Comments on: Twitter is brilliant, brilliant, brilliant for famous people http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/01/twitter_is_brilliant_brilliant_brilliant_for_famous_people.html Daily news and opinion for 250,000 industry executives and mobile fanatics Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:14:00 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: twittes http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/01/twitter_is_brilliant_brilliant_brilliant_for_famous_people.html/comment-page-1#comment-241157 twittes Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:09:05 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=13334#comment-241157 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Twitter is brilliant, brilliant, brilliant for famous people | Mobile Industry Review: Sin Descripción http://tinyurl.com/9xs56w</span> <div class="topsy_trackback_links">[<a href="http://twitter.com/twittes/status/1106541137">Original tweet</a>, <a href="http://topsy.com/tb/www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/01/twitter_is_brilliant_brilliant_brilliant_for_famous_people.html">Topsy page</a>]</div></span> Twitter is brilliant, brilliant, brilliant for famous people | Mobile Industry Review: Sin Descripción http://tinyurl.com/9xs56w

[Original tweet, Topsy page]

]]> By: twittes http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/01/twitter_is_brilliant_brilliant_brilliant_for_famous_people.html/comment-page-1#comment-247342 twittes Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:09:05 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=13334#comment-247342 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Twitter is brilliant, brilliant, brilliant for famous people | Mobile Industry Review: Sin Descripción http://tinyurl.com/9xs56w</span></span> Twitter is brilliant, brilliant, brilliant for famous people | Mobile Industry Review: Sin Descripción http://tinyurl.com/9xs56w

]]> By: Ben Thomas http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/01/twitter_is_brilliant_brilliant_brilliant_for_famous_people.html/comment-page-1#comment-241158 Ben Thomas Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:06:54 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=13334#comment-241158 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">http://tinyurl.com/a2m2a2 - Twitter in a blog post.</span> <div class="topsy_trackback_links">[<a href="http://twitter.com/benjeh32/status/1152743335">Original tweet</a>, <a href="http://topsy.com/tb/www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/01/twitter_is_brilliant_brilliant_brilliant_for_famous_people.html">Topsy page</a>]</div></span> http://tinyurl.com/a2m2a2 – Twitter in a blog post.

[Original tweet, Topsy page]

]]> By: Ben Thomas http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/01/twitter_is_brilliant_brilliant_brilliant_for_famous_people.html/comment-page-1#comment-247666 Ben Thomas Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:06:54 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=13334#comment-247666 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">http://tinyurl.com/a2m2a2 - Twitter in a blog post.</span></span> http://tinyurl.com/a2m2a2 – Twitter in a blog post.

]]> By: Chris - LG http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/01/twitter_is_brilliant_brilliant_brilliant_for_famous_people.html/comment-page-1#comment-241159 Chris - LG Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:28:40 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=13334#comment-241159 I guess the attendant risk is that the authenticity of a celeb twitter channel becomes compromised as responsibility for keeping it up to date is handed to an assistant, particularly if a personality knows that journalists will check it for updates. <br>Andrew Dubber recently wrote about whether one can or should remain enigmatic in today's entertainment world [ <a href="http://newmusicstrategies.com/2008/10/28/can-i-still-be-enigmatic/" rel="nofollow">http://newmusicstrategies.com/2008/10/28/can-i-...</a> ]. I suspect that if Twitter ever reaches its tipping point it will morph into another PR channel and will have no more to do with celebrities 'real lives' than any other PR comm<br><br><a href="http://twitter.com/LGBlogUK" rel="nofollow">http://twitter.com/LGBlogUK</a> I guess the attendant risk is that the authenticity of a celeb twitter channel becomes compromised as responsibility for keeping it up to date is handed to an assistant, particularly if a personality knows that journalists will check it for updates.
Andrew Dubber recently wrote about whether one can or should remain enigmatic in today's entertainment world [ http://newmusicstrategies.com/2008/10/28/can-i-... ]. I suspect that if Twitter ever reaches its tipping point it will morph into another PR channel and will have no more to do with celebrities 'real lives' than any other PR comm

http://twitter.com/LGBlogUK

]]> By: Chris - LG http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/01/twitter_is_brilliant_brilliant_brilliant_for_famous_people.html/comment-page-1#comment-233867 Chris - LG Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:28:40 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=13334#comment-233867 I guess the attendant risk is that the authenticity of a celeb twitter channel becomes compromised as responsibility for keeping it up to date is handed to an assistant, particularly if a personality knows that journalists will check it for updates. <br>Andrew Dubber recently wrote about whether one can or should remain enigmatic in today's entertainment world [ <a href="http://newmusicstrategies.com/2008/10/28/can-i-still-be-enigmatic/" rel="nofollow">http://newmusicstrategies.com/2008/10/28/can-i-...</a> ]. I suspect that if Twitter ever reaches its tipping point it will morph into another PR channel and will have no more to do with celebrities 'real lives' than any other PR comm<br><br><a href="http://twitter.com/LGBlogUK" rel="nofollow">http://twitter.com/LGBlogUK</a> I guess the attendant risk is that the authenticity of a celeb twitter channel becomes compromised as responsibility for keeping it up to date is handed to an assistant, particularly if a personality knows that journalists will check it for updates.
Andrew Dubber recently wrote about whether one can or should remain enigmatic in today's entertainment world [ http://newmusicstrategies.com/2008/10/28/can-i-... ]. I suspect that if Twitter ever reaches its tipping point it will morph into another PR channel and will have no more to do with celebrities 'real lives' than any other PR comm

