When twits twitter...

Dear Congressman,

I noticed an interesting article in the New York Times this morning about the rage that is sweeping the nation. And no, I am not referring to Shamwows or Snuggies, but to twittering, that new craze that is basically a web based text message service, allowing many individuals to receive messages from a single individual.

This has lead to the obvious step of celebrities able to communicate directly with their fan base, rather than doling out mega-dollars to their publicist to do the same thing. Well, they will still find a use for the publicist, which will probably be to interpret for the media what the last twitter message sent by their client really meant.

However, it appears that not all big stars are being completely honest with us in their twittering habits. For instance, the rapper 50 Cent (aka Curtis Jackson III) has his web director, Chris Romero, send out his twitter messages.

A great quote from Mr. Romero was that "He doesn't actually use Twitter, but the energy of it is all him."

hmmm... couldn't you also say that about lip syncing?

So, it appears some celebs and other prominent people are turning to "Ghost Twitters" to relay their messages to the general public. I would think they would need a certain amount of ESP ability to be able to sit behind a keyboard with a Starbuck's Vendi Latte and accurately depict the emotions and thoughts of an individual they have probably spent a grand total of 10 minutes speaking with for their entire life. Tough gig, if you ask me.

Personally, doesn't it kind of take the personal touch right out of sending messages to people if you don't even know what you are sending. Or maybe it is just that "your energy" is enough for Joe and Jane Q. Public.

Shaquille O'Neal, a constant Twitter, stated it quite nicely.

"It's 140 characters. It's so few characters. If you need a ghostwriter for that, I feel sorry for you."