The service you purchased may include such features as domain forwarding, email, and a web site. Replacing Yahoo!'s name servers will render these features inactive. However, changing your name servers will not automatically cancel your service. You will continue to manage your WHOIS contact information through Yahoo!, and Yahoo! will continue to renew your annual domain registration.
Please note: Any changes that you make to your advanced DNS settings can interrupt your service. If you are not an advanced user, we strongly recommend that you not change these settings.
You can change your name servers using the "Change Name Servers" area of your Domain Control Panel.
To access the Domain Control Panel:
1. Sign in to your Business Control Panel. (If you have not yet signed in with your Yahoo! ID and password, you'll be prompted to do so here.)
2. Once signed in, you will see modules for each of your domain names on the "Manage My Services" page. Select the "Domain Control Panel" link that corresponds to the domain whose record you wish to edit.
To change name servers:
1. Click the "Manage Advanced DNS Settings" link on your Domain Control Panel.
2. Click the "Change Name Servers" button.
3. Do one of the following:
- Enter additional name server host names in the "Additional" fields.
- Replace the primary and secondary name server host names with those of your new domain name host. (You may not need to enter the IP addresses of the name servers. In most cases, only the host name of the name servers is required.)
4. Click the "Submit" button.
You'll return to the "Advanced DNS Settings" page, and your new name server will appear in the name servers list. While your changes will appear in the name servers within minutes, please be aware that it can take up to 72 hours for new records to propagate to all name servers on the Internet.
You can restore your name servers to their default settings on the "Advanced DNS Settings" page.
To restore name servers to their default settings:
1. Click the "Manage Advanced DNS Settings" link on your Domain Control Panel.
2. In the name servers section, click the "Reset to Default" button.
3. Confirm your choice by clicking "Reset to Default."
You'll return to the "Advanced DNS Settings" page, and your name servers will have been restored to Yahoo!'s default settings. While your changes will appear in the name servers within minutes, please be aware that it can take up to 72 hours for new records to propagate to all name servers on the Internet.
Tip: If you decide to change your name servers, and you currently pay for a service other than Yahoo! Domains, you may want to consider downgrading your plan so as not to pay for services you have rendered inactive.
source : help.yahoo.com
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Twitter Gets MMS Photo Sharing in the UK
Allowing users to tweet out their pics from their mobile phones
Twitter may be slowing down in the US, but it's showing no signs of stopping elsewhere. One feature, which seems to drive growth as much as anything else, is its mobility. Since its inception, users have been able to send tweets via SMS, but Twitter is now taking it to the next level with the announcement of a brand new feature, tweets, and photosharing via MMS in partnership with Orange UK.
“Today, not only has Orange UK turned on Twitter SMS, but it has added a first-of-its-kind special enhancement. Orange UK users can also send picture messages (MMS) to 86444 in addition to text messages because of a site that Orange UK has created called Snapshot,” Kevin Thau, the head of Twitter's mobile department, writes. “Twitter does not charge for this service. It's just like sending and receiving messages with your friends — your carrier's standard messaging rates apply.”
Although, at one point, it looked like Twitter was ditching the SMS feature for good, texting tweets is making a comeback thanks to a number of new deals with carriers around the world. In the UK, users could already send tweets via SMS with Vodafone and O2, by sending a text message to 86444. Now, Twitter has also added Orange to the list and the feature is available through the same shortcode.
But the second part of the new partnership is a world first, as users can now send in photos to be shared on Twitter by using MMS. The photos themselves will be hosted by Orange and the accompanying tweet will link back to them. The only drawback is the fact that the service isn't completely free, as users still have to pay for the MMS at the standard rates. This feature could be rolled out in other parts of the world eventually, but seeing the service coming from Orange not Twitter, there are no guarantees that it will.
source : news.softpedia.com
Twitter may be slowing down in the US, but it's showing no signs of stopping elsewhere. One feature, which seems to drive growth as much as anything else, is its mobility. Since its inception, users have been able to send tweets via SMS, but Twitter is now taking it to the next level with the announcement of a brand new feature, tweets, and photosharing via MMS in partnership with Orange UK.
“Today, not only has Orange UK turned on Twitter SMS, but it has added a first-of-its-kind special enhancement. Orange UK users can also send picture messages (MMS) to 86444 in addition to text messages because of a site that Orange UK has created called Snapshot,” Kevin Thau, the head of Twitter's mobile department, writes. “Twitter does not charge for this service. It's just like sending and receiving messages with your friends — your carrier's standard messaging rates apply.”
