney’s body is back. Pre-meltdown days! @HarveyLevinTMZ (Harvey Levin)
Sherri Sheperd @SherriESheperd Followers: 156,866 The View
Stephen A Smith @stephenasmith Followers: 42,761 Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith
Richard Simmons @TheWeightSaint Followers: 3,061 Fitness guru
Lara Spencer @TILaraSpencer Followers: 4,229 The Insider
Kimora Lee Simmons @BabyPhat Followers: 79,546 Phat, Baby Phat
Mark Steines @MarkSteinesET Followers: 2,688 Entertainment Tonight
Tavis Smiley @tavissmiley Followers: 51,211 Tavis Smiley, The Tavis Smiley Show
Martha Stewart @MarthaStewart Followers: 1,696,891 Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
Karina Smirnoff @Karina_Smirnoff Followers: 9,852 Dancing with the Stars
Ryan Sutter @ryansutter Followers: 3,779 The Bachelorette
Kenny Smith @TheJetOnTNT Followers: 53,491 Inside the NBA
Trista Sutter @tristasutter Followers: 13,071 The Bachelorette
Celebrity Tweets unbelievable, 3 days after @drdrew suffers the loss of his Dad he saves the life of a 15 year old on the football field last night. @markgeragos (Mark Geragos)
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John Tesh @JohnTesh Followers: 4,691 John Tesh Radio Show
Kat Von D @thekatvond Followers: 112,559 Tattoo artist, L.A. Ink
Tila Tequila @OfficialTila Followers: 266,354 A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila
Dita Von Teese @DitaVonTeese Followers: 186,854 Burlesque star
Peter Travers @petertravers Followers: 8,158 Rolling Stone movie critic
Jhonen Vasquez @JhonenV Followers: 17,156 Johnny the Homicidal Maniac
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump Followers: 18,771 Trump Organization, Chairman/CEO
Chris Webber @NBATVChris Followers: 32,225 NBA TV
Ivanka Trump @IvankaTrump Followers: 506,198 Daughter of Ivana/Donald J. Trump
Kendra Wilkinson @KendraWilkinson Followers: 417,022 The Girls Next Door, Kendra
Shannon Tweed @shannonleetweed Followers: 13,474 Gene Simmons Family Jewels
Evan Williams @ev Followers: 1,172,839 Twitter CEO
Bob Vila @BobVilacom Followers: 1,094,183 This Old House
Oprah Winfrey Oprah Followers: 2,662,424 The Oprah Winfrey Show
Celebrity Tweets I was on E! @thatmorningshow today talking about my new lighting kit- here’s the vid http://bit.ly/3m73m0 @ErinManning (Erin Manning)
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Angela Yee @angelayee Followers: 49,708 Radio host
Rachel Zoe @rzrachelzoe Followers: 135,566 Stylist
Alex Zane @alex_zane Followers: 33,128 Rude Tube
Mark Zuckerberg @finkd Followers: 27,598 Facebook CEO/Co-Founder
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Political Correspondents Patrick J.Buchanan @PatrickBuchanan Followers: 873 Author, Columnist, MSNBC News Analyst
Jefferson Graham @jeffersongraham Followers: 1,596 USA TODAY
Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox Followers: 1,368,614 Author, editor, founder of Wonkette
David Gregory @davidgregory Followers: 1,401,426 Meet the Press
Craig Crawford @craig_crawford Followers: 3,165 MSNBC analyst/author, blogger
Savannah Guthrie @SavannahGuthrie Followers: 1,215 NBC News White House Correspondent
Celebrity Tweets My son this morning asked two questions about political parties: “why are they called parties and do they have cake?” @davidgregory (David Gregory)
Candy Crowley @crowleyCNN Followers: 2,624 Senior Political Reporter, CNN
Burt Helm @BurtHelm Followers: 1,262 BusinessWeek
John Dickerson @jdickerson Followers: 1,334,776 Slate correspondent, CBS News analysis
Arik Hesseldah @ahess247 Followers: 3,866 BusinessWeek
Amy Feldman @amyfeldman Followers: 2,968 Business Week
John King @JohnKingCNN Followers: 2,255 State of the Union with John King
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Celebrity Tweets This Gap ad might be the most politically correct holiday ad in the history of commercial television. http://ping.fm/UZQ5X @chucktodd (Chuck Todd)
Anne Kornblut @annekornblut Followers: 2,875 The Washington Post
Dan Patterson @DanPatterson Followers: 6,523 ABC News
Howard Kurtz @HowardKurtz Followers: 15,067 Reliable Sources
Jon Ralston @RalstonFlash Followers: 1,020 Face to Face, Las Vegas Sun
Meghan McCain @McCainBlogette Followers: 77,102 Political blogger
Bob Schieffer @bobschieffer Followers: 6,568 Face the Nation, CBS News correspondent
Mike Murphy @murphymike Followers: 3,688 Republican political consultant
Rev. Al Sharpton @TheRevAl Followers: 16,080 Activist, Baptist Minister
NBC First Read @NBCFirstRead Followers: 1,268 NBC News political unit
Brian Stelter @brianstelter Followers: 14,744 The New York Times
Celebrity Tweets I must admit a serious addiction. I get a total high out of catching the us air shuttle at the very last second. @NorahODonnell (Norah O’Donnell)
Norah O’Donnell @NorahODonnell Followers: 9,072 MSNBC Chief Washington Correspondent
George Stephanopoulos @GStephanopoulos Followers: 1,512,361 ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent
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Chuck Todd @chucktodd Followers: 9,120 NBC Chief White House Correspondent
Joe Trippi @JoeTrippi Followers: 1,007,185 Democratic consultant, author
Political Pundits Glenn Beck @glennbeck Followers: 163,186 Conservative Fox News television host
Rush Limbaugh @limbaugh Followers: 52,424 The Rush Limbaugh Show
Celebrity Tweets I just realized my tonsils are missing. Man, I wish I were as rich as M. Moore i could’ve had some of that sweet Castro Care he loves. @glennbeck (Glenn Beck)
Sean Hannity @hannityshow Followers: 45,541 Hannity and Colmes
Celebrity Tweets The Gratitude Wave: Showing Our Soldiers We Have NOT Forgotten Them: “Thousands of men and women have...http://bit.ly/3KRQXl @hannityshow (Sean Hannity)
Politicians Dick Armey @DickArmey Followers: 7,309 FreedomWorks Chairman
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Celebrity Tweets Speaking to the troops in Baghdad. What a fantastic trip. @Schwarzenegger (Arnold Schwarzenegger)
Mike Bloomberg @mikebloomberg Followers: 14,346 Mayor, New York City, NY (I)
Eric Cantor @GOPWhip Followers: 6,359 House, Republican Whip
John Boehner @johnboehner Followers: 18,760 House, Minority Leader (R)
Anh Joseph Cao @AnhJosephCao Followers: 2,053 Congressman, Louisiana (R)
John Boozman @JohnBoozman Followers: 2,971 Congressman, Arkansas (R)
Wes Clark @GeneralClark Followers: 826 Retired US 4-star General
Barbara Boxer @Barbara_Boxer Followers: 17,232 Senator, California (D)
Susan Collins @senatorcollins Followers: 4,705 Senator, Maine (R)
Jerry Brown @JerryBrown2010 Followers: 1,020,255 Attorney General, California (D)
Charlie Crist @charliecristfl Followers: 3,568 Governor, Florida (R)
Celebrity Tweets Not the message our troops wanted to hear but appreciate President Obama’s candor. http://bit.ly/7mte6F #TCOT #SGP @KarlRove (Karl Rove)
Michael Burgess, MD @michaelcburgess Followers: 3,785 Congressman, Texas (R)
John Culberson @johnculberson Followers: 13,045 Congressman, Texas (R)
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Howard Dean @deanforamerica Followers: 55 Democratic National Committee
Carly Fiorina @CarlyforCA Followers: 71,801 Senate candidate, California (R)
Tom DeLay @tomdelay Followers: 3,330 Former Representative, Texas (R)
Randy Forbes @Randy_Forbes Followers: 2,096 Representative, Virginia (R)
Jim DeMint @JimDeMint Followers: 28,488 Senator, South Carolina (R)
Al Franken @alfranken Followers: 2,057 Junior Senator, Minnesota (D)
Chris Dodd @SenChrisDodd Followers: 10,060 Senator, Connecticut (D)
Newt Gingrich @newtgingrich Followers: 1,197,536 Former House Speaker (R), FOX News analyst
John Edwards @johnedwards Followers: 14,688 Former Senator, North Carolina (D)
Al Gore @algore Followers: 1,909,967 Former Vice President (D)
Keith Ellison @keithellison Followers: 4,776 Congressman, Minnesota (D)
Lindsey Graham @GrahamBlog Followers: 1,361 Senator, South Carolina (R)
John Ensign @JohnEnsign Followers: 6,256 Senator, Nevada (R)
Chuck Grassley @ChuckGrassley Followers: 17,486 Senator, Iowa (R)
Celebrity Tweets Michigan-thx 4 Going Rogue! Perfect tour kickoff w/Kid Rock tune praising Northern MI humming in backgrnd @ Barnes/Noble. Above expectations @SarahPalinUSA (Sarah Palin)
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Celebrity Tweets Headed to Rose Garden to watch historic signing of hate crimes bill. After 17 years, its been a long struggle, but a worthwhile victory. @Jim-Moran (Jim Moran)
Alan Grayson @AlanGrayson Followers: 3,835 Representative, Florida (D)
John Kerry @JohnKerry Followers: 3,685 Senator, Massachusetts (D)
Pete Hoekstra @petehoekstra Followers: 8,790 Congressman, Michigan (R)
Bob Latta @boblatta Followers: 4,622 Congressman, Ohio (R)
Jim Inhofe @jiminhofe Followers: 4,986 Senator, Oklahoma (R)
Kevin Madden @KevinMaddenDC Followers: 3,119 Republican strategist
Jesse Jackson Jr. @JacksonJrOnline Followers: 1,963 Congressman, Illinois (D)
John McCain @SenJohnMcCain Followers: 1,592,342 Senator, Arizona (R)
Bobby Jindal @BobbyJindal Followers: 36,610 Governor, Louisiana (R)
Claire McCaskill @clairecmc Followers: 34,857 Senator, Missouri (D)
Boris Johnson @MayorOfLondon Followers: 57,117 Mayor of London, England
George Miller @askgeorge Followers: 2,341 Congressman, California (D)
Celebrity Tweets Goldman Sachs: $500 Million for small business assistance & $16.71 Billion for bonuses – wow, thank you sirs @SenJohnMcCain (John McCain)
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Jim Moran @Jim_Moran Followers: 744 Congressman, Virginia (D)
Karl Rove @KarlRove Followers: 93,178 Sr. Advisor, President George W. Bush
Admiral Mike Mullen @thejointstaff Followers: 8,927 Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Tim Ryan @timryan Followers: 3,644 Congressman, Ohio (D)
Gavin Newsom @GavinNewsom Followers: 1,259,161 Mayor, San Francisco, CA (D)
Rick Santorum @senrick58 Followers: 723 Former Senator, Pennsylvania (R)
Barack Obama @BarackObama Followers: 2,716,743 44th President (D)
Dave Schultheis @Sen_Schultheis Followers: 382 State Senator, Colorado Springs, CO (R)
Sarah Palin @SarahPalinUSA Followers: 25,847 Former Governor, Alaska (R)
Chuck Schumer @ChuckSchumer Followers: 2,074 Senator, New York (D)
Celebrity Tweets Check out Google Earth Climate Tour @algore (Al Gore)
Harry Reid @SenatorReid Followers: 4,363 Senator, Nevada (D)
Arnold Schwarzenegger @Schwarzenegger Followers: 1,428,649 Governor, California (R)
Celebrity Tweets Having coffee with a few CT residents visiting DC. I do this a few times a month so check my website if you are planning a trip down. @SenChrisDodd (Chris Dodd)
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Joe Sestak @JoeSestak Followers: 2,533 Congressman, Pennsylvania (D)
Antonio Villaraigosa @villaraigosa Followers: 12,912 Mayor, Los Angeles, CA (D)
Arlen Specter @SenArlenSpecter Followers: 6,719 Senator, Pennsylvania (D)
David Vitter @DavidVitter Followers: 3,120 Junior Senator, Louisiana (R)
Celebrity Tweets About to enjoy Texas BBQ with LSU Coach Mainieri, care of Governor Rick Perry. Congratulations Tigers! @BobbyJindal (Bobby Jindal)
Fred Thompson @fredthompson Followers: 24,026 Former Senator, Tennessee (R)
Joe Wilson @CongJoeWilson Followers: 13,354 Congressman, South Carolina (R)
Maxime Verhagen @MaximeVerhagen Followers: 23,686 Foreign Affairs Minister, Netherlands
Rob Wittman @RobWittman Followers: 2,943 Representative, Virginia (R)
Celebrity Tweets Lindsey Graham: “What awaits us when we bring a 9/11 conspirator like KSM into federal court? Chaos. His trial will be a zoo.” @GrahamBlog (Lindsey Graham)
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Baseball (MLB) Jeremy Affeldt @JeremyAffeldt Followers: 1,628 San Francisco Giants, Pitcher
Billy Butler @BillyButlerKC Followers: 406 Kansas City Royals, 1st Baseman
Celebrity Tweets on the way to the field doesn’t get better then Red Sox-Yankees @davidortiz (David Ortiz)
Rod Allen @RodAllen12 Followers: 2,114 Retired, Detroit Tigers, Outfielder
Jose Canseco @JoseCanseco Followers: 146,798 Retired, Montreal Expos, Outfielder
Jeremy Barfield @jeremybarfield Followers: 181 Oakland Athletics, 2nd Baseman
Joe Carter @JoeCarter_29 Followers: 1,558 Retired, San Francisco Giants, Right Fielder
Celebrity Tweets Players should be smart enough to realize the Steroid era is over and the game should be clean. The risk/reward isn’t worth it today! @JoseCanseco (Jose Canseco)
Carlos Beltran @carlosbeltran15 Followers: 943 New York Mets, Outfielder
Roger Clemens @rogerclemens Followers: 1,607 Retired, Yankees, Pitcher
Craig Breslow @CraigBreslow Followers: 299 Oakland Athletics, Pitcher
Covelli Crisp @Coco_Crisp Followers: 7,452 Kansas City Royals, Outfielder
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Celebrity Tweets “Looks silly to the fans because the only person in the stadium that can’t see the ball is the guy trying to catch it” @MLBonTBSCal (Cal Ripken)
Carlos Delgado @carlosdelgado21 Followers: 7,102 New York Mets, 1st Baseman
Matt Kemp @mattkemp27 Followers: 9,893 Los Angeles Dodgers, Outfielder
Chad Durbin @ShowcaseU Followers: 5,189 Philadelphia Phillies, Pitcher
Tony La Russa @TonyLaRussa Followers: 3,036 St. Louis Cardinals, Manager
Jason Grilli @GrillCheese49 Followers: 5,475 Texas Rangers, Pitcher
Matt LaPorta @Gator4God Followers: 2,969 Cleveland Indians, Outfielder
Blake Hawksworth @BlakeHawksworth Followers: 1,485 St. Louis Cardinals, Pitcher
Tommy Lasorda @TommyLasorda Followers: 5,003 Retired, LA Dodgers, Manager
Dirk Hayhurst @TheGarfoose Followers: 384 Toronto Blue Jays, Pitcher
Francisco Liriano @liriano47 Followers: 178 Minnesota Twins, Pitcher
Orlando Hudson @orlandohudson Followers: 4,350 Los Angeles Dodgers, 2nd Baseman
Steve Lyons @STEVELYONS2 Followers: 750 Retired, Boston Red Sox, Outfielder
Celebrity Tweets Thanks Yankees fans for your support & love, it’s all been so magical and great, we feel so so grateful, big, huge, THANKS! @Newjorgeposada (Jorge Pasada)
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Joe Maddon @RaysJoeMaddon Followers: 6,043 Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Manager
David Ortiz @davidortiz Followers: 15,917 Boston Red Sox, Designated Hitter
Celebrity Tweets Men of genius are admired. Men of wealth are envied. Men of power are feared, but only men of character are trusted. - Arthur Friedman @JeremyAffeldt (Jeremy Affeldt)
Reid Mahon @DBackPlates22 Followers: 104 Arizona Diamondbacks, Pitcher
Matt Pagnozzi @MattPagnozzi Followers: 342 St. Louis Cardinals, Catcher
Seth McClung @73_MC Followers: 961 Milwaukee Brewers, Pitcher
Jarrod Parker @JarrodBParker Followers: 51 Arizona Diamondbacks, Pitcher
Justin Morneau @JustinMorneau Followers: 8,504 Minnesota Twins, 1st Baseman
Jorge Posada @newjorgeposada Followers: 4,959 New York Yankees, Catcher
Jamie Moyer @moyerfoundation Followers: 1,897 Retired, Philadelphia Phillies, Pitcher
Cal Ripken Jr. @MLBonTBSCal Followers: 1,333 Retired, Baltimore Orioles, Shortstop
Joe Nathan @JoeNathan36 Followers: 3,297 Minnesota Twins, Pitcher
Ryan Rowland-Smith @hyphen18 Followers: 3,195 Seattle Mariners, Pitcher
Celebrity Tweets Man! This is so crazy and hella fun! I love New York! @NickSwisher (Nick Swisher)
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CC Sabathia @CC_Sabathia Followers: 35,691 New York Yankees, Pitcher
Rich Thompson @chopper63 Followers: 1,077 Los Angeles Angels, Pitcher
Curt Schilling @gehrig38 Followers: 14,697 Retired, Boston Red Sox, Pitcher
Chien Ming Wang @ChienMingWang Followers: 986 New York Yankees, Pitcher
Joakim Soria @joakimsoria Followers: 2,567 Kansas City Royals, Pitcher
Todd Wellemeyer @Todalion Followers: 2,821 St. Louis Cardinals, Pitcher
Nick Swisher @NickSwisher Followers: 1,047,260 New York Yankees, 1st Baseman/Outfielder
C.J. Wilson @str8edgeracer Followers: 11,508 Texas Rangers, Pitcher
Mark Teahen @ESPY_TEAHEN Followers: 2,114 Kansas City Royals, Infielder
Basketball (NBA) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar @kaj33 Followers: 1,014,289 Retired, Los Angeles Lakers, Center
Chris Andersen @Birdmancamp Followers: 1,507 Denver Nuggets, Center/Forward
Joe Alexander @SeeJoeDunk Followers: 1,516 Milwaukee Bucks, Forward
Carmelo Anthony @carmeloanthony Followers: 35,502 Denver Nuggets, Forward
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Trevor Ariza @TA_Iam1 Followers: 2,522 Houston Rockets, Forward
Chris Bosh @chrisbosh Followers: 77,767 Toronto Raptors, Forward
Celebrity Tweets Your prayers & good wishes really lift my spirit & helps me understand that I did the right thing by sharing this. Bless you one & all! @Kaj33 (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar)
Ron Artest @96TruwarierQB Followers: 37,097 Los Angeles Lakers, Forward/Guard
Jon Brockman @MrJonBrockman Followers: 147,762 Sacramento Kings, Forward
Jerryd Bayless @JBay4 Followers: 7,856 Portland Trail Blazers, Guard
Aaron Brooks @Thirty2zero Followers: 6,851 Houston Rockets, Guard
Celebrity Tweets What will I miss about the game when I’m done? The game itself. Not the perks, locker room. I will miss the show. There is no better game. @mikejames7 (Mike James)
Charlie Bell @flintstone14 Followers: 5,264 Milwaukee Bucks, Guard
Bobby Brown @BBROWNsix Followers: 1,161 New Orleans Hornets, Guard
DeJuan Blair @DeJuan45 Followers: 6,861 San Antonio Spurs, Forward
Rasual Butler @RasualButler45 Followers: 8,814 Los Angeles Clippers, Forward
