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Article Source: aceshowbiz

Angelina Jolie is officially joining Twitter, Us Magazine reported. However, fans have to wait a little longer to read messages posted on the account because the 35-year-old actress has locked her Twitter page and might start tweeting later this year.

On why Jolie, who has no followers and is not following anyone yet, protected her account, a source told the site, “Jolie had her people obtain the account for her so no one else could have that username.” The source further said, “There was actually someone else using @AngelinaJolie but Angelina requested the account suspended and took it over.”

The insider then mentioned that Jolie might only be active on the micro blogging site “later this year.” Though so, fans should not expect the girlfriend of Brad Pitt to dish out about her six children and romance life with the actor as the insider stated, “If she uses it, it will be for charity-related items or sharing links.”

Article Source: The Independent

The trailer for the next film in the Harry Potter series, Deathly Hallows has hit the web. Microbloggers are spreading the link, pushing “Deathly Hallows trailer” into first place and “Harry Potter trailer” into second place at 9:30 AM GMT on June 29.

Twitter’s trending topics are bulging with memes Tuesday morning: “#songsyoudontwannahearinjail” takes third place, “#ifjustinbieberhastalent” is in fourth place and “#icanttakeyouseriously” makes it into fifth place on the list.

“Last two Round of 16 games are taking place today, with Japan facing Paraguay and Spain meeting Portugal” tweeted FIFA.com from its Twitter account, fueling more World Cup-related terms on Twitter.

“Paraguay” is new in sixth place while “Vuvuzela” remains unchanged in eighth.

Italian actor and former Big Brother Italy contestant Pietro Taricone passed away on June 29 after being seriously injured in a skydiving accident. “Taricone” is trending in seventh place, “Pietro” ranks at number ten.

Korean boy band member Alexander Lee Eusebio (”Xander”) from U-KISS is reportedly suffering from “some weird virus that doctors couldn’t diagnose.” Fans are wishing him a speedy recovery, sending “Xander” into ninth place on Twitter’s trending topics.

The top 10 most talked about topics on Twitter on June 29 at 9:30 AM GMT are:

1. Deathly Hallows trailer (new)
2. Harry Potter trailer (new)
3. #songsyoudontwannahearinjail (new)
4. #ifjustinbieberhastalent (new)
5. #icanttakeyouseriously (new)
6. Paraguay (new)
7. Taricone (new)
8. Vuvuzela (unchanged)
9. Xander (new)
10. Pietro (new)

@chicky "I know 24 is a young age to retire but you heard it here first I've retired"

Article Source: Vancouver Sun

After three television series, headlining several movies and becoming a millionaire, Amanda Bynes has announced she’s quitting acting forever.

The 24-year-old made the shocking revelation on the Twitter account over the weekend, citing a disinterest in acting as the impetus behind the decision.

“Being an actress isn’t as fun as it may seem,” she wrote. “If I don’t love something anymore, I stop doing it. I don’t love acting anymore, so I’ve stopped doing it.”

Fans of Bynes will note that she hasn’t starred in any feature films since 2007’s Hairspray and Sydney White.

Although Bynes found success in a string of teen comedies, including She’s the Man and What a Girl Wants, the actress told her Twitter followers that she got frustrated with having no control over the content of her work.

“I’ve never written the movies and TV shows I’ve been a part of,” she wrote. “I’ve only acted like the characters the producers or directors wanted me to play.”

Bynes has been in show business since she was ten years old, when she was cast on the Nickelodeon sketch show All That. It wasn’t long before she was given her own series, The Amanda Show, which led to films and a starring role on the sitcom What I Like About You, co-starring Jennie Garth.

Despite the announcement, Bynes will still appear as a conservative teenager in this fall’s release of Easy A, a modern adaptation of The Scarlet Letter.

Article Source: Toronto Star

Britney Spears has crushed all competition on Twitter.com – the pop princess has become the first person on the social networking site to garner more than 5 million followers.

The “Toxic” hitmaker overtook actor Ashton Kutcher, the first member to reach one million supporters, as the most popular celebrity on the forum last week, but she set a new record by Saturday with a fan following of 5,015,346.

And Spears has already been thanking fans for their support – she invited devotees to send in their questions via her Twitter blog and she responded to them throughout the week.

Article Source: NYDaily News.com

Justin Bieber

Twitter appears to have lost its Bieber fever.

Frequent users of the social networking site may have noticed that teen idol Justin Bieber has disappeared from the list of trending topics. The 16-year-old singing sensation was a remarkably constant presence on the list of most-mentioned words, phrases and tags due to his fans’ frequent posts about him.

But due to recent tweaks to the site’s algorithm, Bieber will likely be a mainstay no more.