Although, at one point, it looked like Twitter was ditching the SMS feature for good, texting tweets is making a comeback thanks to a number of new deals with carriers around the world. In the UK, users could already send tweets via SMS with Vodafone and O2, by sending a text message to 86444. Now, Twitter has also added Orange to the list and the feature is available through the same shortcode.
But the second part of the new partnership is a world first, as users can now send in photos to be shared on Twitter by using MMS. The photos themselves will be hosted by Orange and the accompanying tweet will link back to them. The only drawback is the fact that the service isn't completely free, as users still have to pay for the MMS at the standard rates. This feature could be rolled out in other parts of the world eventually, but seeing the service coming from Orange not Twitter, there are no guarantees that it will.
source : news.softpedia.com
Teen's Facebook update gets robbery charges dropped
Robbery charges against a New York teenager were dropped after the district attorney learned of a Facebook update he made at the time of the crime. This sounds like good news, but how does the DA know he was the one sitting in front of the computer at the time?
Most of the stories we report that involve people being noticed for their Internet activities at home have an unhappy ending. In the case of New Yorker Rodney Bradford, however, a Facebook posting made from his father's apartment turned into his get-out-of-jail-free card. Though Bradford's story is being jubilantly reported as a victory for Internet-addicted youth everywhere, it also raises questions about how much law enforcement should trust what's posted online.
Bradford, a 19-year-old Brooklyn resident, was arrested last month for allegedly robbing a man at gunpoint. This, in itself, was not a very newsworthy event—until his defense lawyer discovered that Bradford had made an update to his Facebook profile at the time of the robbery. Bradford had insisted that he was at his father's Harlem apartment at the time, and that the update was made from there. When the district attorney verified the claims with Bradford's father and stepmother and the IP information with Facebook, the charges against Bradford were dropped.
A spokesperson for the Brooklyn District Attorney confirmed to the New York Times that the Facebook update played a part in the charges being dropped. "The prosecution contacted Facebook. We were told of this alibi and we contacted people, researched and discovered that it was accurate," Jonah Bruno said.
This sounds like a happy ending for Bradford, but it's obvious to everyone—including Bradford's attorney—that the Facebook posting could have been made by someone else, and there would be no way to truly verify who was sitting in front of the computer at the time. Bradford's attorney brushes this technicality off as a "level of criminal genius that you would not expect from a young boy like this," but it doesn't take much of a genius to leave yourself logged in on someone else's machine (in fact, quite the opposite). A report circulated in September about a robber who decided to log into his own Facebook account at the victim's house during the robbing and forgot to log out—given that level of stupidity, it's not hard to imagine leaving yourself logged in at your own father's apartment.
John Jay College of Criminal Justice law instructor Joseph Pollini agrees—he told the Times that prosecutors should take more time to review the evidence before dropping charges thanks to an Internet posting. "Some of the brightest people on the Internet are teenagers. They know the Internet better than a lot of people. Why? Because they use it all the time," he said.
Law enforcement is facing this issue much more frequently these days. It's not just about blaming your cat for downloading child porn anymore—anyone who wants to do so can easily create alibis online with the help of friends or family, and it doesn't take an experienced hacker to figure out how.
source : arstechnica.com
Most of the stories we report that involve people being noticed for their Internet activities at home have an unhappy ending. In the case of New Yorker Rodney Bradford, however, a Facebook posting made from his father's apartment turned into his get-out-of-jail-free card. Though Bradford's story is being jubilantly reported as a victory for Internet-addicted youth everywhere, it also raises questions about how much law enforcement should trust what's posted online.
Bradford, a 19-year-old Brooklyn resident, was arrested last month for allegedly robbing a man at gunpoint. This, in itself, was not a very newsworthy event—until his defense lawyer discovered that Bradford had made an update to his Facebook profile at the time of the robbery. Bradford had insisted that he was at his father's Harlem apartment at the time, and that the update was made from there. When the district attorney verified the claims with Bradford's father and stepmother and the IP information with Facebook, the charges against Bradford were dropped.
A spokesperson for the Brooklyn District Attorney confirmed to the New York Times that the Facebook update played a part in the charges being dropped. "The prosecution contacted Facebook. We were told of this alibi and we contacted people, researched and discovered that it was accurate," Jonah Bruno said.