Andrew Bogut @AndrewMBogut Followers: 12,552 Milwaukee Bucks, Center
Brian Cardinal @Cardinal_Brian Followers: 3,016 Minnesota Timberwolves, Forward
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Mario Chalmers @mister6clutch Followers: 153,252 Miami Heat, Guard
Mark Cuban @mcuban Followers: 111,292 Dallas Mavericks, Owner
Tyson Chandler @tysonchandler Followers: 22,348 Charlotte Bobcats, Center
Stephen Curry @StephenCurry30 Followers: 31,735 Golden State Warriors, Guard
Speedy Claxton @speeddeamon Followers: 3,505 Atlanta Hawks, Guard
Baron Davis @Baron_Davis Followers: 84,282 Los Angeles Clippers, Guard
Nick Collison @nickcollison4 Followers: 7,543 Oklahoma City Thunder, Forward
Austin Daye @Adaye5 Followers: 3,490 Detroit Pistons, Forward
Mike Conley @mconley11 Followers: 2,435 Memphis Grizzlies, Guard
Chris Douglas-Roberts @cdouglasroberts Followers: 7,500 New Jersey Nets, Guard
Celebrity Tweets In baseball isn’t strange that they are playing a sport while wearing belts and sometimes turtlenecks & coaches wear uniforms? @Mconley11 (Mike Conley)
Daequan Cook @3ptChamp Followers: 5,981 Miami Heat, Guard
Jared Dudley @JaredDudley619 Followers: 8,671 Phoenix Suns, Forward
Joe Crawford @JoeCrawford5 Followers: 6,166 New York Nicks, Guard
Kevin Durant @KevinDurant35 Followers: 84,391 Oklahoma City Thunder, Forward
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Celebrity Tweets Woman on train next to me has chewed thru 2 packs of nicorette gum and we r not out of Connecticut yet. @troy_murphy (Troy Murphy)
Reggie Evans @ReggieEvans30 Followers: 2,179 Toronto Raptors, Forward
TJ Ford @tj_ford Followers: 12,752 Indiana Pacers, Guard
Tyreke Evans @thetyrekeevans Followers: 6,497 Sacramento Kings, Guard
Rick Fox @Rickafox Followers: 25,769 Retired, Los Angeles Lakers, Forward
Rudy Fernandez @rudy5fernandez Followers: 34,387 Portland Trail Blazers, Guard
Randy Foye @randyfoye Followers: 9,250 Washington Wizards, Guard
Michael Finley @Da_Finster Followers: 3,791 San Antonio Spurs, Forward/Guard
Adonal Foyle @afoyle3131 Followers: 1,695 Orlando Magic, Center
Celebrity Tweets Funny quote I heard after the wiz game “Charlie it seem like u ran out of bullets, towards the end of the game, so u threw the gun at him” @CV31 (Charlie Villanueva)
Derek Fisher @derekfisher Followers: 238,315 Los Angeles Lakers, Guard
Francisco Garcia @cisco32 Followers: 150,584 Sacramento Kings, Forward/Guard
Jonny Flynn @J_Flynn Followers: 7,676 Minnesota Timberwolves, Guard
Rudy Gay @rudygay22 Followers: 34,984 Memphis Grizzlies, Forward
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Manu Ginobili @manuginobili Followers: 39,832 San Antonio Spurs, Guard
Tyler Hansbrough @THANS50 Followers: 6,977 Indiana Pacers, Forward
Ryan Gomes @GotGomes Followers: 1,891 Minnesota Timberwolves, Forward
James Harden @jHARD13 Followers: 8,822 Oklahoma City Thunder, Guard
Drew Gooden @DrewGooden Followers: 8,762 Dallas Mavericks, Center/Forward
Al Harrington @a7harrington Followers: 2,537 New York Nicks, Forward
Celebrity Tweets Thought of the day: Most people die coming down from Mt. Everest not going up! @Da_Finster (Michael Finley)
Danny Granger @dgranger33 Followers: 18,472 Indiana Pacers, Forward/Guard
Devin Harris @devin34harris Followers: 4,801 New Jersey Nets, Guard
Jeff Green @jeff_green22 Followers: 6,125 Oklahoma City Thunder, Forward
Luther Head @Luther_Head Followers: 439 Indiana Pacers, Guard
Donté Greene @DonteGreene Followers: 8,435 Sacramento Kings, Forward
George Hill @George_Hill3 Followers: 1,651 San Antonio Spurs, Guard
Blake Griffin @blakegriffin Followers: 45,468 Los Angeles Clippers, Forward
Al Horford @Al_Horford Followers: 3,543 Atlanta Hawks, Forward
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Dwight Howard @DwightHoward Followers: 1,280,421 Orlando Magic, Center
DeAndre Jordan @deandrejordan Followers: 7,254 Los Angeles Clippers, Center
Josh Howard @joshhoward5 Followers: 7,516 Dallas Mavericks, Forward
Carl Landry @carllandry14 Followers: 1,062 Houston Rockets, Forward
Celebrity Tweets When all is said and done... Don’t let more be said than done. @quietstorm_32 (CJ Watson)
Kris Humphries @KrisHumphries Followers: 921 Dallas Mavericks, Forward
Rashard Lewis @Rashard_Lewis Followers: 22,101 Orlando Magic, Forward
Andre Iguodala @AI9 Followers: 26,858 Philadelphia 76ers, Forward/Guard
Robin Lopez @eegabeeva88 Followers: 2,209 Phoenix Suns, Center
Allen Iverson @alleniverson Followers: 76,572 Free Agent, Guard
Kevin Love @kevin_love Followers: 39,833 Minnesota Timberwolves, Center/Forward
Jarrett Jack @Jarrettjack03 Followers: 3,267 Toronto Raptors, Guard
Kyle Lowry @Klow7 Followers: 3,061 Houston Rockets, Guard
Mike James @mikejames7 Followers: 2,905 Washington Wizards, Guard
Mark Madsen @madsen_mark Followers: 7,611 Retired, Minnesota Timberwolves, Forward
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Shawn Marion @matrix31 Followers: 36,106 Dallas Mavericks, Forward
Mike Miller @m33m Followers: 7,489 Minnesota Timberwolves, Guard
Roger Mason Jr. @MoneyMase Followers: 9,575 San Antonio Spurs, Guard
Patrick Mills @Patty_Mills Followers: 4,556 Portland Trail Blazers, Guard
Celebrity Tweets Everyone gets dunked on. Everyone. Lebron, release the tape, and don’t be a cry baby. @dennisrodman (Dennis Rodman)
Sean May @BigMay42 Followers: 5,466 Sacramento Kings, Forward
Yao Ming @YaoMing Followers: 7,092 Houston Rockets, Center
Eric Maynor @EMaynor3 Followers: 4,255 Utah Jazz, Guard
Nazr Mohammed @NazrMohammed Followers: 5,228 Charlotte Bobcats, Center/Forward
JaVale McGee @bigdaddywookie Followers: 2,052 Washington Wizards, Center
Anthony Morrow @BlackBoiPachino Followers: 2,334 Golden State Warriors, Guard
Jodie Meeks @JMEEKS23 Followers: 11,724 Milwaukee Bucks, Guard
Troy Murphy @troy_murphy Followers: 6,237 Indiana Pacers, Forward
C.J. Miles @CJMiles34 Followers: 4,171 Utah Jazz, Forward/Guard
Steve Nash @the_real_nash Followers: 100,247 Phoenix Suns, Guard
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Celebrity Tweets Most fun part of owning team. Charging court after buzzer beat...knowing the cops aren’t behind you) @mcuban (Mark Cuban)
Fabricio Oberto @obricio7 Followers: 150,661 Washington Wizards, Center/Forward
Tony Parker @tp9network Followers: 2,425 San Antonio Spurs, Guard
Patrick O’Bryant @13POB13 Followers: 2,724 Toronto Raptors, Center
Chris Paul @Oneandonlycp3 Followers: 69,308 New Orleans Hornets, Guard
Lamar Odom @RealLamarOdom Followers: 316,640 Los Angeles Lakers, Forward/Guard
Morris Peterson @mopete24 Followers: 5,193 New Orleans Hornets, Forward/Guard
Jermaine O’Neal @jermaineoneal Followers: 14,751 Miami Heat, Center/Forward
Johan Petro @Frenchi27 Followers: 146,944 Denver Nuggets, Center
Shaquille O’Neil @THE_REAL_SHAQ Followers: 2,545,155 Cleveland Cavaliers, Center
Paul Pierce @paulpierce34 Followers: 1,320,410 Boston Celtics, Forward
Travis Outlaw @Travis25Outlaw Followers: 5,787 Portland Trail Blazers, Forward
Jason Richardson @jrich23 Followers: 28,264 Phoenix Suns, Forward/Guard
Zaza Pachulia @zaza27 Followers: 4,152 Atlanta Hawks, Center/Forward
Quentin Richardson @QRich Followers: 228,908 Miami Heat, Forward/Guard
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Nate Robinson @nate_robinson Followers: 38,823 New York Nicks, Guard
Amar’e Stoudemire @Amareisreal Followers: 39,005 Phoenix Suns, Forward
Dennis Rodman @dennisrodman Followers: 10,629 Retired, Dallas Mavericks, Forward
DaJuan Summers @dsummers35 Followers: 5,276 Detroit Pistons, Forward
Ricky Rubio @rickyrubio9 Followers: 35,577 FC Barcelona, Guard
Jason Terry @jasonterry31 Followers: 162,853 Dallas Mavericks, Guard
Bryon Russell @BRuss3 Followers: 1,495 Retired, Utah Jazz, Guard
Hasheem Thabeet @HasheemTheDream Followers: 18,452 Memphis Grizzlies, Center
Detlef Schrempf @Dschrempf Followers: 16,932 Retired, Portland Trail Blazers, Forward
Jason Thompson @jtthekid Followers: 7,598 Sacramento Kings, Center/Forward
Thabo Sefolosha @ThaboSefolosha Followers: 3,720 Oklahoma City Thunder, Guard
Charlie Villanueva @CV31 Followers: 61,689 Detroit Pistons, Forward
Craig Smith @Csmeezy5 Followers: 922 Los Angeles Clippers, Forward
Sasha Vujacic @SashaVujacic Followers: 32,916 Los Angeles Lakers, Guard
Celebrity Tweets I hear Obama is in Shanghai, my hometown. Welcome to China. Hope you enjoy. Like NYC, the best food is sold on streets (I know u r busy tho) @YaoMing (Yao Ming)
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Dwyane Wade @dwadeofficial Followers: 125,423 Miami Heat, Guard
Lou Williams @TeamLou23 Followers: 4,804 Philadelphia 76ers, Guard
CJ Watson @quietstorm_32 Followers: 147,283 Golden State Warriors, Guard
Mo Williams @mogotti2 Followers: 33,224 Cleveland Cavaliers, Guard
Kyle Weaver @kyleweaver5 Followers: 1,039 Oklahoma City Thunder, Guard
Shelden Williams @SheldenWilliams Followers: 7,345 Boston Celtics, Center/Forward
Celebrity Tweets Almost moved into my place in DC... Just bought a new plasma and direct tv guys r hooking me up... FAVRE a Viking, we r Super Bowl bound!!! @m33m (Mike Miller)
Sonny Weems @Sonny13 Followers: 2,859 Toronto Raptors, Guard
Dorell Wright @DWRIGHTWAY Followers: 16,930 Miami Heat, Forward
Russell Westbrook @russwest44 Followers: 15,240 Oklahoma City Thunder, Guard
Julian Wright @jujubee32 Followers: 4,041 New Orleans Hornets, Forward
Celebrity Tweets @Oprah! u r truly an inspiration to so many people, you should be awarded the nobel peace prize. Love all that you do, u r my role model. @THE_REAL_SHAQ (Shaquille O’Neil)
Deron Williams @D_Will_8_4real Followers: 21,692 Utah Jazz, Guard
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Thad Young @yungsmoove21 Followers: 4,254 Philadelphia 76ers, Forward
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Sam Young @SamYoung4 Followers: 1,190 Memphis Grizzlies, Forward
Car Racing Marco Andretti @Andretti26 Followers: 7,125 IndyCar driver
Tony Kanaan @TonyKanaan Followers: 58,623 IndyCar driver
Sarah Fisher @SarahFisher67 Followers: 4,562 IndyCar driver/owner
Bobby Labonte @Bobby_Labonte Followers: 11,122 NASCAR driver
Robby Gordan @RobbyGordan Followers: 6,365 NASCAR driver
Ryan Newman @RyanNewman39 Followers: 10,023 NASCAR driver
Denny Hamlin @dennyhamlin Followers: 7,830 NASCAR driver
Juan Pablo Montoya @jpmontoya Followers: 61,426 NASCAR driver
Kasey Kahne @kaseykahne Followers: 13,121 NASCAR driver
Danica Patrick @DanicaPatrick Followers: 57,125 IndyCar/NASCAR (2010) driver
Celebrity Tweets getting ready to head to parents to get some home made spaghetti. It’s tradition. my mom went into labor with me while eating it @dennyhamlin (Denny Hamlin)
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Kyle Petty @kylepetty Followers: 18,349 NASCAR broadcaster
Jimmy Vasser @jimmyvasser Followers: 2,664 Team owner
Graham Rahal @GrahamRahal Followers: 3,263 IndyCar driver
Kenny Wallace @Kenny_Wallace Followers: 16,086 NASCAR driver
Elliott Sadler @Elliott_Sadler Followers: 14,008 NASCAR driver
Michael Waltrip @mw55 Followers: 19,874 Team owner
Celebrity Tweets I dont unpack after a trip and I have been on a few so I really have to clean my room...... I feel like a kid when I say that. Haha @DanickaPatrick (Danica Patrick)
Tomas Scheckter @tomasscheckter Followers: 3,053 IndyCar driver
Dan Wheldon @danwheldon Followers: 3,947 IndyCar driver
Alex Tagliani @tagliani Followers: 2,139 NASCAR driver
Cycling Lance Armstrong @lancearmstrong Followers: 2,219,735 Tour de France winner
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Taylor Phinney @taylorphinney Followers: 12,382 World Champion
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Celebrity Tweets Confirmed - the moon has water. Let’s go! @lancearmstrong (Lance Armstrong)
Extreme Sports Gretchen Bleiler @GretchenBleiler Followers: 1,996 Professional snowboarder
Rob Dyrdek @robdyrdek Followers: 353,328 Professional skateboarder
Bob Burnquist @bobburnquist Followers: 17,418 Professional skateboarder
Carey Hart @hartluck Followers: 84,149 Freestyle Motocross motorcycle racer
Celebrity Tweets crashed a wedding last week at timberline lodge! slow danced with the bride, ate cake, and almost caught the bouquet! @Shaun_White (Shaun White)
Jesse Csincsak @Jsinsak Followers: 2,311 Professional snowboarder
Tony Hawk @tonyhawk Followers: 1,841,699 Professional skateboarder
Tara Dakides @TaraDakides Followers: 1,691 Professional snowboarder
Bam Margera @BAM__MARGERA Followers: 93,049 Professional skateboarder
Celebrity Tweets I’ll be good in about 4 months that’s when they take the screws out of my foot @RyanSheckler (Ryan Sheckler)
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Ryan Sheckler @RyanSheckler Followers: 1,245,377 Professional skateboarder
Dave Mirra @davemirra Followers: 8,223 American BMX rider
Celebrity Tweets I think I’m officially a vampire. Haven’t seen the sun other than going to bed in 3 days! gonna kick @pink ‘s ass in darts, pool, and beer! @hartluck (Carey Hart)
Leanne Pelosi @leannepelosi Followers: 1,017 Professional snowboarder
Louie Vito @louievito Followers: 10,805 Professional snowboarder
Celebrity Tweets Chicago: Millenium Park, there is a bridge that looks like a snake. Go to the head of it. @tonyhawk (Tony Hawk)
Figure Skating Jeremy Abbott @jeremyabbottpcf Followers: 1,243 US
Patrick Chan @PChiddy Followers: 2,056 Canada
Ben Agosto @Ben_Agosto Followers: 1,471 US
Meryl Davis @Meryl_Davis Followers: 574 US
Tanith Belbin @TanithJLB Followers: 2,297 US
Rachael Flatt @RachaelFlatt Followers: 1,359 US
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Emily Hughes @EmHughes26 Followers: 1,287 US
Joannie Rochette @JoannieRochette Followers: 1,425 Canada
Evan Lysacek @EvanLysacek Followers: 1,365 US
Ashley Wagner @AshWagner2010 Followers: 1,083 US
Kimmie Meissner @kimmiemeissner Followers: 2,267 US
Johnny Weir @JohnnyGWeir Followers: 3,772 US
Melissa Gregory & Denis Petukhov @OlympianUncut Followers: 7,468 US
Michael Weiss @MichaelWeiss2 Followers: 479 US
Adam Rippon @Adaripp Followers: 2,615 US
Charlie White @CharlieAWhite Followers: 960 US
Football (NFL) Troy Aikman @Troy_Aikman Followers: 158,882 Retired, Dallas Cowboys, Quarterback
Cliff Avril @cliffavril Followers: 2,235 Detroit Lions, Defensive End
Celebrity Tweets “People talk about finding their lives. In reality, your life is not something you find - it’s something you create.” David Phillips @BJRTH (Walter Jones)
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Champ Bailey @champbailey Followers: 25,889 Denver Broncos, Cornerback
Nate Burleson @Nate81Burleson Followers: 5,456 Seattle Seahawks, Wide Receiver
Ramses Barden @rbarden11 Followers: 2,466 New York Giants, Wide Receiver
Reggie Bush @reggie_bush Followers: 611,706 New Orleans Saints, Running Back
Nick Barnett @NickBarnett Followers: 165,212 Green Bay Packers, Linebacker
James Casey @jamescasey86 Followers: 1,255 Houston Texans, Tight End
Celebrity Tweets How about Brett Farve last night I mean, he is 40 years old and can still throw the ball harder than anybody in the NFL. What a Legend!!!! @clarence_vaughn (Clarence Vaughn)
Drew Bennett @DrewBennett83 Followers: 640 Baltimore Ravens, Wide Receiver
Nate Clements @NateClements Followers: 6,716 San Francisco 49ers, Cornerback
Celebrity Tweets Is it me or do the Lakers always seem like they are playing at home for some reason? Do they any away games? Lol @kirkmorrison52 (Kirk Morrison)
Drew Brees @drewbrees Followers: 36,035 New Orleans Saints, Quarterback
Josh Cribbs @JoshCribbs16 Followers: 4,806 Cleveland Browns, Wide Receiver
Lomas Brown @LomasBrown75 Followers: 433 Retired, Detroit Lions, Offensive Lineman
Aaron Curry @SeaHawk59 Followers: 9,904 Seattle Seahawks, Linebacker
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Jay Cutler @JayCutler6 Followers: 31,815 Chicago Bears, Quarterback
Keith Eloi @KeithEloi Followers: 891 Washington Redskins, Wide Receiver
Celebrity Tweets wow mark herzlich is a true beast and a example of a miracle at work (beating Cancer). gave me goose bumps. @Jonathanstewar1 (Jonathan Stewart)
Vernon Davis @VernonDavis85 Followers: 14,266 San Francisco 49ers, Tight End
Lee Evans @leeevans83 Followers: 4,824 Buffalo Bills, Wide Receiver
Marcus Dixon @marcusdixon92 Followers: 1,386 Dallas Cowboys, Defensive End
Brett Favre @RealBrettFavre4 Followers: 1,194 Minnesota Vikings, Quarterback
Celebrity Tweets More Hawks wit MoHawks! The hairstyle took over our team! @Nate81Burleson (Nate Burleson)
Kevin Dockery @treyfive Followers: 1,210 New York Giants, Cornerback
Larry Fitzgerald @Lfitzgerald11 Followers: 221,090 Arizona Cardinals, Wide Receiver
Darnell Dockett @ddockett Followers: 15,608 Arizona Cardinals, Defensive End
Nick Folk @nickfolk6 Followers: 745 Dallas Cowboys, Kicker
Braylon Edwards @OfficialBraylon Followers: 10,619 New York Jets, Wide Receiver
Justin Forsett @JForsett Followers: 3,913 Seattle Seahawks, Running Back
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Celebrity Tweets just began hot yoga...98 degrees! Back 2 back days and I’m sore but not sure why. Trying 2 decide whether to keep up with it. Whatcha think? @Troy_Aikman (Troy Aikman)
Matt Forte @chitownforte22 Followers: 24,364 Chicago Bears, Running Back
Matthew Hasselbeck @MatthewHass8 Followers: 19,211 Seattle Seahawks, Quarterback
Celebrity Tweets I find it odd that my days off are consistently turning into my busiest and most productive days, parents wud be proud. dang, that reminds me. @rbarden11 (Ramses Barden)