http://twitter.com/LGBlogUK

]]> By: Chris - LG http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/01/twitter_is_brilliant_brilliant_brilliant_for_famous_people.html/comment-page-1#comment-233729 Chris - LG Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:28:40 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=13334#comment-233729 I guess the attendant risk is that the authenticity of a celeb twitter channel becomes compromised as responsibility for keeping it up to date is handed to an assistant, particularly if a personality knows that journalists will check it for updates. <br>Andrew Dubber recently wrote about whether one can or should remain enigmatic in today's entertainment world [ <a href="http://newmusicstrategies.com/2008/10/28/can-i-still-be-enigmatic/" rel="nofollow">http://newmusicstrategies.com/2008/10/28/can-i-...</a> ]. I suspect that if Twitter ever reaches its tipping point it will morph into another PR channel and will have no more to do with celebrities 'real lives' than any other PR comm<br><br><a href="http://twitter.com/LGBlogUK" rel="nofollow">http://twitter.com/LGBlogUK</a> I guess the attendant risk is that the authenticity of a celeb twitter channel becomes compromised as responsibility for keeping it up to date is handed to an assistant, particularly if a personality knows that journalists will check it for updates.
Andrew Dubber recently wrote about whether one can or should remain enigmatic in today's entertainment world [ http://newmusicstrategies.com/2008/10/28/can-i-... ]. I suspect that if Twitter ever reaches its tipping point it will morph into another PR channel and will have no more to do with celebrities 'real lives' than any other PR comm

http://twitter.com/LGBlogUK

]]> By: James Whatley http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/01/twitter_is_brilliant_brilliant_brilliant_for_famous_people.html/comment-page-1#comment-233691 James Whatley Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:02:00 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=13334#comment-233691 Ewan, get in touch with Michael Litman - @litmanlive - he's got something for you... ;) Ewan, get in touch with Michael Litman – @litmanlive – he's got something for you… ;)

]]> By: dansumption http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/01/twitter_is_brilliant_brilliant_brilliant_for_famous_people.html/comment-page-1#comment-233673 dansumption Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:34:55 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=13334#comment-233673 Yes, spot on. Turns out you *do* get it (though I still say there's a lot more to Twitter than celebs defending themselves against the media).<br><br>It's been very interesting following @wossy's comments on the Daily Mail. Yes, spot on. Turns out you *do* get it (though I still say there's a lot more to Twitter than celebs defending themselves against the media).

It's been very interesting following @wossy's comments on the Daily Mail.

]]> By: Ewan @ MIR http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/01/twitter_is_brilliant_brilliant_brilliant_for_famous_people.html/comment-page-1#comment-233672 Ewan @ MIR Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:20:03 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=13334#comment-233672 Ah I missed your tweet Mark. Very cool indeed! Ah I missed your tweet Mark. Very cool indeed!

]]> By: MarkW http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/01/twitter_is_brilliant_brilliant_brilliant_for_famous_people.html/comment-page-1#comment-233671 MarkW Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:10:17 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=13334#comment-233671 "Speaking of which, it appears that Jonathan Ross (@wossy) has asked if Stephen Fry — appearing on Ross’ new show this month — would be interested in Twittering live during the show."<br><br>This is a fine example of the power of Twitter, particularly because *I* asked 'wossy' the question about whether he and Fry would discuss their love of Twitter (though I accept I may not have been the only one!) the minute the show line-up was published. He very quickly came back with the response you're quoting. Next thing, Jemima Kiss at the Guardian has done a piece about it, being a huge Twitter fan herself. Astonishing.<br><br>That is just turning everything on its head and, as a PR myself, was the final nudge I needed to fully recognise the real potential of the medium. This thing has only just got started and I think your assessment, Ewan, is spot on. “Speaking of which, it appears that Jonathan Ross (@wossy) has asked if Stephen Fry — appearing on Ross’ new show this month — would be interested in Twittering live during the show.”

This is a fine example of the power of Twitter, particularly because *I* asked 'wossy' the question about whether he and Fry would discuss their love of Twitter (though I accept I may not have been the only one!) the minute the show line-up was published. He very quickly came back with the response you're quoting. Next thing, Jemima Kiss at the Guardian has done a piece about it, being a huge Twitter fan herself. Astonishing.

That is just turning everything on its head and, as a PR myself, was the final nudge I needed to fully recognise the real potential of the medium. This thing has only just got started and I think your assessment, Ewan, is spot on.

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