This sounds like a happy ending for Bradford, but it's obvious to everyone—including Bradford's attorney—that the Facebook posting could have been made by someone else, and there would be no way to truly verify who was sitting in front of the computer at the time. Bradford's attorney brushes this technicality off as a "level of criminal genius that you would not expect from a young boy like this," but it doesn't take much of a genius to leave yourself logged in on someone else's machine (in fact, quite the opposite). A report circulated in September about a robber who decided to log into his own Facebook account at the victim's house during the robbing and forgot to log out—given that level of stupidity, it's not hard to imagine leaving yourself logged in at your own father's apartment.
John Jay College of Criminal Justice law instructor Joseph Pollini agrees—he told the Times that prosecutors should take more time to review the evidence before dropping charges thanks to an Internet posting. "Some of the brightest people on the Internet are teenagers. They know the Internet better than a lot of people. Why? Because they use it all the time," he said.
Law enforcement is facing this issue much more frequently these days. It's not just about blaming your cat for downloading child porn anymore—anyone who wants to do so can easily create alibis online with the help of friends or family, and it doesn't take an experienced hacker to figure out how.
source : arstechnica.com
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Domain Name Yahoo
Yahoo will register your domains' names for under $10 a year, though as of
this writing, Yahoo is having a sale on domains for $2.99 per year. That's a
lot cheaper than some registrars I've seen that are still trying to charge
$20 or more just for domains.
Once you get your domain registered, you still need to host it somewhere.
Again, Yahoo has a simple answer, or several simple answers, in its
Geocities service. You can plunk down your domains for free at Yahoo
Geocities, but you'll have ads. For a nominal fee ($4.95 per month) you can
get 500 MB storage and 25 GB per month transfer -- that's more than enough
for most starter sites.
source : yahoo-domain-name-yahoo-hosting.blogspot.com
this writing, Yahoo is having a sale on domains for $2.99 per year. That's a
lot cheaper than some registrars I've seen that are still trying to charge
$20 or more just for domains.
Once you get your domain registered, you still need to host it somewhere.
Again, Yahoo has a simple answer, or several simple answers, in its
Geocities service. You can plunk down your domains for free at Yahoo
Geocities, but you'll have ads. For a nominal fee ($4.95 per month) you can
get 500 MB storage and 25 GB per month transfer -- that's more than enough
for most starter sites.
source : yahoo-domain-name-yahoo-hosting.blogspot.com
Yahoo Buys OMG.com Domain Name for $80,000
Domain Name Wire reported the sale last week on its weekly Sedo sales wrap, but we didn’t know the buyer at the time.
OMG.com, which commonly stands for “Oh My God” in shorthand and texting, does not currently resolve to a web site. As readers point out in the comments below, Yahoo has a popular celebrity gossip web site at omg.yahoo.com.
Yahoo is not only a domain buyer, but it also sells some of the domain names it doesn’t need. In June it sold the domain name Contests.com for $380,000 at a domain name auction in Washington, D.C. It appears the domain was acquired when Yahoo bought Broadcast.com, which owned the domain name. National A-1 Advertising bought the domain name at the auction.
This week the domain LMK.com, which stands for “Let Me Know” in shorthand, sold for $58,500. It’s unclear who the buyer is, as the domain hasn’t fully finished transferring.
source : domainnamewire.com
OMG.com, which commonly stands for “Oh My God” in shorthand and texting, does not currently resolve to a web site. As readers point out in the comments below, Yahoo has a popular celebrity gossip web site at omg.yahoo.com.
Yahoo is not only a domain buyer, but it also sells some of the domain names it doesn’t need. In June it sold the domain name Contests.com for $380,000 at a domain name auction in Washington, D.C. It appears the domain was acquired when Yahoo bought Broadcast.com, which owned the domain name. National A-1 Advertising bought the domain name at the auction.
This week the domain LMK.com, which stands for “Let Me Know” in shorthand, sold for $58,500. It’s unclear who the buyer is, as the domain hasn’t fully finished transferring.
source : domainnamewire.com
Leonids Meteor shower
What are the Leonids
The Leonids ([ˈli.əˌnɪdz] lee-uh-nids) are a prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Tempel-Tuttle. The Leonids get their name from the location of their radiant in the constellation Leo: the meteors appear to stream from that point in the sky. The 2009 display peaking on November 17 may produce more than 500 meteors an hour.