David Garrard @davidgarrard9 Followers: 3,935 Jacksonville Jaguars, Quarterback
Priest Holmes @priestholmes Followers: 3,116 Retired, Kansas City Chiefs, Running Back
Cody Glenn @txhusker34 Followers: 378 Indianapolis Colts, Linebacker
Santonio Holmes @santonio10 Followers: 3,719 Pittsburgh Steelers, Wide Receiver
Celebrity Tweets We’re in Scottsdale-- there is this big orange thing in the sky-- looks familiar. I think they call it the sun. @MatthewHass8 (Matthew Hasselbeck)
Ryan Grant @RyanGrant25 Followers: 20,347 Green Bay Packers, Running Back
Corvey Irvin @CorveyIrvin Followers: 477 Carolina Panthers, Defensive Tackle
Caleb Hanie @CalebHanie12 Followers: 2,581 Chicago Bears, Quarterback
Malcolm Jenkins @MalcolmJenkins Followers: 7,308 New Orleans Saints, Cornerback
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Celebrity Tweets Can anybody tell me what’s the most realistic fishing game on wii? @Txhusker34 (Cody Glenn)
Chris Johnson @ChrisJohnson28 Followers: 31,521 Tennessee Titans, Running Back
Aaron Maybin @AaronMaybin58 Followers: 8,692 Buffalo Bills, Defensive End
Derrick Johnson @superdj56 Followers: 2,267 Kansas City Chiefs, Linebacker
Bryant McKinnie @bigmacvikings Followers: 7,204 Minnesota Vikings, Offensive Tackle
Walter Jones @BJRTH Followers: 4,369 Seattle Seahawks, Offensive Tackle
Lawyer Milloy @LawyerMilloy Followers: 1,534 Seattle Seahawks, Safety
Maurice Jones-Drew @Jones_Drew32 Followers: 26,011 Jacksonville Jaguars, Running Back
Kenny Moore @KennyMoore81 Followers: 826 Carolina Panthers, Wide Receiver
Ray Lewis @raylewis52com Followers: 4,814 Baltimore Ravens, Linebacker
Knowshon Moreno @knowshonmoreno Followers: 11,884 Denver Broncos, Running Back
Celebrity Tweets the game today is gonna be like Ali n Holmes, Brown n Rihanna, Houston n Bobby Brown<--none of that makes sense? Huh @OGOchoCinco (Chad Ochocinco)
Payton Manning @18PeytonManning Followers: 1,937 Indianapolis Colts, Quarterback
Kirk Morrison @kirkmorrison52 Followers: 154,866 Oakland Raiders, Linebacker
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Randy Moss @r81m Followers: 29,809 New England Patriots, Wide Receiver
Kerry Rhodes @kerryrhodes Followers: 168,449 New York Jets, Free Safety
Sinorice Moss @Humble83 Followers: 12,334 New York Giants, Wide Receiver
Antrel Rolle @antrelrolle Followers: 2,845 Arizona Cardinals, Free Safety
Chad Ochocinco @OGOchoCinco Followers: 401,246 Cincinnati Bengals, Wide Receiver
Warren Sapp @QBKILLA Followers: 198,528 Retired, Oakland Raiders, Defensive Tackle
Terrell Owens @terrellowens Followers: 244,743 Buffalo Bills, Wide Receiver
Lydell Sargeant @lsarge10 Followers: 1,205 Buffalo Bills, Defensive Back
Roscoe Parrish @scoe11 Followers: 2,786 Buffalo Bills, Wide Receiver
Gerald Sensabaugh @Gsensabaugh Followers: 1,856 Dallas Cowboys, Safety
Mike Peterson @mikepeterson53 Followers: 764 Atlanta Falcons, Linebacker
Kory Sheets @Sheets24K Followers: 1,117 Miami Dolphins, Running Back
Celebrity Tweets Sitting outside on rocking chairs and just listening to the sounds of New Orleans from the front porch is pretty cool. The simple things. @drewbrees (Drew Brees)
Tutan Reyes @tutanreyes Followers: 1,112 Houston Texans, Offensive Lineman
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Steve Slaton @ThaDoubleS Followers: 10,124 Houston Texans, Running Back
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Celebrity Tweets Just a random thought but wondering what the NFL did for Steve McNair? Why don’t we have his jersey numbers on our helmets or game jerseys? @reggie_bush (Reggie Bush)
Antonio Smith @antoniosmith94 Followers: 1,104 Houston Texans, Defensive End
Michael Strahan @michaelstrahan Followers: 170,748 Retired, New York Giants, Defensive End
Emmitt Smith @EmmittSmith22 Followers: 3,268 Retired, Dallas Cowboys, Running Back
Thurman Thomas @thurmanthomas Followers: 3,186 Retired, Miami Dolphins, Running Back
Marcus Spears @mspear96 Followers: 3,484 Dallas Cowboys, Defensive End
Pierre Thomas @Pierre_Thomas Followers: 8,607 New Orleans Saints, Running Back
Takeo Spikes @TakeoSpikes51 Followers: 147,434 San Francisco 49ers, Linebacker
Chip Vaughn @ChipVaughn Followers: 1,615 New Orleans Saints, Safety
Joe Staley @jstaley74 Followers: 3,026 San Francisco 49ers, Offensive Tackle
Clarence Vaughn @clarence_vaughn Followers: 452 Retired, Washington Redskins, Safety
Jonathan Stewart @Jonathanstewar1 Followers: 7,185 Carolina Panthers, Running Back
Hines Ward @HWmvp86 Followers: 7,477 Pittsburgh Steelers, Wide Receiver
Celebrity Tweets Goodnight to all. about to start my visualization routine the night b4 gameday.”You can’t have vision if your imagination is out of focus.” @TakeoSpikes51 (Takeo Spikes)
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Celebrity Tweets quote of the week: make yourself indispensable and you’ll be moved up. Act as if you’re indispensable and you’ll be moved out -jules ormont @NateClements (Nate Clements)
Fabian Washington @FABEWASH31 Followers: 5,770 Baltimore Ravens, Cornerback
Damien Woody @damienwoody Followers: 1,556 New York Jets, Tackle
Chandler Williams @Chandler18 Followers: 874 Free Agent, Wide Receiver
Golf (LPGA/PGA) Stuart Appleby @StuartAppleby Followers: 5,891 8 time tour winner
Paul Casey @Paul_Casey Followers: 16,416 Ranked 3rd in the world
Rich Beem @Richbeem Followers: 760 Won 2002 Championship
Stewart Cink @stewartcink Followers: 1,081,329 Won 2009 Open
Notah Begay III @NotahBegay3 Followers: 2,148 Only Native American on Tour
Paula Creamer @ThePCreamer Followers: 2,413 Nicknamed The Pink Panther
Celebrity Tweets Interesting to see couples in Korea wearing the same shirt/sweater. Exactly the same shirt! I heard its very now! Hmmmm not my cup of tea. @TheAnnaRawson (Anna Rowson)
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Celebrity Tweets A great and historic day for the game of golf! Moments ago, the IOC voted that golf (as well as rugby) would be added to the 2016 Olympics. @jacknicklaus (Jack Nicklaus)
John Daly @PGA_JohnDaly Followers: 35,158 Nicknamed Long John
Peter Jacobsen @JakeTrout Followers: 3,959 Played himself in Tin Cup
Chris DiMarco @ChrisDiMarco Followers: 10,783 Norma DiMarco Tee Up For Life
Christina Kim @TheChristinaKim Followers: 6,396 Animated, vocal player
Rickie Fowler @RickieFowlerPGA Followers: 1,372 Ranked 1st in the world for 36 weeks
J.L. Lewis @JLLewisGolf Followers: 302 Won 1999 John Deere Classic
Celebrity Tweets As usual, lot of media requests and a lot of autographs to sign, but all fun & enjoying every day. Just one thing. I prefer being called YE @Y_E_Yang (Y.E. Yang)
Tadd Fujikawa @Tadd_Fujikawa Followers: 2,456 Youngest golfer to qualify for the Open
Davis Love III @Love3d Followers: 14,593 Every Shot I Take
Celebrity Tweets Proud of Mickelson for winning the Tour Championship after what he and his family have gone through this year. Well deserved! @JakeTrout (Peter Jacobsen)
Trevor Immelman @TrevorImmelman Followers: 5,788 Won 2008 Masters
Paige Mackenzie @Paige_Mackenzie Followers: 2,481 University of Washington
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Hunter Mahan @HunterMahan Followers: 2,713 Captain of the US team
Geoff Ogilvy @geoffogilvy Followers: 8,503 Won 2006 Open
Celebrity Tweets ok I’ll share a fun bit we’re doin---I’m hittin balls with my Adams driver off the roof of my bus @PGA_JohnDaly (John Daly)
Rory McIlroy @Rorsmcilroy Followers: 15,686 The most exciting young player in the world
Pat Perez @PatPerezGolf Followers: 2,425 Won 2009 Bob Hope Classic
Celebrity Tweets I sign up and off I go. It’s an interesting medium for communication and sharing info. The world has changed a lot from the fax machine. StuartAppleby (Stuart Appleby)
Parker McLachlin @ParkerMcLachlin Followers: 2,559 Cited for tweeting during a tournament
Suzann Pettersen @suzannpettersen Followers: 5,727 Member of European League
Kristy McPherson @KRISTY2208 Followers: 2,701 The Big Break VI
Ian Poulter @Ianjamespoulter Followers: 820,734 Radical dresser
Celebrity Tweets Stopped at Shell station to gas up @lisacink’s car. Across the street--another Shell station. Go figure that strategy! @stewartcink (Stewart Cink)
Jack Nicklaus @jacknicklaus Followers: 867 Nicknamed The Golden Bear
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Morgan Pressel @morganpressel Followers: 12,893 Girls Rolex Junior Player of the Year
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Anna Rawson @TheAnnaRawson Followers: 5,961 Australian, model
Thomas Brent Weekley @booweekley Followers: 4,162 Nicknamed Boo Boo Bear
Annika Sorenstam @ANNIKA59 Followers: 7,364 2003 Golf World Hall of Fame
Michelle Wie @themichellewie Followers: 11,272 Amateur player at age 10
Celebrity Tweets Caddies + free beer = someone is getting a wrong yardage tomorrow. @Paul_Casey (Paul Casey)
Kevin Streelman @Streels54 Followers: 524 Does not fly to tournaments
Oliver Wilson @Oliver_Wilson Followers: 1,673 Rookie season 2005
Stan Utley @stanutley Followers: 625 Top 50 greatest golf teachers
Tiger Woods @tigerwoods Followers: 6,952 Ranked 1st in the world
Camilo Villegas @CamiloVillegasR Followers: 12,615 Won a grand slam at 16
Y.E. Yang @Y_E_Yang Followers: 1,161 Won 2009 PGA Championship
Celebrity Tweets Making a vanilla latte with the new espresso machine. Watch out Starbucks !! @ANNIKA59 (Annika Sorenstam)
Bubba Watson @bubbawatson Followers: 5,316 Longest drive, 398 yards
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Hockey (NHL) Colby Armstrong @armdog Followers: 948 Atlanta Thrashers
Dan Ellis @dellis39 Followers: 1,000 Nashville Predators
Dan Boyle @danboyle22 Followers: 3,848 San Jose Sharks
Bruno Gervais @BGervais8 Followers: 864 New York Islanders
Celebrity Tweets Favorite moment of my career so far? My 1st NHL game. @Martinhavlat (Martin Havla)
Donald Brashear @dbrashear87 Followers: 1,407 New York Rangers
Mike Green @GreenLife52 Followers: 3,088 Washington Capitals
Mike Commodore @commie22 Followers: 1,854 Columbus Blue Jackets
Martin Havla @martinhavlat Followers: 14,085 Minnesota Wild
Riley Cote @rileecoyote Followers: 2,334 Philadelphia Flyers
Alex Ovechkin @ovi8 Followers: 25,950 Washington Capitals
Patrik Elias @pelias Followers: 6,121 New Jersey Devils
David Perron @DP_57 Followers: 2,781 St. Louis Blues
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Brendan Witt @BWitt32 Followers: 970 New York Islanders
Alexander Steen @a10steen Followers: 907 St. Louis Blues
Celebrity Tweets At DC airport with tons of obama fans. Taking a 1 day vacation to relax - I’ll have more from mtl tomorrow @ovi8 (Alex Ovechkin)
Kevin Weekes @KevinWeekes Followers: 3,318 New Jersey Devils
Olympic Medalists Dorothy Hamill @DorthyHamill Followers: 502 Figure skater
Nastia Liukin @NLiukin Followers: 19,831 Gymnast
Celebrity Tweets A little freaky how dead on my horoscopes have been.... I think the world is trying to talk to me. @NLiukin (Nastia Liukin)
Shawn Johnson @ShawneyJ Followers: 48,653 Gymnast
Apolo Anton Ohno @ApoloOhno Followers: 3,932 Speed skater
Celebrity Tweets What a day…much to short of a stay in Seattle but I must get back to prep for 2010 Games. Thanks to all who came to the event today! @ApoloOhno (Apolo Anton Ohno)
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Michael Phelps @Michael_Phelps Followers: 41,797 Swimmer
Kristi Yamaguchi @yamaguchikristi Followers: 3,203 Figure skater
Celebrity Tweets “The most important thing is to enjoy your life—to be happy—it’s all that matters.” — Audrey Hepburn -from a follower... I love it @ShawneyJ (Shawn Johnson)
Shaun White @Shaun_White Followers: 50,503 Professional snowboarder
Skiing Ingrid Backstrom @ingridbackstrom Followers: 1,126 US
Ian Cosco @chuggLIFE Followers: 340 Canada
Rory Bushfield @Bushywayne Followers: 504 Canada
Simon Dumont @SimonDumont06 Followers: 931 US
Sammy Carlson @SammyCskiing Followers: 601 US
Tim Durtschi @TimDurtschi Followers: 363 US
Emily Cook @emilycook Followers: 329 US
Grete Eliassen @greteeliassen Followers: 924 US
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Fredrik Ericsson @fredrikericsson Followers: 263 France
Johnny Moseley @jonnymoseley Followers: 2,170 US
Tanner Hall @TannerHall Followers: 2,187 US
Nick Nerbonne @NickNerbonne Followers: 535 US
Alex Harvey @alex_harvey Followers: 277 US
Shaun Palmer @Palmer555 Followers: 463 US
Andrew Hathaway @hathbanger Followers: 636 US
Michelle Parker @MyshellParker Followers: 579 US
Henrik Lampert @HankLambo Followers: 271 US
Daron Rahlves @DRahlves Followers: 597 US
Ted Ligety @tedligety Followers: 810 US
Maelle Ricker @Maelle_Ricker Followers: 1,202 Canada
Nick Martini @NicholasMartini Followers: 484 US
TJ Schiller @tjschiller Followers: 1,197 Canada
Bode Miller @olympicskier Followers: 394 US
Aksel Lund Svindal @akselsvindal Followers: 2,684 Norway
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Kaya Turski @kayaturski Followers: 361 Canada
Tom Wallisch @TWallisch Followers: 891 US
Lindsey Vonn @lindseyvonn Followers: 2,267 US
Soccer Freddy Adu @FreddyAdu11 Followers: 159,674 Belenenses
Joe Cannon @josephrcannon Followers: 529 San Jose Earthquakes
DaMarcus Beasley @DaMarcusBeasley Followers: 4,887 Rangers
Michael Chabala @Chabala17 Followers: 1,078 Houston Dynamo
Celebrity Tweets “How am I going to live today in order to create the tomorrow I’m committed to?” — Tony Robbins: Self-help speaker and author @angelahucles (Angela Hucles)
Jim Brennan @jimmybrennan Followers: 549 Toronto FC
Brandi Chastain @brandichastain Followers: 1,253 FC Gold Pride
Edson Buddle @EdsonBuddle Followers: 788 Los Angeles Galaxy
Brian Ching @brianching Followers: 5,357 Houston Dynamo
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Danny Cruz @Cruz05 Followers: 928 Houston Dynamo
Alecko Eskandarian @alecko11 Followers: 1,487 Los Angeles Galaxy
Charlie Davies @CharlieDavies9 Followers: 13,207 French Ligue
Hunter Freeman @huntfree Followers: 254 IK Start
Jonathan De Guzman @jdeguz Followers: 1,272 Dutch Eredivisie club Feyenoord
Brad Guzan @bguzan Followers: 3,772 Aston Villa
Celebrity Tweets Getting super excited for the Mad Men premier....love me some 60s ad execs and secretary style @alywagner (Aly Wagner)
Dwayne DeRosario @dwaynederosario Followers: 2,859 Toronto FC
Stuart Holden @stuholden22 Followers: 8,389 Houston Dynamo
Danny Dichio @DannyDichio Followers: 4,101 Toronto FC Academy coach
Angela Hucles @angelahucles Followers: 414 US Women’s National Soccer Team
Robert Earnshaw @robertearnshaw Followers: 1,110 Nottingham Forest
Bryan Jordan @BJ6 Followers: 517 Los Angeles Galaxy
Maurice Edu @MauriceEdu Followers: 161,882 Rangers
Kei Kamara @keikamara Followers: 752 Kansas City Wizards
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Dan Kennedy @1DanKennedy Followers: 320 Chivas USA
Bryan Namoff @NAMOFF Followers: 983 DC United
Sacha Kljestan @SachaKljestan Followers: 4,422 Chivas USA
Joseph Ngwenya @jngwenya Followers: 293 Antalyaspor
Brad Knighton @bbknighton Followers: 269 New England Revolution
Heath Pearce @HeathPearce24 Followers: 837 FC Dallas
Christine Latham @christinelatham Followers: 188 Boston Breakers
Michael Petke @petkemike Followers: 353 New York Red Bulls
Karina LeBlanc @karinaleblanc Followers: 447 Los Angeles Sol
Rohan Ricketts @rohanricketts Followers: 1,536 Toronto FC
Freddie Ljungberg @TheRealFreddie Followers: 1,085 Seattle Sounders FC
Robbie Rogers @robbierogers Followers: 2,511 Columbus Crew
Manya Makoski @Makoski22 Followers: 158 Los Angeles Sol
Alex Scott @Alexscott2 Followers: 718 Boston Breakers
Celebrity Tweets Whatd the 5 fingers say to the face? SLAP hahaa Watching old episodes of The Chappelle Show...did u guys used to watch it? Love that show @MauriceEdu (Maurice Edu)
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Kelly Smith @kjs8eng Followers: 1,065 Boston Breakers
Aly Wagner @alywagner Followers: 1,146 Los Angeles Sol
Lindsay Tarpley @lindsaytarpley Followers: 903 Chicago Red Stars
Tiffany Weimer @TiffanyWeimer Followers: 124 Boston Breakers
Chris Tierney @ChrisTierney8 Followers: 401 New England Revolution
Andy Williams @bommadog Followers: 230 Real Salt Lake
Taylor Twellman @TaylorTwellman Followers: 1,509 New England Revolution
Chris Wingert @wingert17 Followers: 266 Real Salt Lake
Tennis Sabine Lisicki @sabinelisicki Followers: 2,327 Ranked 22nd in the world
Andy Roddick @andyroddick Followers: 145,680 One of the fastest serves in tennis
Andy Murray @andy_murray Followers: 105,800 Ranked 4th in the world
Serena Williams @serenajwilliams Followers: 1,364,727 Ranked 1st in the world
Celebrity Tweets I can’t relax I am ironing bed sheets and shams, pillows are going to be ironed next!!!! Lol never told u that I love ironing!!!! @serenajwilliams (Serena Williams)
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Celebrity Tweets Serena makes the best tacos @Venuseswilliams (Venus Williams)
Venus Williams @Venuseswilliams Followers: 235,541 Ranked 6th in the world
Wrestling (WWE/WWF) Chris Jericho @IAmJericho Followers: 70,164 WWF
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30 Rock @nbc30rock Followers: 6,976 NBC comedy
America’s Got Talent @nbcagt Followers: 1,792 NBC talent competition
60 Minutes @60Minutes Followers: 11,633 CBS news
Antiques Road Show @RoadshowPBS Followers: 925 PBS antiques appraisers
ABC News @ABCNewsNews Followers: 6,478 ABC news
As The World Turns @OfficialATWT Followers: 2,724 CBS soap opera