Trending topics will now focus on topics that are experiencing sudden spikes in popularity, rather than consistently talked-about subjects, the site says.

“The new algorithm identifies topics that are immediately popular, rather than topics that have been popular for a while or on a daily basis, to help people discover the ‘most breaking’ breaking news from across the world,” Twitter explains in a May 14 post in its Help section. “We think that trending topics which capture the hottest emerging trends and topics of discussion on Twitter are the most interesting.”

The algorithm is “very much a work in progress,” Twitter said, adding that the site does not “block” any topics from trending.

So take heart Bieber fans, your idol will likely rise again – but only when the chatter reaches fever pitch.

Article Source: Eonline

MySpace was good—too good, in hindsight—to Tila Tequila. Twitter wasn’t. So earlier this morning, she quit.

Now how are we supposed to know when Tila’s claiming to be pregnant, calling out potential baby daddies, posting her cell phone number, adopting Haitian babies, announcing that she’s put herself on suicide watch, mourning the loss of her fiancée or otherwise exploiting her caps lock button?

“Fans are saying #TilaDontLeave I’m sorry but I have to go my loves,” read her last series of tweets. “A baby is on the way…..Deleting my page in 3, 2……..

“Andddddd 1……..#TilaDontLeave but I’m out! Had lots of fun with you all and Love you, miss you but maybe I’ll sign up again 1 day..bye”

True to her word (for maybe the first time ever), Tequila’s Twitter account has been shut down.

“I love you all and will miss you here on Twitter! We have had our fun times together, but my Time on Twitter has run it’s course! Deleting.”

Deleting, but in her own sweet time, as nine more tweets were posted before her final good-bye.

“GOODBYE TWITTER!!! I WILL MISS YOU ALL! ACTUALLY AFTER THIS TWEET I WILL GIVE YOU 15 MORE MINUTES THEN I WILL DELETE MY PAGE NOW!”

Still, should anyone out there be curious as to the goings-on in Tila’s life, she’s left her forwarding information—her official blog, Tila’s Hot Spot, on which she’s already posted two journal messages today.

And in case anyone wanted the inside track as to why Tequila shut down her Twitter account, here it is: “Cuz Piggy face Perez is on there and he’s so fat and ugly and I just felt disgusted being on the same community with him.”

The pot then referred to the kettle as a “waste of space” and announced plans to launch her own celebrity gossip blog—TilaTequilaOMG.com—in about three weeks’ time.

Apparently, there’s about to be a gap in the market.

“PIGGY PEREZ IS SO JEALOUS OF ME!…HE KNOWS THAT MY BLOG WILL BLOW HIS S—TY BLOG OUT OF THE WATER!!!

Last we checked, Perez was still publishing. And the Twitterverse was humming along without a certain someone.

Article Source: electricpig.co.uk

Microsoft founder and philanthropist-at-large Bill Gates has joined Twitter (@billgates) and is rapidly gaining followers. And after ditching Facebook because “it was way too much trouble”, Gates is back on Facebook with a new page. Microsoft

Gates’ first Twitter update used the classic programmers opener “Hello world” before he tweeted a series of tweets on the crisis in Haiti. He then praised American TV host Ryan Seacrest and responded to Twitter obsessive Ashton Kutcher.

Doubt that it’s really Bill Gates tapping out tweets? Twitter has verified the account and Twitter employee Caroline Mizumoto (@caroline) has also confirmed that it’s really the Microsoft man. Oddly, Gates is currently using the web interface.

Gates’ return to Facebook has also been confirmed as the real deal. So far he’s shared links to his charitable foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and rather tediously, Microsoft.com. His shared photos include albums from trips to Africa and India.

You can follow Bill Gates on Twitter now and sign up to his Facebook page, just don’t expect him to send you an @reply or be interested in playing Mafia Wars…

The Twitter account is now more clearly a parody, with cascading hamburgers and a fake moustache. (CBC)

P.E.I. Senator Mike Duffy wants an impostor posing as him removed from Twitter.

Sun Media is reporting the senator has asked the information technology staff on Parliament Hill to find a way to halt the parody Twitter account. Duffy said he does not have Facebook or Twitter accounts.

Past posts on the senatorduffy account, which started Sept. 10, include “reading is for losers” and “craving onion rings.”

Since efforts to remove it started being reported, the account has changed to look more like a parody. Thursday morning that included a picture of Duffy with a fake moustache and a background photo of cascading hamburgers.

The bio also now reads “Canada’s egregious Senator. Unplugged. Parody’d.”

Twitter will usually only delete fake accounts if there is no way to tell they are a parody.

Early Thursday morning the senatorduffy account had 292 followers.

Article Source : CBC News Canada