A meteor shower is a celestial event in which a number of meteors are observed to radiate from one point in the night sky. These meteors are caused by streams of cosmic debris called meteoroids entering Earth's atmosphere at extremely high speeds on parallel trajectories. Most meteors are smaller than a grain of sand, so almost all of them disintegrate and never hit the Earth's surface. Fragments that do survive impact with Earth's surface are called meteorites. Intense or unusual meteor showers are known as meteor outbursts and meteor storms, which may produce greater than 1,000 meteors an hour.
History
Earth moves through the meteoroid stream of particles left from the passages of the comet. The stream comprises solid particles, known as meteoroids, ejected by the comet as its frozen gases evaporate under the heat of the Sun which begins to warm the comet as it comes within the orbit of Jupiter. A typical particle is no bigger than fine dust. The main source of light of a meteor is caused by the solar wind, which fragments and atomizes the dust, and the resulting spray of microscopic debris collides with individual atoms of the atmosphere ionizing the air. The air molecules recombine and cool by giving off photons. Larger particles leave a stream of smaller particles and form a tail, which can leave a glowing trail in the atmosphere. Leonids in particular are well known for having such bright meteors. The meteoroids left by the comet are organized in trails in orbits similar to though different from that of the comet. They are differentially disturbed by the planets, in particular Jupiter (see also a full explanation by McNaught & Asher (1999)). The ensemble of the trails compose the meteoroid stream. Old trails are spatially not dense and compose the meteor shower background (a few meteors per minute), happening around November 17, but changing every year. Conversely, young trails are spatially very dense and the cause of meteor storms when the Earth enters one of these structures. Usual counts during a storm exceed 1000 meteors per hour, to be compared to the annual background (1 to 2 meteors per hour) and the shower background (a few per hour).
The Leonids are famous because their meteor showers, or storms, can be, and have been in a few cases, among the most spectacular. Because of the superlative storm of 1833 and the recent developments in scientific thought the Leonids have had a major effect on the development of the scientific study of meteors which had previously been thought to be atmospheric phenomena. The meteor storm of 1833 was of truly superlative strength. One estimate is over one hundred thousand meteors an hour, but another, done as the storm abated, estimated in excess of two hundred thousand meteors an hour over the entire region of North America east of the Rocky Mountains. It was marked by the Native Americans, slaves and owners, and many others. That same 1833 shower, near Independence, Missouri, was taken as a sign to push the growing Mormon community out of the area.
Other great Leonid storms were seen in 1866 and 1867. When the storms failed to return in 1899, it was generally thought that the dust had moved on and storms were a thing of the past. Then, in 1966 a spectacular storm was seen over the Americas. Leading up to the 1998 return, an airborne observing campaign was organized to mobilize modern observing techniques by Peter Jenniskens at NASA Ames Research Center. This resulted in spectacular footage from the 1999, 2001 and 2002 storms producing up to 3,000 Leonid meteors per hour. Initially, the exact location of the dust was unknown. A graph published in Sky and Telescope adapted from Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle and the Leonid Meteors(1996, see p.6) shows relative positions of the Earth and Tempel-Tuttle and marks where Earth encountered dense dust. This showed that the particles are behind and outside the path of the comet, but paths resulting in powerful storms were very near paths of nearly no activity. The work of David Asher, Armagh Observatory and Robert H. McNaught, Siding Spring Observatory, and independently of Esko Lyytinen in Finland, following on from the pioneering research by Kondrat'eva, Reznikov and colleagues at Kazan, is considered by most meteor experts as the breakthrough in modern analysis of meteor storms. Whereas previously it was hazardous to guess if there would be a storm or little activity, the predictions of Asher and McNaught timed bursts in activity down to five minutes. However, the relative brightness of the meteors is still not understood. The double spikes in Leonid activity in 2001 and in 2002 were due to the passage of the comet's dust ejected in 1767 and 1866. The 1833 storm was not due to the recent passage of the comet, but from a direct hit with the 1800 dust and the 1966 storm was from the 1899 passage of the comet. Examples of other streams accounting for spikes in activity include the 2004 June Bootids. Peter Jenniskens has published predictions for the next 50 years.
However, a close encounter with Jupiter is expected to perturb the comet's path, and many streams, making storms of historic magnitude unlikely for many decades.