All My Children @AMC1970 Followers: 978 ABC soap opera
Big Brother @BigBrotherWatch Followers: 1,349 CBS reality show
Celebrity Tweets Did you miss last night’s 30 Rock? Catch up now - the full episode of “Sun Tea” is up at NBC.com! @nbc30rock (30 Rock)
AMC News @AMCnews Followers: 3,174 AMC news
BONES @BONESonFOX Followers: 3,644 FOX drama
Celebrity Tweets Wondering where to send fan mail for some of your favorite Idols? We have the details @AmericanIdol (American Idol)
American Idol @AmericanIdol Followers: 18,358 FOX singing competition
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Bored to Death @boredtodeath Followers: 2,521 HBO comedy
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Breaking Bad @BreakingBad_AMC Followers: 2,126 AMC drama
Chuck @nbcchuck Followers: 3,669 NBC dramady
Britian’s Got Talent @britsgotalent09 Followers: 775 BBC talent show
Cold Case @ColdCase_CBS Followers: 648 CBS drama
Celebrity Tweets Google says BONES was the #2 most popular TV Show search in 2009 @BONESonFOX (Bones)
Californication @SHO_Cali Followers: 5,404 Showtime drama
Community @communitynbc Followers: 1,091 NBC comedy
Celebrity Tweets The EPA releases a monumental warning on greenhouse gas emissions. @CBSEveningNews (CBS Evening News)
Castle @CastleTV Followers: 1,711 ABC dramady
Cougar Town @CougarTownRoom Followers: 743 ABC comedy
CBS Evening News @CBSEveningNews Followers: 1,210 CBS news
Dancing with the Stars @ABC_DWTS Followers: 14,243 ABC dance competition
CBS Investigates @CBSInvestigates Followers: 1,948 CBS investigative news
Dateline NBC @datelinenbc Followers: 7,697 NBC investigative news
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Celebrity Tweets RT @NatalieAbrams: Chatted with Zach between scenes and he talked in a British accent. “I’m really British, just faking American,” he joked. @nbcchuck (Chuck)
Day One @nbcdayone Followers: 232 NBC drama
Flash Forward @TheFlashForward Followers: 2,898 ABC drama
Days of Our Lives @nbcdays Followers: 10,178 NBC soap opera
Flashpoint @Flashpoint_TV Followers: 1,194 CBS drama
Dexter @SHO_Dexter Followers: 23,780 Showtime drama
Fox and Friends @foxandfriends Followers: 57,947 FOX morning news
Celebrity Tweets Brady fills Nicole in on the trouble she’s caused running away, while Sami copes with the pain of losing a child twice @nbcdays (Days of Our Lives)
Dollhouse @DOLLHOUSEonFOX Followers: 3,431 FOX drama, canceled
Friday Nights Lights @nbcfnl Followers: 2,616 NBC drama
Celebrity Tweets On last night’s #FRINGE, the shoreline was littered with bodies hosting a giant squidlike creature. Watch it now @FRINGEonFOX (Fringe)
Family Guy @FamilyGuyonFOX Followers: 134 FOX animated comedy
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Fringe @FRINGEonFOX Followers: 11,624 FOX drama
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Gary Unmarried @Gary_CBS Followers: 120 CBS comedy
Hell’s Kitchen @hellskitchenfox Followers: 3,778 FOX cooking competition
General Hospital @PortCharles101 Followers: 297 ABC soap opera
Heroes @heroes Followers: 19,277 NBC drama
Celebrity Tweets Today’s ‘Gary’ Moment: Gary’s got his Christopher Walken impression down! Hilarious!! @Gary_CBS (Gary Unmarried)
Glee @GLEEonFOX Followers: 68,792 FOX dramady
House @HOUSEonFOX Followers: 9,325 FOX drama
Good Morning America @GMA Followers: 1,586,052 ABC morning news
Jimmy Kimmel Live @JimmyKimmelLive Followers: 17,334 ABC late night
Celebrity Tweets I’m loving this elevator scene where Mary McDonnell gives Chandra a taste of her own medicine. @ABCGreysAnatomy (Grey’s Anatomy)
Grey’s Anatomy @ABCGreysAnatomy Followers: 17,309 ABC drama
Last Call with Carson Daly @lastcallcd Followers: 144 NBC late night
HBO Real Sports @HBORealSports Followers: 614 HBO sports
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon @LateNightJimmy Followers: 24,040 NBC late night
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Late Show with David Letterman @Late_Night Followers: 9,700 CBS late night
Mad Men @MadMen_AMC Followers: 9,466 AMC drama
Law and Order @nbclawandorder Followers: 1,930 NBC drama
Medium @Medium_CBS Followers: 428 CBS drama
Law and Order: SVU @nbcsvu Followers: 8,909 NBC drama
Mercy @nbcmercy Followers: 399 NBC drama
Let’s Make a Deal @LetsMakeDealCBS Followers: 26 CBS game show
MLB on FOX @MLBONFOX Followers: 18,252 Fox baseball
Celebrity Tweets Happy to share that Benjamin Bratt will guest star in our December 4 episode = get excited for the return of Det. Curtis! @nbclawandorder (Law and Order)
Lie To Me @LieToMeScoop Followers: 1,253 FOX drama
NBC Nightly News @nbcnightlynews Followers: 16,118 NBC evening news
Lock ‘N Load @SHO_Locknload Followers: 47 Showtime reality
NBC Sports @nbc_sports Followers: 12,056 NBC sports
Lost @Lost_on_ABC Followers: 72,720 ABC drama
NCIS @NCIS_CBS Followers: 11,487 CBS/USA drama
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Celebrity Tweets Looking forward to upcoming vacation time?? Don’t 4get the entire season of MERCY is available on NBC.com for new fans and old favs! @nbcmercy (Mercy)
NCIS LA @NCISLA_CBS Followers: 2,969 CBS drama
One Life to Live @OLTLInsider Followers: 1,386 ABC soap opera
NFL on FOX @NFLONFOX Followers: 26,454 FOX football
Parks and Recreation @parksandrecnbc Followers: 9,000 NBC comedy
Nightline @Nightline Followers: 1,420,074 ABC late night news
Private Practice @PP_Scoop Followers: 992 ABC drama
Celebrity Tweets After beating the #Titans, Peyton & the #Colts are still perfect. Can they run the table? Online OT assesses their chances @NFLONFOX (NFL on Fox)
NPR Weekend @NPRWeekend Followers: 7,423 NPR weekend news
Real Time with Bill Maher @RealBillMaher Followers: 817 HBO talk show
Celebrity Tweets Hot off the press! #ParksandRec “building success...a critical favorite” acc. to @LATimes @parksandrecnbc (Parks and Recreation)
Numb3rs @Numb3rs_CBS Followers: 793 CBS drama
Saturday Night Live @nbcsnl Followers: 17,587 NBC comedy
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Scrubs @scrubs Followers: 9,361 ABC comedy
Survivor @Survivor_Tweet Followers: 3,408 CBS survival competition
Celebrity Tweets After another dramatic blindside last night, another Survivor is sent packing to Ponderosa... Watch Now! @Survivor_Tweet (Survivor)
Southland @SouthlandNBC Followers: 368 TNT drama
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Diablo Cody @diablcody Followers: 113,581 Juno, Jennifer’s Body
Caroline Myss @caroline_myss Followers: 3,564 Defy Gravity…
Paul Cornell @Paul_Cornell Followers: 5,036 Doctor Who, Captain Britain
Suze Orman @SuzeOrmanShow Followers: 938,354 Suze Orman’s 2009 Action Plan…
Stephenie Meyer @Stephenie_Meyer Followers: 8,451 Twilight series
Jimmy Palmiotti @jpalmiotti Followers: 2,854 Power Girl series
Celebrity Tweets Unbelievable Seattle signing. My favorite of the tour. Sonics fans showed up in force. STILL AN NBA CITY. Thanks to everyone. @sportsguy33 (Bill Simmons)
Linda Lael Miller @lindalaelmiller Followers: 231 The Bridgroom, State Secrets
Steven Pressfield @SPressfield Followers: 1,634 The Legend of Bagger Vance
Greg Mortenson @gregmortenson Followers: 5,560 Three Cups of Tea…
Shonda Rhimes @shondarhimes Followers: 22,856 Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice
Celebrity Tweets However, I should flag up now that although I could twitter endlessly, I’m afraid you won’t be hearing from me very often... @jk_rowling (J K Rowling)
Chip Mosher @chipmosher Followers: 142 Left on Mission, Silicon Towers
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Anne Rice @AnneRiceAuthor Followers: 7,427 The Vampire Chronicles
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Celebrity Tweets CougarTown guys sent cookies cuz I tweeted I liked their show. Free cookies for no reason! From nice guys! Watching TV DOES have perks! @Shondarhimes (Shonda Rhimes)
Cheryl Richardson @coachoncall Followers: 6,750 Take Time for Your Life
Andrew Ross Sorkin @andrewrsorkin Followers: 101,100 Too Big to Fail…
Celebrity Tweets Educating girls is the key to peace. BYU University rocks! @Gregmortenson (Greg Mortenson)
JK Rowling @jk_rowling Followers: 85,742 Harry Potter series
Danielle Steel @daniellesteel Followers: 99 Southern Lights: a Novel
Brandon Sanderson @BrandonSandrson Followers: 4,547 Mistborn trilogy
Elizabeth Strout @ElizStrout Followers: 148 Olive Kitteridge
Bill Simmons @sportsguy33 Followers: 1,007,084 The Book of Basketball
Eckhart Tolle @Eckhart_Tolle Followers: 7,524 The Power of Now, A New Earth
Celebrity Tweets You’ve not yet even scratched the surface of what you’re capable of. Your potential is beyond your wildest imagining. @Marwilliamson (Marianne Williamson)
L.J. Smith @drujienna Followers: 946 The Vampire Diaries
Dr. Andrew Weil @DrWeil Followers: 4,583 Why Our Health Matters…
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Celebrity Tweets Intuition is natural by-product of flowering of a mature self-esteem and a sense of empowerment – not power over, but power to be @caroline_myss (Caroline Myss)
Jack Welch @jack_welch Followers: 1,034,949 Winning
Bill Willingham @BillWillingham Followers: 1,181 Fables series
Celebrity Tweets Challenge: Make eye contact and smile at strangers all day long :-) @Coachoncall (Cheryl Richardson)
Marianne Williamson @marwilliamson Followers: 20,314 A Return to Love
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How Do I Follow Other Twitter Users? T
witter would be just another lonely outpost on the fringes of the Web if all anyone ever did was post tweets. Twitter is, instead, a vibrant, noisy place because it goes
beyond mere microblogging and embraces its social side by letting you follow other tweeters. This means that you subscribe to that person’s updates, which then appear on your home page, so you can easily keep track of what that person shares with the Twitterverse. By following your pals, family, colleagues, and even total strangers that you find inexplicably fascinating, and by replying to tweets, exchanging messages with your friends, and sending friends’ tweets to your followers, you begin to get the full measure of the Twitter experience.
Finding People As you see a bit later, to follow someone on Twitter, you must usually access that person’s Twitter page. That’s fine and all, but how do you find someone’s page? If you don’t know anyone on Twitter (or, probably more accurately, if you haven’t yet discovered people you know on Twitter), how do you find someone to follow? Fortunately, Twitter offers a number of features that make it fairly easy to find people you know or people who are worth following. The next few sections provide the details.
Finding people with Twitter accounts The best way to get started is to use the Find on Twitter feature, which enables you to scour the database of tweeters for someone you know. You can search by first name, last name, or even the person’s Twitter username. Here’s how it works:
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5. In the search results, click the person’s avatar or username to check out their profile.
Finding someone on another network Searching for the members of your posse individually using the Find on Twitter feature is an easy way to get going, but it can be time-consuming and frustrating if you keep coming up empty. An often better way to go is to get Twitter to do some of the legwork for you. Specifically, you can tell Twitter to rummage through your list of contacts on your Gmail, Yahoo!, or AOL account. If Twitter finds one or more tweeters, it displays them in a list. Follow these steps to give this a whirl:
1. Sign in to your Twitter account. 2. Click Find People. The Find People page appears. 3. Click the Find on other networks tab. 4. Click the network you want to scour: Gmail, Yahoo!, or AOL. 5. Type the e-mail address and password for that account, as shown in figure A.
Caution If you feel a bit queasy at the thought of handing over your account credentials to Twitter, then good for you for having some security common sense. Many social networking services offer a similar feature, and you should never dole out third-party login data willy-nilly. Check the site’s privacy policy, and only provide your credentials if you trust the site.
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A Choose your network and then enter your login credentials.
6. Click Continue. Twitter connects to your account, downloads your contacts list, and then checks for matches in the Twitter database. If it finds any, it displays them in a list and selects the check box beside each person by default.
7. If there are any people you don’t want to follow, deselect the check box beside each of those people.
8. Click Follow. Twitter displays the Why not invite some friends? page, which lists all your contacts who don’t have a Twitter account. You can use this list to extend invitations to one or more contacts to join Twitter.
9. Select the check box beside each person you want to invite. 10. Click Invite. Twitter fires off an e-mail message to each person.
Inviting someone to join Twitter Many people enjoy Twitter so much that they want to share the experience with their close friends, respected co-workers, and the saner members of their family. Other tweeters have a hard time finding anyone they know on Twitter, so it becomes a bit of a lonely place. Whichever camp you find yourself in, you can share Twitter with people you know by sending them an e-mail invitation to join the service. The message that Twitter sends on your behalf looks like this:
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From: Your Name Here Subject: Your Name Here wants to keep up with you on Twitter To find out more about Twitter, visit the link below: http://twitter.com/i/0f6fc06f0d52c55f25246b7316ea81c5324564a6 Thanks, -The Twitter Team About Twitter Twitter is a unique approach to communication and networking based on the simple concept of status. With Twitter, you may answer this question over SMS or the Web and the responses are shared between contacts.
When your friends click the link, they see your Twitter profile page with a link to join up. If this sounds like a plan, follow these steps to send out the invitations:
1. Sign in to your Twitter account. 2. Click Find People. The Find People page appears. 3. Click the Invite by email tab. 4. Use the large text box to type the e-mail address of the person you want to invite. If you want to fire off multiple invites, separate each address with a comma, as shown in figure B.
5. Click Invite. Twitter dispatches an e-mail message to each address.
B Choose your network and then enter your login credentials.
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Tracking FollowFriday recommendations Following people you know is a big part of Twitter’s appeal, and it adds an irresistible personal touch to the service. However, although I’m sure your friends and family are fascinating, it’s a vast Twitterverse, and it’s teeming with smart, funny, engaging people whose tweets just might improve your day if you followed them. But how on earth do you find these people? The best way is by asking the tweeters you do know for suggestions. Just post an update asking your followers who they recommend, and then check out the resulting tweeters as the responses come in. (In any Twitter post, if you see @ followed by a username, you can click that username to view the person’s profile.)
Tip A more indirect way to canvass your followers is to check out who they follow. On your home or profile page, click the Followers link, click a username, and then click the person’s Following link. I’ve found perhaps a third of the people I follow using this method.
That should get you a few good recommendations, but why stop at just your followers when you can get the entire Twitosphere involved? Well, perhaps not everyone, but at least every tweeter who knows about FollowFridays. This is a Twitter topic where every Friday people post one or more updates that recommend a particularly good tweeter. Each update includes the #followfriday hashtag, so all FollowFridays are easily found and searched. Here are a couple of ways you can track FollowFriday updates:
• Use Twitter search. You can use Twitter’s advanced search feature to search for a particular hashtag. However, for now you can plug the following address into your Web browser: http://twitter.com/#search?q=%23followfriday.
• Use TopFollowFriday. This site tracks the most endorsed tweeters, either on the current day or all-time: http://topfollowfriday.com/.
Following People The best way to revel in another person’s Twitter goodness is to follow that person. Sure, you can simply use your Web browser to dial up a person’s Twitter profile and read their stuff, but you lose the immediacy of seeing their updates arrive in your timeline, and you miss out on some of the social aspects of Twitter (such as not being able to send a message directly to that person).
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Following someone on Twitter Following someone on Twitter usually takes just a single click, but what you click depends on where you are in the Twitter interface. There are two possibilities:
• Viewing a person’s profile page. In this case, look for the Follow button under the person’s avatar. Twitter replaces the Follow button with a Following notice, as shown in figure C.
C In a tweeter’s profile page, click the Follow link and Twitter changes your status to Following.
• Viewing a list of followers or friends. In this case, each tweeter in the list has a Follow button, and you click that button to follow that person. Twitter removes the Follow button and displays You are now following username (where username is the person’s Twitter screen name), as shown in figure D.
D In a list of followers or friends, click a tweeter’s Follow link and Twitter changes your status, as shown here.
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Note If instead of a Follow button you see the message This person has protected their updates, it means the user must approve your follow request. Click the Send request button to make the request.
Following Twitter’s suggested users If you’re really not sure where to start with this following business, then you might want to take a look at Twitter’s Suggested Users page, which lists over 100 Twitter users. The list is a real mixed bag that includes mostly members of the Twitterati (the Twitter elite who have the most followers) — including celebrities, companies, media outlets and personalities, and bands — plus the odd apparently randomly selected tweeter. It’s not exactly personal, but it’s an easy way to populate your friend timeline.
Note To keep track of the most popular tweeters, check out Twitterholic at http:// twitterholic.com.
Here are the steps to follow:
1. Sign in to your Twitter account. 2. Click Find People. The Find People page appears. 3. Click the Suggested Users tab. Twitter displays a list of users. 4. Select the check box beside each person you want to follow. Twitter adds the user’s avatar under the You’ll be following heading, as shown in figure E.
5. Click Follow. Twitter returns you to your home page and you see the latest messages from your selected users in your friend timeline.
Note If you want to dive into the deep end, select the Select All check box to select every suggested user.
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E In the Suggested Users tab, select the check box beside each user you want to follow.
Understanding verified accounts Twitter is home to a remarkable number of celebrities. For many people, this is one of the most amazing and unique features of Twitter, because it seems to give you incredible access to the day-to-day lives of the rich and famous. Unfortunately, Twitter is also home to a remarkable number of fake celebrities: accounts that appear to be posting tweets from an honest-to-gosh celeb, but that are actually just the musings of some wannabe in Wilmington. Twitter doesn’t ask for ID when you create an account. If you want to use the name of some famous person as your Twitter moniker, there’s nothing stopping you, and hundreds of toomuch-time-on-their-hands miscreants have done just that. Until recently, Twitter seemed to more or less be turning a blind eye to these ersatz accounts, but then Tony LaRussa, the manager of baseball’s St. Louis Cardinals, decided to sue Twitter because an imposter was posting tweets under his name. That caught Twitter’s collective attention in a hurry, and the solution they came up with is the verified account. Basically, if you sign up for a Twitter account and you’re famous enough to have people wanting to impersonate you; Twitter HQ will jump through a few extra hoops to ensure you are who you say you are.
Tip If you’re famous, or if you’re having problems with someone impersonating you on Twitter, you can request that the Twitter folk verify your account. Fill in the Verified Account form at http://twitter.com/account/verify_request. They may not verify you (as I write this Twitter is verifying only a limited number of accounts), but it doesn’t hurt to ask.
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Following a person’s updates via RSS If you’re a dedicated blog follower and find yourself spending more time in your RSS reader than just about anywhere else, you might not like the idea of having to access the Twitter site or even sign in to your Twitter account to follow a particular person’s tweets. Similarly, you might be following someone’s tweets and you don’t want to miss a thing while you’re not signed in to Twitter. In both cases, Twitter makes each user’s timeline available in an RSS feed, so you can add that feed to your favorite RSS reader. Twitter even makes it easy to subscribe to the feed using Live Bookmarks, Bloglines, Google, or My Yahoo!. Here’s how it works:
1. Sign in to your Twitter account. Actually, this part is optional because you don’t need to be logged in to access someone’s RSS feed. However, if you want to get the feed for one of your friends or followers, then you need to sign in.
2. Navigate to the user’s profile page. 3. In the sidebar, click the RSS feed of username’s updates link, where username is the user’s screen name. Twitter displays the feed, as shown in figure F.
4. Subscribe to the feed. The steps required here vary depending on your RSS reader. The standard technique is to copy the feed URL in the browser’s address bar, navigate to your RSS service, select the option to add a feed, and then paste the feed address.
F A Twitter user’s RSS feed
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Tip If you want to follow all your friends via RSS, sign in, and then click Home to display your friend timeline. In the sidebar, click the RSS feed link and then enter your Twitter login credentials in the dialog box that appears
Following people who follow you One of the ongoing debates in Twitter circles involves the question of whether you should always follow someone who follows you. Many tweeters believe that it’s rude not to follow someone who has been kind enough to sign up for your tweets. After all, that person has indicated they’re interested in what you have to say, so by not reciprocating you’re effectively saying you’re not interested in what they have to say. Not only that, but Twitter’s direct message feature (which I discuss in just a bit) requires that two users follow each other. Believe it or not, many Twitter geeks examine a user’s follow ratio, which compares the number of people that user follows with the number of people that follow the user. A low follow ratio means that a person follows few people compared to how many follow her, and to many tweeters, that’s a bad sign. Other tweeters counter that Twitter isn’t (or shouldn’t be) a numbers game. Your friend timeline should be a reflection of your interests, your work life, or your social life (or even all three), and automatically adding tweeters to your list of friends defeats that purpose because you’re bound to get deluged with updates you’re completely uninterested in, or even offended by. Even worse, if you’re lucky enough to become popular on Twitter, do you really want your timeline to be inundated with the tweets from hundreds or even thousands of users, the vast majority of whom you don’t know from Adam? Which side of the fence you come down on in this debate really depends on what you want to get out of Twitter. If you want to keep in touch with friends, family, and a few tweeters that you’ve found interesting or entertaining, then follow who you want; if you want the complete social experience that Twitter provides, follow everyone who comes your way.
Following someone who is following you If you decide to go the latter route, then Twitter offers a couple of methods you can use to follow a person who is now following you:
• E-mail link. Assuming you’ve configured Twitter to send you an e-mail message each time someone follows you, display that message in your e-mail program,
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• Twitter site. Load your home page or profile page, click your followers link, and then click the Follow button beside the user.
Automatically following someone who follows you Following your followers manually isn’t a big deal if you only receive a few friend requests per day. However, if your Twitter profile takes off, you might become insanely popular and start receiving dozens of new followers each day. That’s a nice position to be in, for sure, but you could end up spending vast chunks of your day just processing all those new fans. To avoid that, you can use a powerful online tool called SocialOomph to automatically follow anyone who follows you. Go to www.socialoomph.com and sign up for a free registration. (There’s a paid version of the service, but you don’t need it for this.) Once you’ve done that, you add your Twitter account and then configure it to automatically follow your followers. Because SocialOomph is an online service, the interface changes fairly regularly. However, here are the steps to follow as I write this:
1. Log on to your SocialOomph account. 2. Click the Accounts tab. 3. Click the Add Account tab. The Add New Account page appears. 4. Select the Twitter option and click Continue. The Add a New Twitter Account page appears.
5. Type your screen name in the Twitter User Name text box. 6. Type your password in the Twitter Password text box. 7. Type the Bot Prevention text. 8. Click Save. SocialOomph saves your Twitter account info. You can now activate the Auto Follow feature:
1. Click the Accounts tab. 2. Click the Edit Automation tab. 3. Click the Edit link beside your Twitter account. The Optional Twitter Account Automation page appears.
4. Select the Auto Follow check box, as shown in figure G.
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G Add your Twitter account to SocialOomph and select the Auto Follow check box.
Note As I write this SocialOomph waits about 8 hours before processing your new followers, and it then checks your account a couple of times a day to look for new followers. SocialOomph does not process your existing followers, so if you want to follow them you must do it manually.
Downloading your friends’ tweets If you’re a bit behind on your friends’ updates and you’re looking for a way to catch up while you’re offline, this usually requires a Twitter client. However, if you’re willing to wrestle with some XML code, then here’s another method you can use:
1. In your Web browser, type the following address, where you replace n with the number of updates you want to retrieve: http://twitter.com/statuses/friends_timeline.xml?count=n
2. Press Enter or Return. The Twitter server prompts you to log on to your account. 3. Enter your Twitter username and password. The browser displays the updates in XML format.
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Note There are also many XML viewers available for free. Google “XML viewer” and you’ll get lots of hits.
Stopping following someone on Twitter Unfortunately, it’s a fact of Twitter life that not everyone is interesting! Some people take the What are you doing? question too much to heart, some people are rude, and some people simply over share. Whatever the reason, if someone’s updates are clogging your timeline, it’s best to “defriend” that person by stopping following them. There are two ways you can do this:
• Viewing your list of followers. Sign in to your account, click either Home or Profile, and then click Followers. Locate the person you want to get rid of, click the Actions button (the gear icon) beside that person’s info, and then click the Unfollow username command, where username is the Twitter name of the person you want to remove (figure H shows an example).
• Viewing a person’s profile page. In this case, click the Actions button and then click the Unfollow username command, where username is the person’s Twitter name.
H Click the user’s Actions button and then click the Unfollow command.
Tip Twitter doesn’t tell you when people quit following you. If you want to know, sign up with Qwitter at http://useqwitter.com/.
Replying, Retweeting, and Direct Messaging Twitter is a social network, and part of what that entails is the exchange of messages between tweeters. This is mostly achieved by posting updates that then appear on the friend timelines of the folks who follow you, but Twitter also offers three other ways to create conversations and exchanges: replying to an update; retweeting an update; and sending someone a direct message. The next three sections tackle the specifics.
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Replying to an update A reply is a response to a tweeter’s update, and that response appears on your timeline, as well as on the original tweeter’s timeline. You usually send replies to people you follow, but on Twitter anyone can send a reply to anyone (as long as that person’s account isn’t protected). Send a reply when you have a comment about a tweet, you want to follow up on a tweet, or you have new information about a tweet. Here are the steps to follow to reply to an update:
1. Sign in to your Twitter account. 2. Locate the update you want to reply to. The update might appear on your friend timeline, in your mentions timeline, a tweeter’s timeline, the Twitter public timeline, or in the result of a Twitter search.
3. If the update appears in a timeline, hover the mouse pointer over the update. Twitter displays the Reply link and the Reply to username banner (where username is the name of the person who posted the tweet; see figure J). If the update appears in a list of Twitter search results, you see a Reply arrow instead.
I Hover the mouse pointer over a tweet to see the Reply arrow.
4. Click the Reply arrow. If you’re working with search results, click the Reply arrow instead. Twitter displays the Reply to username text box and adds @username to the box (where, in both cases, username is the tweeter’s screen name).
5. Type your reply as shown in figure J. Feel free to add text either before or after the @username text. Twitter will recognize the tweet as a reply as long as you have the @username text somewhere within the update
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J Type your response in the Reply to username text box.
6. Click Reply. Twitter posts the reply, which then appears in your update timeline as well as in the user’s mentions timeline.
Tip If you can’t find the tweet you want to reply to, don’t sweat it because you can still send a reply as long as you know the tweeter’s username. Sign in to your account, and then click Home. In the What are you doing? text box, type @username, where username is the tweeter’s screen name. When you press space, Twitter changes the text box name to Reply to username. Now type your response and click Reply.
Sending a reply to all your followers When you send a reply (or any tweet that begins with @username), the resulting tweet appears in your profile timeline and in the friend timeline of the person you replied to. What about the people you follow? You normally see their tweets in your friend timeline, but do you also see the replies they send out to other people? The answer is that it depends on who they reply to:
• If a person you follow replies to another person you follow, then the reply shows up in your friend timeline.
• If a person you follow replies to a person you don’t follow, then the reply does not appear in your friend timeline. This configuration makes sense when you think about it. For example, suppose you follow Kyra and David, and Kyra replies to one of David’s tweets. Because you’re following both people, chances are you saw David’s tweet that Kyra replied to, so you probably understand (or can figure out) what her reply means. Therefore, it’s reasonable for you to see Kyra’s reply on your friend timeline.
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The Celebrity Tweet Directory On the other hand, suppose you follow Kyra but not David. In this case, you didn’t see David’s original tweet, so Kyra’s reply might be gibberish. It, therefore, makes sense for the reply to not appear on your friend timeline. However, there may be times you want to reply to someone and you want that reply to be seen by all the people who follow you. After all, if your reply contains useful, relevant, or fun info, why shouldn’t you share it with all your friends? Twitter offers no feature to handle this kind of scenario directly, but as is often the case with Twitter, the users have come up with their own solution. The trick is to include @username anywhere in the tweet except the beginning. Twitter then treats it like a regular update and ships it to all your followers. So, to send a reply that’s seen by all your followers, start the response with a single character such as a dot (.), a tilde (~), or something similarly non-intrusive. Then type the @username, followed by your response text. The resulting tweet looks like a reply, but all your followers see your wise or witty riposte.
Retweeting an update A retweet is another person’s tweet that you send to your followers. You most often retweet updates from the people you follow, but you can retweet anyone’s updates. Retweet an update if you think it will be especially interesting or relevant to the people who follow you. Here are the steps to follow to retweet to an update:
1. Sign in to your Twitter account. 2. Locate the update you want to retweet. The update might appear on your friend timeline, in your mentions timeline, a tweeter’s timeline, or the Twitter public timeline.
3. Hover the mouse pointer over the update. Twitter displays the Retweet link. 4. Click the Retweet link. Twitter displays a dialog box asking you to confirm that you want to retweet the update to all your followers.
5. Click Yes. Twitter posts the retweet, which then appears in your profile timeline as well as in the timelines of all your followers.
Tip Oddly, as I write this Twitter doesn’t let you directly retweet an update that appears in results of a Twitter search. To retweet a search result, you have to first display the tweet itself. You do that by clicking the “ago” link that tells you how long ago the update was posted (such as 2 minutes ago or 1 day ago).
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• The original tweeter’s avatar and username appear along with the tweet. • The original tweeter’s username is preceded by the retweet icon. • The relative time shown with the tweet is the time of the original update, not the retweet.
• You see the message retweeted by username and x others, where username is the person who retweeted the update, and x is the number of other people who have retweeted the same update. What I’ve just described in the “official” Twitter method of retweeting an update. There is, however, an “unofficial” method that’s still quite common, so you need to know about it. The organic retweet (as Twitter HQ insists on calling it) is a feature that was developed by the Twitter community a while back, and it became a standard part of the tweeter’s posting arsenal. An organic retweet is an update that uses the following general form: RT @username: original tweet [your comment]
Here, username is the name of the original tweeter; original tweet is the text of the update you’re retweeting; and your comment is text that you add to comment on the update. Remember that this format isn’t the only way to retweet. Some folks add their comments to the beginning; some people put the username at the end, while others use “retweet” or “retweeting” instead of RT. Here’s the basic procedure for retweeting an update using the RT method:
1. Sign in to your Twitter account. 2. Locate the update you want to retweet. The update might appear on your friend timeline, in your mentions timeline, a tweeter’s timeline, the Twitter public timeline, or in the result of a Twitter search.
3. Copy the tweet text, including the username at the beginning of the tweet. 4. Click Home. 5. Click inside the What’s happening? text box. 6. Type RT. 7. Type a space and then @. 8. Paste the text you copied in step 3.
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Note To keep track of the most popular retweets and the most retweeted users, check out Retweetist at http://retweetist.com.
Note What if you come across a tweet that contains an interesting idea or a useful link, but you don’t want to quote the original tweeter verbatim? For example, you might have your own spin on the original topic and so you want to post your thoughts along with the link. In that case, it’s proper Twitter etiquette to acknowledge the original tweeter by including somewhere in your update the text “via @username”, where username is the screen name of the original tweeter.
Okay, so you want to know what retweet feature to use, the official Twitter retweet feature or the organic RT method? The answer is that it depends:
• Use the official retweet method if you don’t want to add a comment to the retweet, or if the original retweet is so long that it won’t fit into an RT update without serious editing.
• Use the old-fashioned RT method if you want to include your .02 worth when you retweet.
Viewing your retweets By definition, retweets are updates that you found fascinating enough or funny enough to pass along to your posse. So it stands to reason that you might want to check out a particular retweet later on to relive the moment. If you used the official Twitter retweet method, then you’re in luck because Twitter keeps track of your retweets. Here’s how to get at them:
1. Sign in to your Twitter account. 2. Click Home. 3. In the sidebar, click Retweets. Twitter takes you to the retweets page. 4. Click the Retweets By You tab. Twitter displays a list of your retweets, as shown in figure K.
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K Click the Retweets By You tab to see your retweets.
Sending a direct message to someone A direct message is a note that you send directly to a tweeter, where “direct” means that the message doesn’t appear on either your timeline or the recipient’s timeline. You can only send a direct message to someone if the two of you follow each other. Send a direct message when you want a private exchange with someone. How you send a direct message depends on where you are in the Twitter landscape:
• If you’re viewing the list of people you follow, you see a Direct message link beside each person that also follows you. Click the Direct message link for the person you want to contact.
• If you’re on the profile page of a mutual follower, click the Message link in the Actions section of the sidebar.
• If you’re viewing your Direct Messages timeline (click Home and then click Direct Messages in the sidebar), use the Send x a direct message list to choose your recipient (see figure L). Whichever message you use, Twitter displays a text box. Type your message in the box, as shown in figure L, and then click Send.
L After you choose your recipient, type the message and click Send.
If you’re having a hard time finding the person you want to direct message, you don’t need to use the Twitter interface to find them. If you know the person’s username, you can click
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Here, username is the screen name of the person you want to write to, and message is your text. When your message is ready, click Send to ship it. Finally, if someone sends you a direct message, you might feel like writing back. The easiest way to do this is through your Direct Messages timeline (click Home, and then click Direct Messages in the sidebar). Hover the mouse over the message you want to respond to; then click the envelope icon shown in figure M. Type your response in the text box and then click Send.
M Hover the mouse pointer over a direct message to see the envelope (reply) icon.
Note To keep your Direct Messages timeline less cluttered, delete any messages you no longer need. Hover the mouse pointer over the message, and then click the trash can icon. When Twitter asks you to confirm the deletion, click OK.
Configuring direct message e-mails When you follow someone and that person also follows you, then the two of you can send direct messages to each other. Because direct messages are more personal, Twitter automatically configures your account to send any direct messages you receive to your e-mail address. If you want to turn off this feature, or if you like the idea and want to make sure this setting is activated, follow these steps:
1. Sign in to your Twitter account. 2. Click Settings. Your Twitter account settings appear. 3. Click the Notices tab. 4. To get direct messages via e-mail, select the Direct Text Emails check box. 5. Click Save. Twitter configures your account with the new setting.
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Working with the People You Follow Once you start following people on Twitter, your interactions with them will mostly consist of reading their tweets, replying when you’ve got something to say, and sending direct messages to people who also follow you. However, Twitter does offer a few other choices, such as displaying a person’s updates and nudging and blocking a user. The next few sections provide the details.
Checking out a person’s updates If you follow a bunch of people, a particular update from a particular user can fall off the first page of your friend timeline in a hurry. Rather than leaping through your timeline pages to locate the tweet, it’s often easier to display the person’s updates. This is also useful if you’ve been offline (or just off-Twitter) for a while and you want to catch up with a favorite friend. Twitter gives you several ways to access a user’s tweet timeline, depending on where you are in the interface:
• If you see an update from that person in your friend timeline, click the username at the start of the tweet.
• If you’ve got the person onscreen in your list of followers, click the username. • Use your Web browser to type http://twitter.com/username, where username is the Twitter screen name of the person you want to read.
Preventing a person’s retweets from appearing in your timeline Earlier you learned how to send a retweet the official Twitter way by clicking the Retweet link beside an update. This is a great way to share tweet gold with your followers. Hopefully some of your friends are also retweeting, because it’s one of the best ways to find interesting Twitterers. However, in the world of retweets there’s sharing and then there’s over-sharing. Some folks seem to think that nine out of every ten tweets they receive are retweet-worthy, so your regular friend timeline gets inundated with a bunch of recycled (and usually uninteresting) updates.
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1. Sign in to your Twitter account. 2. Navigate the home page of the person whose retweets you want to block. You can do this either by clicking the Following link in your sidebar and then clicking the user’s name, or by navigating directly to twitter.com/username. When you get to the user’s page, look for the Retweet icon to the right of the Following indicator.
5. Click the Retweet icon. The icon turns from green to white to indicate that you will no longer receive that person’s retweets. To make sure, hover the mouse pointer over the icon.
Viewing your friends’ retweets As I mentioned before, when someone you follow retweets an update, that retweet shows up in your friend timeline. And, of course, just like a regular update, that retweet slowly (or sometimes quickly) gets buried under the incessant accumulation of new tweets. Since retweets are quite often interesting or useful, wouldn’t it be nice if there was some easy to locate a retweet later on? As I also mentioned before, a retweet doesn’t appear in your friend timeline if you’ve already seen the update (because the original was posted by someone you follow). That prevents you from having to wade through duplicate tweets, but sometimes it’s useful to know that one of your friends’ updates is being retweeted hither and thither. Wouldn’t it be nice if there was some easy way to see these hidden retweets? I also told you earlier that when you see a retweet in your timeline, the update says “Retweeted by username and x others,” where username is the name of the retweeter, and x is the number of times the original update has been through the retweet mill. Wouldn’t it be nice if there was some easy way to find out who else has retweeted the update? Fortunately, the answer to each of the three not-so-musical questions posed in the previous three paragraphs is “Yes!” Twitter maintains a complete list of all the updates that people you follow have retweeted. This list includes not only the retweets that you saw in your timeline, but also the hidden retweets where you saw the originals. The list also shows you the avatars of each person who has retweeted the update. Here’s how to see this list:
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How Do I Follow Other Twitter Users? 1. Sign in to your Twitter account. 2. Click Home. 3. In the sidebar, click Retweets. Twitter takes you to the retweets page. 4. Click the Retweets By Others tab. Twitter displays a list of your friends retweets.
Viewing your tweets that have been retweeted There aren’t many chances in life to get our egos stroked, even for a short time, but Twitter can help because you get a nice little ego boost every time some kind soul retweets one of your updates. For an even bigger shot of self esteem, check out the complete list of your updates that have been retweeted:
1. Sign in to your Twitter account. 2. Click Home. 3. In the sidebar, click Retweets. Twitter takes you to the retweets page. 4. Click the Your Tweets, Retweeted tab. Twitter displays a list of all your updates that have been retweeted.
Blocking a tweeter A huge number of people use Twitter, and most of those folks seem to get the friendly Twitter vibe. Of course, anytime you’re dealing with a massive crowd you’re bound to come across a bad apple or three. It might be someone who’s rude or offensive, a huckster using Twitter to sell snake oil, or a company that bombards you with marketing messages. In most cases, the easiest solution is to stop following the user and, if the user is also following you, to remove the person from your list of followers. That usually works, but there’s a small subset of pests who’ll just start following you all over again, or who’ll send you replies even if they’re not following you. For these hardcore cases, Twitter offers a hardcore solution: block the user. Blocking someone means that he or she can’t follow you and can’t send you replies. Twitter gives you two ways to block a user:
• If the person is currently following you, open your list of followers, click the person’s Actions button, and then click Block username.
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• If the person isn’t following you, go to his or her profile page and click Block username in the Actions section of the sidebar, as shown in figure N.
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N To shut annoying tweeters out of your life, access their profile page, click Actions, and then click Block username.
Twitter is home to millions of people, but it’s also a place where many non-humans hang out. Yes, there are lots of companies and organizations on Twitter, but I’m talking here about a different kind of Twitter critter: the bot. A bot is an automated Twitter account that returns some kind of data in response to a specially formatted message. Some Twitter bots respond to reply messages, but most require direct messages, which means that you must follow the bot, and the bot then automatically follows you. (Remember that direct messaging requires mutual following. If you’ve protected your account, be sure to accept the bot’s friend request when it comes in.) In the rest of this chapter, I introduce you to Twitter’s bot population by showing you how to interact with a few of the more useful bots.
Note Twitter bots are most useful when you’ve configured your account to send direct messages to you, either via e-mail (as described earlier in this chapter) or via your mobile phone.
Receiving a reminder message Ask someone how they’re doing these days, and more often than not you’ll get an exasperated “Busy!” as the response. We’re all up to our eyeballs in meetings, chores, and other commitments, so it’s not surprising that every now and then we forget one of those tasks, and all the apologizing we have to do puts us even farther behind. Fortunately, you can use Twitter to avoid this fate. The Twitter bot named timer is an automated reminder service. You send it a direct message and a time, and when that time elapses timer sends you a direct message back.
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How Do I Follow Other Twitter Users? To use timer, first go to http://twitter.com/timer and click the Follow button to follow this bot; it immediately follows you in return, so you’re now set up to exchange direct messages with timer. When you need a reminder, send a direct message to timer with the number of minutes after which you want the reminder sent (the minimum is 5 minutes), and the text you want timer to send back in the reminder message. For example, if you want to be reminded to call Karen in 30 minutes, your direct message will look like this: 30 Call Karen
If you’re using the What are you doing? text box to send the message, remember to include the d command and the timer username: d timer 30 Call Karen
Caution The timer bot is useful, but don’t rely on it for accurate reminders. The timer bot seems to get around to sending the reminders when it’s good and ready, so reminders are routinely a few minutes late.
Querying the Internet Movie Database If you want to get some quick info on a movie or a movie personality, the famous Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com) has a Twitter bot — named, not surprisingly, imdb — that’s happy to serve. The imdb bot responds to either direct messages or reply messages. To use direct messages, go to http://twitter.com/imdb and click the Follow button; the imdb bot follows you right back. Note, too, that the imdb account on Twitter also tweets regularly by sending out movie-related updates with themes such as Born On This Date, Trivia, and Quote. If you don’t want to receive the imdb tweets, bypass the following and send messages to @imdb instead. If you want to get information about a movie, use the t command followed by the name of the movie:
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d imdb t spinal tap
or @imdg t spinal tap
If you know there are multiple versions of the movie, you can also specify the year: d imdb t gladiator 2000
or @imdb t gladiator 2000
To get information about a movie personality, use the p command followed by the person‘s name: d imdb p clive owen
or @imdb p clive owen
Getting a map If you need a quick map of a city or town, use the Twitter 411 bot named t411. Go to http:// twitter.com/t411 and click the Follow button; the t411 bot immediately follows you, too. You can now send your request using the following format: d t411 map place
Here, place is the name of the city or town you want to see on a map. In response, you get a direct message with a URL. Click that address to see the map.
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Translating text into another language If you want to know how to say an English word or phrase in French, German, or some other language, or if you come across a foreign phrase that you want to convert to English, you can use the Twitter bot named twanslate. This is a direct message bot, so you first need to go to http://twitter.com/twanslate and click the Follow button. Once twanslate follows you back, you’re good to go. The first thing you should do is retrieve the twanslate help text by sending the following direct message: d twanslate help
This text gives you the language abbreviations that you need to use in the twanslate commands. For example, the abbreviation for French is fr, so to translate the English phrase “I love Twitter” into French, you’d send the following message: d twanslate fr I love Twitter
Getting a weather forecast Want to know what the weather’s going to be like where you are or where you’re traveling to, but don’t have access to a weather forecast? Now you do thanks to the Twitter bot named forecast, which can provide a forecast for a given city or a given postal code. The forecast bot uses direct messages, so first navigate to http://twitter.com/forecast and click the Follow button. Once the forecast bot returns the following favor, you can send your message. There are two ways to use the forecast bot: by city and by postal code. To get the weather forecast for a city, send a direct message with the following format: d forecast city, state
Replace city with the name of the city, and replace state with the two-letter state abbreviation. For example, the following direct message returns the forecast for Indianapolis, Indiana: d forecast indianapolis, in
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Here, replace zip with the ZIP code of the location. For example, the following direct message returns the forecast for the 46256: d forecast 46256
Returning Amazon data Amazon.com stores a wealth of data about millions of books, DVDs, and albums, and now all of that data is at your fingertips thanks to the Twitter bot named junglebot. This bot responds to direct messages, so first go to http://twitter.com/junglebot and click the Follow button. Once junglebot follows you back, you can use it to start querying Amazon. You can use junglebot to return data about books, DVDs, or music using the following direct messages formats: d junglebot book title d junglebot dvd title d junglebot music title
In each case, replace title with the name of the book, DVD, or music CD you want to work with. For example, to get information about the book iPhone 3G Portable Genius, you’d send the following direct message: d junglebot book iphone 3g portable genius
Keeping up with the bots The half dozen bots that you learn about here really only scratch the surface of a burgeoning new Twitter field. New bots seem to come online every day, so how do you keep up? Perhaps the best way is the Twittter Fan Wiki, a wiki site that monitors all-things Twitter, including bots. Check out the following page from time to time to see what’s new in the Twitter bot landscape: http://twitter.pbworks.com/Bots
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glossary avatar The user icon associated with a Twitter account. badge A small graphic with a Twitterinspired design that you use as a link to your Twitter home page. bot An automated Twitter account that returns some kind of data in response to a specially formatted message. celebritweet A celebrity or famous person who uses Twitter. direct To send a direct message to someone; a direct message. direct message A private note that only the recipient can read. exactotweet See twoosh. fail whale The page that Twitter displays when it is over capacity and can’t accept any more tweets. followership The people who follow a particular Twitter user. followorthy Worthy of being followed on Twitter. hashtag A word that, when preceded by a hash (#), defines or references a topic on Twitter. hypertweeting Posting an excessive number of tweets.
live-tweeting Sending on-the-fly updates that describe or summarize some ongoing event. mashup Information created by combining data from two or more different sources. meme A cultural artifact, such as an idea or catchphrase, that spreads quickly from person to person. microblogging Posting short thoughts and ideas to an online site such as Twitter. mutual follow When two people on Twitter follow each other. nudge A text message sent to your phone to remind you to post an update. partial retweet A retweet that includes only part of the original tweet. reply A response to a tweeter’s update. retweet Another person’s tweet that you copy and send out to your followers, along with an acknowledgment of the original tweeter. RT An abbreviation used to mark an update as a retweet; a retweet. timeline A related collection of tweets, sorted by the date and time they were posted.
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tweeple People who use Twitter. tweeps A Twitter user’s friends. tweet An update posted to Twitter. tweet cred Twitter credibility. tweeter A person who uses Twitter. tweetstream The tweets in a timeline. tweetup A real-world meeting between two or more people who know each other through the online Twitter service. tweetwalking Writing and posting a Twitter update while walking. tweme A Twitter meme. tweople See tweeple. Twitosphere See Twitterverse. Twittaholic A person who uses Twitter compulsively. Twitterer A Twitter user. Twitterati The Twitter users with the most followers and influence.
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Twitterpated Overwhelmed by incoming tweets. Twitterrhea The act of posting an excessive number of tweets in a short time. Twittersphere See Twitterverse. Twitterverse The Twitter social networking service and the people who use it. Twitterstream See tweetstream. Twitticism A witty tweet. Twittiquette Twitter etiquette; an informal set of guidelines and suggestions for updating, following, replying, and sending direct messages. twoosh A tweet that is exactly 140 characters long. tword A new word created by appending “tw” to an existing word. URL shortening service A Web site or program that converts a Web address into a much shorter URL and then uses that URL to redirect users to the original address.
index 30 Rock, 124
Alley, Kirstie, 6
As The World Turns, 124
30 Seconds To Mars, 42
Alter, Jonathan, 34, 39
A-Trak, 43
60 Minutes, 124
Amanpour, Christiane, 34, 39
Ausiello, Michael, 62
311, 42
Amazon.com data, returning, 162
Avril, Cliff, 103
A
AMC News, 124 American Idol, 124
B
Abbott, Jeremy, 102
America’s Got Talent, 124
B Real, 43
ABC News, 124
Amerie, 42
Bach, Sebastian, 43
Abdul, Paula, 42, 44
Amico, Kristin, 22
Backstrom, Ingrid, 116
Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem, 89, 90
Anberlin, 42
Badu, Erykah, 43
Abrams, Dan, 34
Andersen, Chris, 89
Baer, Neal, 19
Adams, Bryan, 42, 44
Anderson, Pamela, 6, 17
Baier, Bret, 34
Adams, William, Jr., 42
Andre, Peter, 42
Bailey, Champ, 104
Aday, Marvin Lee, 42
Andretti, Marco, 99
Bailon, Adrienne, 7
Adu, Freddy, 118
Angel, Criss, 62
Baldwin, Stephen, 2
Affeldt, Jeremy, 86, 88
Ansari, Aziz, 6
Ballas, Mark, 62
Agee, Steve, 29
Anthony, Carmelo, 89
Banks, Elizabeth, 2
Agosto, Ben, 102
Antiques Road Show, 124
Banks, Tyra, 62
Aikman, Troy, 103, 106
AOL network, searching, 136
Barberie, Jillian, 62
Al Abdullah, Rania, 62, 70
Appleby, Stuart, 110, 112
Barden, Ramses, 104, 106
Alba, Jessica, 2, 6
Applegate, Christina, 6, 14
Bareilles, Sara, 43, 45
Albrecht, Alex, 62
Archuleta, David, 42
Barenaked Ladies, 43
Aldrin, Buzz, 62, 67
Ariza, Trevor, 90
Barfield, Jeremy, 86
Alexander, Joe, 89
Armendariz, Matt, 22
Barker, Travis, 43
Alexandro, Ted, 29
Armey, Dick, 78
Barnett, Nick, 104
All My Children, 124
Armstrong, Colby, 114
Barton, Mischa, 7
Allen, Kris, 42
Armstrong, Lance, 100, 101
Bateman, Justine, 7
Allen, Lily, 42
Arnold, Monica, 42
Bayless, Jerryd, 90
Allen, Rod, 86
Artest, Ron, 90
Bean, Shoshana, 17
165
Index Beasley, DaMarcus, 118
Boehner, John, 79
Broyles, Addie, 22
Beastie Boys, 43
Bogut, Andrew, 90
Brydon, Rob, 7
de Beaufort, India, 8
BONES, 124
Brzezinski, Mika, 34, 38
Bechtolt, Jona, 43
Boozman, John, 79
Buchanan, Patrick J., 76
Beck, 43
Bored to Death, 124
Buddle, Edson, 118
Beck, Glenn, 78
Borland, Wes, 44
Buffett, Jimmy, 44
Beckam, Victoria, 62
Bosh, Chris, 90
Buffett, Warren, 63
Bedingfield, Natasha, 43
Bosworth, Lo, 63
Burgess, Michael, MD, 79
Beem, Rich, 110
bots. See Twitter bots
Burke, Alexandra, 45
Begay, Notah, III, 110
Bouska, Adam, 63
Burke, Brooke, 63
Behar, Joy, 62
Boxer, Barbara, 79
Burleson, Nate, 104, 105
Behrendt, Greg, 62
Boyd, Michele, 7
Burnquist, Bob, 101
Belbin, Tanith, 102
Boyle, Dan, 114
Burrell, Stanley, 45
Belew, Adrian, 43
Branch, Michelle, 44, 46
Burruss, Kandi, 45
Bell, Charlie, 90
Brand, Russell, 2
Burton, LeVar, 7
Bell, Kristen, 2
Brandt, Paul, 44
Busch, Adam, 7
Beltran, Carlos, 86
Branson, Richard, 63
Bush, Billy, 63
Benedict, Pope, XVI, 62, 70
Brashear, Donald, 114
Bush, Reggie, 104, 109
Bennett, Drew, 104
Braxton, Toni, 44
Bushfield, Rory, 116
Benson, Amber, 7
Breaking Bad, 125
Busta Rhymes, 56
Bergeron, Tom, 62
Brees, Drew, 104, 108
Butler, Billy, 86
Bertinelli, Valerie, 7
Brennan, Jim, 118
Butler, Rasual, 90
Biden, Joe, 78
Breslow, Craig, 86
Bynes, Amanda, 8
Big Brother, 124
Brewer, Contessa, 34, 38
Bird, Andrew, 43
Bridges, Christopher, 44
Birkhead, Larry, 62
Britain’s Got Talent, 125
C
Bjork, 48
Broadus, Calvin Cordozar, 44
Cabrera, John, 8
Black, Michael Ian, 7, 29
Brockman, Jon, 90
Cabrera, Ryan, 45
Blaine, David, 63
Brooks, Aaron, 90
Californication, 125
Blair, DeJuan, 90
Brothers, Cary, 44
Cameron Bure, Candace, 7
Bleber, Justin, 43
Brown, Bobby, 90
Cannon, Joe, 118
Bleiler, Gretchen, 101
Brown, Campbell, 34
Cannon, Nick, 8
Blige, Mary J, 44, 45
Brown, Derren, 63
Canseco, Jose, 86
blink-182, 44
Brown, Jerry, 79
Cantor, Eric, 79
Blitzen Trapper, 44
Brown, Lomas, 104
Cao, Anh Joseph, 79
Bloomberg, Mike, 79
Brown, Melanie, 44
Cardinal, Brian, 90
Blue, David, 7
Browne, Sylvia, 63, 69
Carey, Mariah, 45
166
Index Carlson, Sammy, 116
Coldplay, 46
Creamer, Paula, 110
Carlton, Vanessa, 45, 47
Colfer, Chris, 8
Cribbs, Josh, 104
Carolla, Adam, 63
Collective Soul, 46
Crisp, Covelli, 86
Carrabba, Chris, 45
Collins, Stephen, 8
Crist, Charlie, 79
Carrey, Jim, 2, 5
Collins, Susan, 79
Crowley, Candy, 76
Carter, Joe, 86
Collison, Nick, 91
Cruise, Tom, 2
Casey, James, 104
Combs, Sean John, 45
Cruz, Danny, 119
Casey, Paul, 110, 113
Commodore, Mike, 114
Csincsak, Jesse, 101
Castle, 125
Community, 125
Cuban, Mark, 91, 96
CBS Evening News, 125
Conley, Mike, 91
Culberson, John, 79
CBS Investigates, 125
contacts, searching, 136
Cullum, Jamie, 46
Chabala, Michael, 118
Cook, Daequan, 91
Cummins, Dan, 28
Chalmers, Mario, 91
Cook, Dane, 28
Cuomo, Chris, 34
Chan, Patrick, 102
Cook, David, 46
Cuomo, Rivers, 46
Chandler, Tyson, 91
Cook, Emily, 116
Curry, Aaron, 104
Chapman, Duane Dog, 64
Cooper, Anderson, 34
Curry, Adrianne, 64
Chastain, Brandi, 118
Cooper, Matt, 34
Curry, Ann, 34, 38
Chenoweth, Kristin, 17
Cora, Cat, 22
Curry, Stephen, 91
Chesney, Kenny, 45
Cordozar Broadus, Calvin, 44
Cutler, Jay, 105
Chiklis, Michael, 8
Corgan, Billy, 46, 48
Cyrus, Billy Ray, 46
Chimere Smith, Shaffer, 57
Cornell, Chris, 46
Cyrus, Trace, 46
Ching, Brian, 118
Cornell, Paul, 132
Chiu, Andrea, 22
Cosby, Bill, 28, 30
Cho, Margaret, 8, 16
Cosco, Ian, 116
D
Chuck, 125, 126
Cosentino, Chris, 22
Dakides, Tara, 101
Chung, Alexa, 64
Cote, Riley, 114
Daly, Carson, 64, 127
Cink, Stewart, 110, 112
Cougar Town, 125
Daly, John, 111, 112
Clark, Wes, 79
Coulton, Jonathan, 46
Daly, Tim, 4, 8
Clarkson, Kelly, 45
Counting Crows, 46
Dancing with the Stars, 125
Claxton, Speedy, 91
Couric, Katie, 34
Dancy, Hugh, 2
Clemens, Roger, 86
Cousteau, Jean-Michel, 64, 69
Danza, Tony, 8
Clements, Nate, 104, 110
Cowell, Simon, 64
Dash, Stacey, 8
Clinton, George, 45
Cox, Ana Marie, 76
Dateline NBC, 125
Cochran, Anita, 45
Craven, Wes, 17
Daughtry, Chris, 46
Cody, Diablo, 132
Crawford, Cindy, 64
David, Larry, 19
Colbert, Stephen, 28
Crawford, Craig, 76
Davies, Alan, 8
Cold Case, 125
Crawford, Joe, 91
Davies, Charlie, 119
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Index Davis, Baron, 91
DiMarco, Chris, 111
Davis, Meryl, 102
direct messages
Davis, Vernon, 105
configuring, 154
Day, Allison, 22
sending, 153–154
Day, Felicia, 8
using with Amazon.com, 162
Day One, 126 Daye, Austin, 91 Dayne, Taylor, 46 Days of Our Lives, 126 de Beaufort, India, 8 De Guzman, Jonathan, 119 De Laurentis, Glada, 22 Dean, Howard, 80 Death Cab for Cutie, 46 DeBarge, Kristinia, 47 Deen, Jamie and Bobby, 22 Deen, Paula, 22, 24 DeGeneres, Ellen, 28 DeLay, Tom, 80 DeLeon, Alex, 47 Delgado, Carlos, 87 DeMint, Jim, 80 Dennings, Kat, 2 Depeche Mode, 47 DeRosario, Dwayne, 119 Derulo, Jason, 47 Deutsch, Donny, 64 DeVito, Danny, 2 Dexter, 126 Diamond, Neil, 47 Diamond Phillips, Lou, 14 Dichio, Danny, 119 Dick, Andy, 28 Dickerson, John, 76 Dickinson, Janice, 64 Dierks, Bentley, 47 Difranco, Ani, 47
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E Earnshaw, Robert, 119 Edu, Maurice, 119, 120 Edwards, Anthony, 9 Edwards, Braylon, 105
using with movie database, 159
Edwards, John, 80
using with twanslate bot, 161
Elias, Patrik, 114
using with weather forecast bot, 161
Ellis, Dan, 114
Elfman, Jenna, 9 Eliassen, Grete, 116 Ellison, Keith, 80
Dispirito, Rocco, 22
Eloi, Keith, 105
Dixie Chicks, 47
e-mails, configuring, 154
Dixon, Marcus, 105
Eminem, 53
Dobbs, Lou, 35
Engvall, Bill, 28
Dockery, Kevin, 105
Ensign, John, 80
Dockett, Darnell, 105
Epps, Omar, 9
Dodd, Chris, 80, 82
Ericsson, Fredrik, 117
Dollhouse, 126
Eskandarian, Alecko, 119
Donovan, Jeffrey, 8
Evans, Lee, 105
Donvan, John, 35, 37
Evans, Reggie, 92
Douglas-Roberts, Chris, 91
Evans, Tyreke, 92
Drescher, Fran, 9 Dudley, Jared, 91 Duff, Haylie, 9
F
Duff, Hilary, 9
Fabulous, 47
Duke, Annie, 64
Facinelli, Peter, 2
Dumont, Simon, 116
Fahey, Damien, 65
Durant, Kevin, 91
Fall Out Boy, 47
Durbin, Chad, 87
Fallon, Jimmy, 28, 127
Durst, Fred, 47, 48
Family Guy, 126
Durtschi, Tim, 116
Farrell, Perry, 47
Dushku, Eliza, 9
Farrow, Mia, 2, 5
Dutton, Garett, III, 47
Favre, Brett, 105
Dvorak, John C., 65
Favreau, Jon, 17
Dyrdek, Rob, 101
Feldman, Amy, 76
Index Felton, Tom, 3
followers. See also tweeters
Fujikawa, Tadd, 111
Fergie, 48
canvassing, 139
Ferguson, Craig, 28, 30
following, 140–147
Ferguson, Stacy Ann, 47
sending replies to, 147–154
G
viewing lists of, 140, 147
Garcia, Francisco, 92
Fernandez, Rudy, 92 Fiasco, Lupe, 48 Fieri, Guy, 22 Filan, Susan, 35 Fillion, Nathan, 9 Filson, Susan, 23 Find on Twitter feature, using, 135–136 Find People page, displaying, 136
FollowFriday recommendations, tracking, 139 Following notice, appearance of, 140 Fonda, Jane Seymour, 3, 4 Foodimentary, 23 Forbes, Randy, 80
Finley, Michael, 92, 93
Ford, TJ, 92
Finnerty, Dan, 48
forecast bot, using, 161, 162
Fiorina, Carly, 80
Forsett, Justin, 105
Fish Lydo, Shuna, 23, 24
Forte, Matt, 106
Fisher, Carrie, 3, 4
Fowler, Rickie, 111
Fisher, Derek, 92
Fox, Rick, 92
Fisher, Sarah, 99
Fox and Friends, 126
Fitzgerald, Larry, 105
Foye, Randy, 92
Flash Forward, 126
Foyle, Adonal, 92
Flashpoint, 126
Frankel, Bethenny, 23
Flatt, Rachael, 102
Franken, Al, 80
Flay, Bobby, 23
Franklin, Farrah, 48
Florence, Tyler, 23
Franti, Michael, 48
Flynn, Jonny, 92
Frazier, Kevin, 65
Folarin, Wale, 48
Freeland, Adam, 48
Folds, Benjamin, 48
Freeman, Hunter, 119
Foley, Dave, 9
Frere-Jones, Sasha, 35
Folk, Nick, 105
Friday Nights Lights, 126
Follow button, locating, 140
Friedlander, Judah, 9
follow ratio, examining, 144
friends, viewing lists of, 140
follow requests, approving, 141
Fringe, 126 Fry, Stephen, 28
Furtado, Nelly, 49
Garrard, David, 106 Gary Unmarried, 127 Gavankar, Janina, 9 Gay, Rudy, 92 Geiger, Brian J., 23 Geist, Willie, 35, 37 General Hospital, 127 Geragos, Mark, 65, 72 Germanotta, Stephani, 49 Gervais, Bruno, 114 Gibson, Deborah, 49 Gilbert, Melissa, 9 Gilbert, Sara, 9 Gillespie, Aaron, 49 Gingrich, Newt, 80 Ginn, Sarah J., 23 Ginobili, Manu, 93 Glau, Summer, 10 Glee, 127 Glenn, Cody, 106, 107 Glosia, Nadia, 23 Glover, Danny, 3 Gluck, Sandy, 23 Gmail network, searching, 136 Gokey, Danny, 49 Goldberg, Whoppi, 3 Gomes, Ryan, 93 Gomez, Selena, 10, 15 Goo Goo Dolls, 49
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Index Good Morning America, 127 Gooden, Drew, 93 Gopher, Alex, 49 Gordan, Robby, 99 Gore, Al, 80, 82 Gorman, Dave, 28 Gosselin, Jon, 65 Gould, Dana, 28 Grace, Nancy, 35 Graham, Jefferson, 76 Graham, Lindsey, 80, 83 Granger, Danny, 93 Grant, Amy, 49 Grant, Brea, 10 Grant, Ryan, 106 Grassley, Chuck, 80 Grayson, Alan, 81 Green, Jeff, 93 Green, Mike, 114 Greene, Donté, 93 Greene, Gael, 23 Greenwald, Alex, 48 Gregory, David, 76 Gregory Petukhov, Melissa, 103
H Hair, Jaden, 23 Hall, Richard Melvin, 48 Hall, Tamron, 35 Hall, Tanner, 117 Hamill, Dorothy, 115 Hamlin, Denny, 99 Hamlin, Harry, 10 Handler, Chelsea, 65, 66 Hanie, Caleb, 106 Hanks, Tom, 3 Hannigan-Denisof, Alyson, 10 Hannity, Sean, 78 Hansbrough, Tyler, 93 Hansen, Chris, 35 Harden, James, 93 Harmon, Dan, 19 Harper, Bob, 65, 68 Harrington, Al, 93 Harris, Calvin, 49 Harris, Clara, 49 Harris, Danneel, 10 Harris, David, 10 Harris, Devin, 93
Grey’s Anatomy, 127
Harris, Mya, 49
Griffin, Blake, 93
Harris, Neil Patrick, 10
Griffin, Kathy, 28
Harris, Tony, 35, 37
Grilli, Jason, 87
Hart, Carey, 101, 102
Groban, Josh, 49
Hart, Kevin, 10
Grunberg, Greg, 10
Hart, Melissa Joan, 10
Grylls, Bear, 10
Harvey, Alex, 117
Gunn, James, 18
Harvie, Ian, 28
Guomundsdottir, Bjork, 48
Hasselbeck, Elisabeth, 65
Gupta, Sanjay, Dr., 35
Hasselbeck, Matthew, 106
Gurewitz, Brett, 49
Hasselhoff, David, 11
Guthrie, Savannah, 76
Hathaway, Andrew, 117
Guzan, Brad, 119
Hathaway, Anne, 3
170
Havla, Martin, 114 Hawk, Tony, 101, 102 Hawksworth, Blake, 87 Hawthorne Heights, 50 Hayhurst, Dirk, 87 Hazlett, Courtney, 65 HBO Real Sports, 127 Head, Luther, 93 Heap, Imogen, 49 Heffron, John, 29 Hefner, Hugh, 65 Hell’s Kitchen, 127 Helm, Burt, 76 Hemingway, Mariel, 3 Henrie, David, 11 Herman, Pee-wee, 29 Hernandez, Joanna, 66 Heroes, 127 Herring, Richard, 29 Hesseldah, Arik, 76 Hewlett, David, 11 Hewlett, Kate, 11 Hill, Faith, 50 Hill, George, 93 Hilson, Keri, 50 Hilton, Paris, 64, 66 Hilton, Perez, 66 Hilton, Tyler, 3 Hodgman, John, 66 Hoekstra, Pete, 81 Hogan, Brooke, 66 Holden, Amanda, 11 Holden, Stuart, 119 Holmes, Priest, 106 Holmes, Santonio, 106 Holt, Lester, 36 Hoppus, Mark, 50 Horford, Al, 93
Index Hotmail network, searching, 136
Jackson, Jesse, Jr., 81
Kardashian, Kim, 67
Jacobsen, Peter, 111
Kardashian, Kourtney, 67
Hough, Derek, 66
James, Jesse, 66, 67
Keating, Zoe, 51
Hough, Julianne, 50
James, Mike, 90, 94
Kemp, Matt, 87
House, 127
Jasta, Jamey, 50
Kennedy, Dan, 120
Howard, Dwight, 94
Jean, Wyclef, 50
Kennedy, Emma, 67
Howard, Josh, 94
Jenkins, Malcolm, 106
Kennedy, Jamie, 11, 29
Hucles, Angela, 118, 119
Jenner, Kris, 66
Kerry, John, 81
Hudson, Orlando, 87
Jericho, Chris, 122
Keys, Alicia, 51, 52
Hudson, Slash, 50
Jet, Joan, 51
Kilcher, Jewel, 51
Huffington, Arianna, 36
Jillette, Penn, 29, 30
Kilmer, Val, 4
Huffman, Alaina, 11
Jimmy Kimmel Live, 127
Kim, Christina, 111
Hughes, Emily, 103
Jindal, Bobby, 81, 83
Kimmel, Jimmy, 127
Humphries, Kris, 94
Johns, Michael, 51
King, Gayle, 67
Hundley, Mandisa, 50
Johnson, Boris, 81
King, John, 76
Hutton, Timothy, 3
Johnson, Chris, 107
King, Larry, 36, 67
Johnson, Derrick, 107
Kingston, Sean, 51
Johnson, Shawn, 115, 116
Kleerup, Andreas, 51
I
Johnston, Levi, 66
Kljestan, Sacha, 120
Ifft, Eddie, 29
Joiner, Alvin Nathanial, 51
Knight, Jonathan, 51
Iglesias, Enrique, 50
Jonas Brothers, 51
Knight, Jordan, 52
Iguodala, Andre, 94
Jones, Kimberly, 51
Knighton, Brad, 120
imdb bot, using, 159–160
Jones, Star, 66, 67
Knowles, Solange, 51
Immelman, Trevor, 111
Jones, Walter, 103, 107
Kornblut, Anne, 77
Inhofe, Jim, 81
Jones-Drew, Maurice, 107
Kotb, Hoda, 36
invitations to join Twitter, sending, 137–138
Jordan, Bryan, 119
Kravitz, Lenny, 52
Jordan, DeAndre, 94
Krugman, Paul, 36
Ireland, Kathy, 66
Joseph Cao, Anh, 79
Kunis, Mila, 11
Irvin, Corvey, 106
Jung, Carolyn, 23
Kurtz, Howard, 77
Iverson, Allen, 94
junglebot, using, 162
Kutcher, Ashton, 11, 16
Izzard, Eddie, 4
J
Kweller, Ben, 52
K Kahne, Kasey, 99
L
Jack, Jarrett, 94
Kalivretenos, Julie, 24
La Russa, Tony, 87, 142
Jackman, Hugh, 4
Kamara, Kei, 119
Labonte, Bobby, 99
Jackson, Curtis, III, 50
Kanaan, Tony, 99
Lady Gaga, 58
Jackson, Janet, 50, 51
Kardashian, Khloe, 67
Lael Miller, Linda, 132
171
Index Lagasse, Emeril, 24
Levin, Harvey, 68, 72
Lunsford, Stephen, 12
Lagerfield, Karl, 67
Levine, Ed, 24
Lydo, Shuna Fish, 23, 24
Lake, Ricki, 67
Lewis, J.L., 111
Lynch, David, 18
Lakshmi, Padma, 67
Lewis, Rashard, 94
Lynn, Lonnie, Jr., 53
Lamas, Shayne, 68
Lewis, Ray, 107
Lyons, Steve, 87
Lambert, Adam, 51, 52
Lie to Me, 128
Lysacek, Evan, 103
Lampert, Henrik, 117
Ligety, Ted, 117
Landry, Carl, 94
Limbaugh, Rush, 78
languages, translating text into, 161
Liriano, Francisco, 87
M
Lisanti, Mark, 63, 68
Mack, Allison, 12
LaPorta, Matt, 87
Lisicki, Sabine, 121
Mackenzie, Paige, 111
Larroquette, John, 11, 15
Liu, Lucy, 12
Mad Men, 128
Larry The Cable Guy, 4
Liukin, Nastia, 115
Madden, Joel, 53
Lasorda, Tommy, 87
Lively, Blake, 12
Madden, Kevin, 81
Last Call with Carson Daly, 127
Ljungberg, Freddie, 120
Maddon, Joe, 88
LL Cool J, 42
Maddow, Rachel, 36
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, 127
Llewellyn, Robert, 12
Madison, Holly, 68
Lloyd, Alex, 52
Madsen, Mark, 94
Late Show with David Letterman, 128
Lock ‘N Load, 128
Madsen, Virginia, 4
Loeb, Lisa, 52, 53
Mahan, Hunter, 112
Loggins, Kenny, 52
Mahon, Reid, 88
Lohan, Ali, 68
Mahrer, Bill, 29
Lohan, Dina, 68
Makoski, Manya, 120
Lohan, Lindsay, 4
Mandel, Howie, 68
London, Lauren, 12
Manning, Erin, 68, 73
Lopez, George, 12
Manning, Payton, 107
Lopez, Jennifer, 52
maps, getting, 160
Lopez, Mario, 12
Margera, Bam, 101
Lopez, Robin, 94
Marini, Gilles, 4
Lost, 128
Marion, Shawn, 94
Louis, C.K., 29
Marquardt, Bridget, 68
Lovato, Demi, 12
Marrow, Tracy, 53
Love, Davis, III, 111
Marshall, Frank, 18
Love, Kevin, 94
Martin, Ricky, 53
Lowry, Kyle, 94
Martin, Steve, 4
Ludacris, 58
Martini, Nick, 117
Lund Svindal, Aksel, 117
Mason, Roger, Jr., 95
Lathan, Christine, 120 Latta, Bob, 81 Laurie, Miracle, 11 Law and Order, 128 Lawrence, David H., XVII, 11 Leatherman, Amanda, 68 Leber, Adam, 68 LeBlanc, Karina, 120 Lee, Amy, 43, 52 Lee, James Kyson, 11 Lee Simmons, Kimora, 72 Lefevre, Rachelle, 3, 4 Legend, John, 52 Lemon, Don, 36 Lennon, Sean Ono, 52 Leto, Jared, 12 Let’s Make a Deal, 128 Letterman, David, 128
172
Index Massimino, Mike, 68
Medium, 128
Mohammed, Nazr, 95
Masterson, Danny, 8, 12
Meeks, Jodie, 95
Monro, Alison, 54
Mathers, Marshall, 53
Meester, Leighton, 13
Monroe, LoLa, 54
Matlin, Marlee, 4
Meissner, Kimmie, 103
Montag, Heidi, 69
Matsumoto, Marc, 24
Meloy, Colin, 54
Montoya, Juan Pablo, 99
Matthews, Dave, 53, 54
Mencia, Carlos, 13
Moon Frye, Soliel, 9
May, Cybele, 24
Menounos, Maria, 36
Moore, Alecia, 54
May, Sean, 95
Mercy, 128, 129
Moore, Demi, 3, 5
Maybin, Aaron, 107
Mesnick, Jason, 69
Moore, Kenny, 107
Mayer, John, 53
messages, sending, 153–154
Moore, Mandy, 54
Maynor, Eric, 95
Mewes, Jason, 5
Moore, Michael, 18
McAdams, Rachel, 5
Meyer, Stephenie, 132
Moran, Jim, 81, 82
McBride, Martina, 53
Meyers, Seth, 7, 13
Moran, Terry, 36
McCain, John, 81
Michaels, Jillian, 69
Moreno, Knowshon, 107
McCain, Meghan, 77
Michaels, Mia, 69
Morgan, Tracy, 29, 30
McCargo, Aaron, Jr., 24
Milano, Alyssa, 7, 13
Morissette, Alanis, 54
McCartney, Jesse, 53
Miles, A.D., 13
Morneau, Justin, 88
McCartney, Paul, 53
Miles, C.J., 95
Morrison, Kirk, 104, 107
McCartney, Stella, 69
Millan, Cesar, 62, 69
Morrow, Anthony, 95
McCaskill, Claire, 81
Miller, Bode, 117
Mortenson, Greg, 132, 133
McClung, Seth, 88
Miller, George, 81
Moseley, Johnny, 117
McCurdy, Jennette, 12
Miller, Linda Lael, 132
Mosher, Chip, 132
McDermott, Dean, 12
Miller, Matthew Paul, 54
Moss, Randy, 108
McEntire, Reba, 53
Miller, Mike, 95, 98
Moss, Shad, 54
McFadden, Cynthia, 36
Milloy, Lawyer, 107
Moss, Sinorice, 108
McGee, JaVale, 95
Mills, Patrick, 95
Mossberg, Walt, 69
McGowan, Rose, 12
Minchin, Tim, 30
McGraw, Phil, Dr., 69
Ming, Yao, 95, 97
movie database, querying, 159–160
McGuinn, Roger, 53
Ming Wang, Chien, 89
Mowry, Tahj, 13
McHale, Joel, 12
Minogue, Kylie, 54
Moyer, Jamie, 88
McIlroy, Rory, 112
Mirra, Dave, 102
Moyles, Chris, 30
McIntypre, Joey, 54
Mitchell, David, 69
Mraz, Jason, 54
McKay, Adam, 18
Mizanin, Mike, 122
MSN network, searching, 136
McKinnie, Bryant, 107
MLB on FOX, 128
Mullen, Mike, Admiral, 82
McLachlin, Parker, 112
Moakler, Shanna, 13
Muniz, Frankie, 13
McPhee, Katharine, 54
Moby, 58
Munn, Olivia, 13
McPherson, Kristy, 112
Modine, Matthew, 5
Murphy, Mike, 77
173
Index Murphy, Troy, 92, 95
O
P
Oasis, 55
Pachulia, Zaza, 96
Obama, Barack, 82
Page, Karen, 25
Oberto, Fabricio, 96
Pagnozzi, Matt, 88
O’Briain, Dara, 30
Paisley, Brad, 55
N
O’Bryant, Patrick, 96
Palin, Sarah, 80, 82
name, searching Twitter users by, 135–136
Ochocinco, Chad, 107, 108
Palmer, Amanda, 55
O’Dea, Aubrey, 55
Palmer, Shaun, 117
Namoff, Bryan, 120
O’Dell, Nancy, 69
Palmiotti, Jimmy, 132
Naomi, Terra, 55
Odom, Lamar, 96
Pantoliano, Joe, 13
Nash, Steve, 95
O’Donnell, Norah, 77
Papadakis, Petros, 70
Nathan, Joe, 88
Ogilvy, Geoff, 112
Parker, Jarrod, 88
Navarro, Dave, 54, 55
Ohno, Apolo Anton, 115
Parker, Michelle, 117
NBC First Read, 77
Oliver, Jamie, 24
Parker, Tony, 96
NBC Nightly News, 128
Olsen, Mary-Kate, 13
Parks and Recreation, 129
NBC Sports, 128
O’Malley, Cate, 24
Parrish, Hunter, 13
NCIS, 128
One Life to Live, 129
Parrish, Roscoe, 108
NCIS LA, 129
O’Neal, Jermaine, 96
Parton, Dolly, 55
Nealon, Kevin, 30, 31
O’Neil, Shaquille, 96, 98
Pasada, Jorge, 87
Neely, Patrick and Gina, 24
Ono, Yoko, 63, 69
Patrick, Danica, 99
Nerbonne, Nick, 117
Ono Lennon, Sean, 52
Patridge, Audrina, 70
networks, searching, 136–137
organic retweet feature, explained, 151–152
Patterson, Dan, 77
Orman, Suze, 132
Paul, Chris, 96
Ortiz, David, 86, 88
Pearce, Heath, 120
Osbourne, Jack, 70
Pearl Jam, 56
Osbourne, Kelly, 70
Pegg, Simon, 5
Osbourne, Ozzy, 55
Pentz, Thomas, 56
Osbourne, Sharon, 70
Peolsi, Leanne, 102
Osment, Emily, 55 Osmond, Donny, 13
people, following on Twitter, 140–141
Osmond, Marie, 13
Perez, Pat, 112
Outlaw, Travis, 96
Perez de Tagle, Anna, 16
Ovechkin, Alex, 114, 115
Perkins, Stephen, 56
NPR Weekend, 129
Owens, Terrell, 108
Perron, David, 114
Numb3rs, 129
Oz, Mehmet, Dr., 63, 70
Perry, Katy, 55, 56
Murray, Andy, 121 Myers, Dwight, 55 Myss, Caroline, 132, 134
Newman, Ryan, 99 Newsom, Gavin, 82 NFL on FOX, 129 Ngwenya, Joseph, 120 Nicklaus, Jack, 111, 112 Nicole, Jayde, 69 Nightline, 129 Noonan, Peggy, 37 Norton, Edward, 5 Norwood, Brandy, 55 Norwood, William Raymond, Jr., 55
174
Patterson, Daniel, 24, 25
Index Perry, Matthew, 9, 14
Private Practice, 129
Retweetlist, accessing, 152
Perry, Tyler, 18
retweets. See also tweets
Peters, Andi, 70
profile page, viewing, 139–140, 147
Peterson, Mike, 108
Puck, Wolfgang, 25
Peterson, Morris, 96
Pussycat Dolls, 56
viewing, 152–153, 156–157 Reuben, Gloria, 14
Petke, Michael, 120 Petro, Johan, 96
blocking, 155–156
Reyes, Tutan, 108
Pettersen, Suzann, 112
Q
Petty, Kyle, 100
Queen Latifah, 52
Rhimes, Shonda, 132, 133
Pettyfer, Alex, 5
Quinto, Zachary, 14
Rhodes, Kerry, 108
Petukhov, Denis, 103
Qwitter, signing up with, 147
Rice, Anne, 132
Petukhov, Melissa Gregory, 103
Reznor, Trent, 56
Richards, Denise, 5 Richardson, Cheryl, 133, 134
Phelps, Michael, 116
R
Philipps, Busy, 10, 14
Rahal, Graham, 100
Richardson, Quentin, 96
Phillips, Kyra, 37
Rahlves, Daron, 117
Richie, Nicole, 71
Phillips, Lou Diamond, 14
Ralston, Jon, 77
Ricker, Maelle, 117
Phinney, Taylor, 100
Rancic, Giuliana, 71
Ricketts, Rohan, 120
Pickler, Kellie, 56
Ratigan, Dylan, 37
Riggle, Rob, 30
Pierce, Paul, 96
Rawson, Anna, 113
Rimes, Leann, 56
Pinsky, Drew, Dr., 70
Ray, Rachael, 25
Rinna, Lisa, 14
Pitts, Byron, 37
Real Time with Bill Maher, 129
Ripken, Cal, 87
Piven, Jeremy, 10, 14
Reichl, Ruth, 24, 25
Ripken, Cal, Jr., 88
Polansky, Mark, 70
Reid, Harry, 82
Ripoll, Shakira, 56
Pollak, Kevin, 14
Reinhardt, Doug, 71
Rippon, Adam, 103
Port, Whitney, 70
Reitman, Jason, 18
Rivers, Joan, 71
Posada, Jorge, 88
reminder messages, receiving, 158
Rivers, Melissa, 71
replies, sending to followers, 148
Robinson, Nate, 97
replies to updates, sending, 150
Robinson, Smokey, 55, 57
Poulter, Ian, 112 Poundstone, Paula, 30, 31 Pratt, Spencer, 70 Pratt, Stephanie, 70 Pressel, Morgan, 112 Pressfield, Steven, 132 Pressly, Jaime, 14 Price, Katie, 71 privacy policies, checking, 136
Reply arrow, displaying, 148 Reply link, displaying, 148 Reply to username banner, displaying, 148–149 retweeting updates, 150–152
Richardson, Jason, 96
Robinson, Eugene, 37 Robinson, Shaun, 71 Robinson Peete, Holly, 14 Rochette, Joannie, 103 Rock, Chris, 30 A Rocket To The Moon, 42 Roddick, Andy, 121 Rodman, Dennis, 95, 97
175
Index Rodriguez, Michelle, 15
Sanderson, Brandon, 133
Sharpton, Al, Rev., 77
Rogan, Joe, 30
Sandler, Adam, 31
Shatner, William, 15
Rogers, Robbie, 120
Santorum, Rick, 82
Sheckler, Ryan, 101, 102
Roker, Al, 37
Sapp, Warren, 108
Sheen, Michael, 5
Rolle, Antrel, 108
Sargeant, Lydell, 108
Sheets, Kory, 108
Ronson, Samantha, 57
Saturday Night Live, 129
Shepard, Dax, 31
Rooney, Andy, 34, 37
Savage, Adam, 11, 15
Sheperd, Sherri, 72
Rose, Charlie, 37
Scarborough, Joe, 35, 38
Show, Grant, 15
Ross, Jonathan, 71
Scheckter, Tomas, 100
Showalter, Michael, 31, 32
Rossum, Emmy, 5
Schieffer, Bob, 77
Shriver, Maria, 38
Roth, Asher, 57
Schiller, TJ, 117
Shuster, David, 38
Roth, Eli, 18
Schilling, Curt, 89
Silverman, Sarah, 31
Rove, Karl, 79, 82
Schofield, Phillip, 71
Simmons, Bill, 132, 133
Rowland, Kelly, 57
Schrempf, Detlef, 97
Simmons, Gene, 57
Rowland-Smith, Ryan, 88
Schultheis, Dave, 82
Simmons, Kimora Lee, 72
Rowling, J K, 132, 133
Schultz, Ed, 38
Simmons, Richard, 72
Rowson, Anna, 110
Schumer, Chuck, 82
Simmons, Russell, 57
RSS feeds, using to follow updates, 143–144
Schwarzenegger, Arnold, 79, 82
Simmons, Vanessa, 15
RT method, using with retweets, 151–152
Scoble, Robert, 71
Simpson Wentz, Ashlee, 15
Scott, Alex, 121
Sims, Molly, 15
Rubio, Paulina, 57
Scrubs, 130
Slash, 50
Rubio, Ricky, 97
Seacrest, Ryan, 65, 71
Slaton, Steve, 108
Ruhlman, Michael, 25
searching
Smiley, Tavis, 72
Simpson, Jessica, 15
Russell, Bryon, 97
contacts, 135–137
Smirnoff, Karina, 72
Russert, Luke, 36, 37
networks, 136
Smith, Antonio, 109
Ryan, Harriet, 36, 37
Twitter users, 135–136
Smith, Craig, 97
Ryan, Tim, 82
Sebelius, Steve, 38
Smith, Emmitt, 109
Sedgwick, Kyra, 15
Smith, Harry, 38
Sefolosha, Thabo, 97
Smith, Jaclyn, 15
Seinfeld, Jerry, 31
Smith, James Todd, 57
Sabathia, CC, 89
Semel, Courtenay, 71
Smith, Kelly, 121
Sadler, Elliott, 100
Sensabaugh, Gerald, 108
Smith, Kenny, 72
Safer, Morley, 34, 38
Sestak, Joe, 83
Smith, Kevin, 18
Saget, Bob, 30
Seymour, Terri, 71
Smith, L. J., 133
Salling, Mark, 15
Seymour Fonda, Jane, 3, 4
Smith, Shaffer Chimere, 57
Sanchez, Rick, 38
Shankman, Adam, 71
Smith, Stephen A., 72
S
176
Index Snoop Dogg, 59
Strout, Elizabeth, 133
Tierney, Chris, 121
Snyderman, Nancy, Dr., 38
Studdard, Ruben, 58
Timberlake, Justin, 58
SocialOomph, activating, 145–146
Suggested Users page, displaying, 141–142. See also tweeters
timeline
SocialOomph tool, using, 145–146
Summers, DaJuan, 97
accessing, 155 blocking retweets in, 155–156
Sorenstam, Annika, 113
Survivor, 130
timer bot, using, 158–159
Soria, Joakim, 89
Sutter, Ryan, 72
Tisdale, Ashley, 6
Sorkin, Andrew Ross, 133
Sutter, Trista, 72
Todd, Chuck, 77, 78
Southland, 130
Swift, Taylor, 56, 58
Tolle, Eckhart, 133
Spacey, Kevin, 3, 5
Swisher, Nick, 88, 89
Tompkins, Paul F., 31
Spade, David, 28, 31 Sparks, Jordin, 57
TopFollowFriday feature, using, 139
Spears, Britney, 57
T
Spears, Jamie-Lynn, 15
t411 bot, using, 160
Travers, Peter, 65, 73
Spears, Marcus, 109
Tafoya, Mark, 25
Trippi, Joe, 78
Specter, Arlen, 83
Taghap, Herschell, 25
Troyer, Verne, 6
Spelling, Tori, 16
Tagliani, Alex, 100
Trump, Donald J., 66, 73
Spencer, Lara, 72
Tarantino, Quentin J., 18
Trump, Ivanka, 73
Spikes, Takeo, 109
Tarpley, Lindsay, 121
Turski, Kaya, 118
Spiner, Brent, 16
Tatum, Channing, 6
twanslate bot, using, 161
Springsteen, Bruce, 57
Taylor, Elizabeth, 6
Tweed, Shannon, 73
Staley, Joe, 109
Té, Pim, 25
Stamos, John, 13, 16
Teahen, Mark, 89
Stause, Chrishell, 16
Tequila, Tila, 73
tweeters. See also followers; Suggested Users page; users
Steel, Danielle, 133
Terry, Jason, 97
acknowledging, 152
Steen, Alexander, 115
Tesh, John, 73
blocking, 157
Steenburgen, Mary, 5
Thabeet, Hasheem, 97
“defriending,” 147
Steines, Mark, 72
Thicke, Robin, 58
Stelter, Brian, 77
Thomas, Pierre, 109
following reciprocally, 144–146
Stephanopoulos, George, 77
Thomas, Rob, 56, 58
Stewart, Jonathan, 105, 109
Thomas, Thurman, 109
Stewart, Martha, 68, 72
Thompson, Ahmir, 58
Stiller, Ben, 6
Thompson, Fred, 83
Stoudemire, Amar’e, 97
Thompson, Jason, 97
Strahan, Michael, 109
Thompson, Rich, 89
Streelman, Kevin, 113
Thune, Nick, 31
Tosh, Daniel, 31
tracking, 139 tweets. See also retweets; updates downloading, 146 viewing retweets of, 157 Twellman, Taylor, 121 Twitter, following people on, 140–141
177
Index Twitter accounts, verifying, 142
sending direct messages to, 153–154
W
Twitter bots
unfollowing, 147
Wade, Dwyane, 98
using in retweets, 151
Wagner, Aly, 119, 121
forecast, 161–162 getting information about, 162
users. See also tweeters
imdb, 159–160 junglebot, 162
Wagner, Ashley, 103
blocking, 157
Wahlberg, Donnie, 58
searching by name, 135–136
Wahlberg, Mark, 2, 6 Wallace, Kenny, 100
t411, 160
Usher, David, 58
Wallisch, Tom, 118
timer, 158–159
Usher, Raymond, 58
Walsh, Joan, 39
twanslate, 161
Utley, Stan, 113
Walsh, Kate, 16
Twitter Fan Wiki, accessing, 162 Twitter invitations, sending, 137–138
Walsh, Robb, 25 Walters, Barbara, 35, 39
V
Waltrip, Michael, 100
Valderrama, Wilmer, 16
Wang, Chien Ming, 89
Twitter search feature, using, 139
Van Susteren, Greta, 38
Ward, Hines, 109
Vardalos, Nia, 6
Warren, Cash, 19
Twitter users, searching by name, 135–136
Vasquez, Jhonen, 73
Washington, Fabian, 110
Vasser, Jimmy, 100
Watley, Jody, 59
Vaughn, Chip, 109
Watson, Bubba, 113
Vaughn, Clarence, 104, 109
Watson, CJ, 94, 98
Verhagen, Maxime, 83
Wayans, Marlon, 6
Verified Account form, accessing, 142
Wayans, Shawn, 31
Twitterholic, accessing, 141 Tyler, Aisha, 16
U Underwood, Blair, 16 Unfollow username command, clicking, 147 updates. See also tweets checking on, 155 replying to, 148–149 retweeting, 150–152 Urie, Michael, 16 @username appearance of, 139, 148 including in replies, 150 usernames following, 140 searching by, 135–136
178
Vila, Bob, 73
weather forecasts, getting, 161–162
Villanueva, Charlie, 92, 97
Weaver, Kyle, 98
Villaraigosa, Antonio, 83
Webber, Chris, 73
Villegas, Camilo, 113
Weekes, Kevin, 115
Vito, Louie, 102
Weekley, Thomas Brent, 113
Vitter, David, 83
Weems, Sonny, 98
Voegele, Kate, 58
Weil, Andrew, Dr., 133
Von D, Kat, 73
Weimer, Tiffany, 121
Von Teese, Dita, 73
Weir, Johnny, 103
Vonn, Lindsey, 118
Weiss, Michael, 103
Vujacic, Sasha, 97
Welch, Jack, 134
Index Wellemeyer, Todd, 89
Willingham, Bill, 134
Wentz, Ashlee Simpson, 15
Willis, Allee, 59
Wentz, Pete, 57, 59
Willis, Rumer, 17
Wesley, Jonathan, 11
Wilson, C.J., 89
West, Adam, 16
Wilson, Joe, 83
Westbrook, Russell, 98
Wilson, Oliver, 113
Wheaton, Wil, 16
Wilson, Patrick, 59
Wheldon, Dan, 100
Wilson, Rainn, 14, 17
White, Charlie, 103
Winehouse, Amy, 59
White, Shaun, 101, 116
Winfrey, Oprah, 73
WhooKid, DJ, 59
Wingert, Chris, 121
Wie, Michelle, 113
Winstead, Lizz, 32
Wilkinson, Kendra, 73
Witt, Brendan, 115
will.i.am, 59
Wittman, Rob, 83
Williams, Andy, 121
Wolffe, Richard, 35, 39
Williams, Chandler, 110
Wood, Danny, 59
Williams, Deron, 98
Woodruff, Robert, 39
Williams, Evan, 71, 73
Woods, Tiger, 113
Williams, Lou, 98
Woody, Damien, 110
Williams, Mo, 98
Woodyatt, Adam, 17
Williams, Robbie, 59
Wortham, Jenna, 39
Williams, Serena, 121
Wright, Dorell, 98
Williams, Shelden, 98
Wright, Julian, 98
Y Yahoo network, searching, 136 Yaitanes, Greg, 19 Yamaguchi, Kristi, 116 Yamin, Elliott, 57, 59 Yang, Y.E., 111, 113 Yankovic, Al, 59 Yearwood, Trisha, 59 Yee, Angela, 74 Yorn, Pete, 59 Young, Sam, 99 Young, Thad, 98 Young, Toby, 39
Z Zane, Alex, 74 Zano, Nick, 14, 17 Zimmern, Andrew, 25 Zoe, Rachel, 74 Zuckerberg, Mark, 65, 74
Williams, Venus, 122 Williamson, Marianne, 133, 134
X XML viewers, accessing, 147
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