In 2009 Leonids active between November 10-21, ranging from 300 to 400 predicted per hour
"There are no guarantees in meteor work ... observers should be alert as often as conditions allow throughout the shower, in case something unexpected happens, this year 2009 the best viewing spots will be Southern Asia, Northern and Eastern Australia".
The radiant point
Because meteor shower particles are all traveling in parallel paths, and at the same velocity, they will all appear to an observer below to radiate away from a single point in the sky. This radiant point is caused by the effect of perspective, similar to railroad tracks converging at a single vanishing point on the horizon when viewed from the middle of the tracks. Meteor showers are almost always named after the constellation from which the meteors appear to originate. This "fixed point" slowly moves across the sky during the night due to the Earth turning on its axis, the same reason the stars appear to slowly march across the sky. The radiant also moves slightly from night to night against the background stars (radiant drift) due to the Earth moving in its orbit around the sun. See "IMO" Meteor Shower Calendar 2007 (International Meteor Organization) for maps of drifting "fixed points."
Meteor showers are named after the nearest bright star with a Greek or Roman letter assigned that is close to the radiant position at the peak of the shower, whereby the declension of the Latin possessive form is replaced by "id" or "ids". Hence, meteors radiating from near the star delta Aquarii (declension "-i") are called delta Aquariids. The International Astronomical Union's Task Group on Meteor Shower Nomenclature and the IAU's Meteor Data Center keep track of meteor shower nomenclature and which showers are established.
The origin of meteoroid streams
A meteor shower is the result of an interaction between a planet, such as Earth, and streams of debris from a comet.
Comets can produce debris by water vapor drag, as demonstrated by Fred Whipple in 1951, and by breakup. Whipple envisioned comets as "dirty snowballs," made up of rock embedded in ice, orbiting the Sun. The "ice" may be water, methane, ammonia, or other volatiles, alone or in combination. The "rock" may vary in size from that of a dust mote to that of a small boulder. Dust mote sized solids are orders of magnitude more common than those the size of sand grains, which, in turn, are similarly more common than those the size of pebbles, and so on. When the ice warms and sublimates, the vapor can drag along dust, sand, and pebbles. Each time a comet swings by the Sun in its orbit, some of its ice vaporizes and a certain amount of meteoroids will be shed. The meteoroids spread out along the entire orbit of the comet to form a meteoroid stream, also known as a "dust trail" (as opposed to a comet's "dust tail" caused by the very small particles that are quickly blown away by solar radiation pressure).
Recently, Peter Jenniskens has argued that most of our short-period meteor showers are not from the normal water vapor drag of active comets, but the product of infrequent disintegrations, when large chunks break off a mostly dormant comet. Examples are the Quadrantid and Geminid showers, which originated from a breakup of asteroid-looking objects 2003 EH1 and 3200 Phaethon, respectively, about 500 and 1000 years ago. The fragments tend to fall apart quickly into dust, sand, and pebbles, and spread out along the orbit of the comet to form a dense meteoroid stream, which subsequently evolves into Earth's path.
The dynamical evolution of meteoroid streams
Shortly after Whipple predicted that dust particles travelled at low speeds relative to the comet, Milos Plavec was the first to offer the idea of a dust trail, when he calculated how meteroids, once freed from the comet, would drift mostly in front of or behind the comet after completing one orbit. The effect is simple orbital mechanics - the material drifts only a little laterally away from the comet while drifting ahead or behind the comet because some particles make a wider orbit than others. These dust trails are sometimes observed in comet images taken at mid infrared wavelengths (heat radiation), where dust particles from the previous return to the Sun are spread along the orbit of the comet (see figures).
The gravitational pull of the planets determines where the dust trail would pass by Earth orbit, much like a gardener directing a hose to water a distant plant. Most years, those trails would miss the Earth altogether, but in some years the Earth is showered by meteors. This effect was first demonstrated from observations of the 1995 alpha Monocerotids, and from earlier not widely known identifications of past Leonid storms.
In the 1890s, Irish astronomer George Johnstone Stoney (1826-1911) and British astronomer Arthur Matthew Weld Downing (1850-1917), were the first to attempt to calculate the position of the dust at Earth's orbit. They studied the dust ejected in 1866 by comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle in advance of the anticipated Leonid shower return of 1898 and 1899. Meteor storms were anticipated, but the final calculations showed that most of the dust would be far inside of Earth's orbit. The same results were independently arrived at by Adolf Berberich of the Königliches Astronomisches Rechen Institut (Royal Astronomical Computation Institute) in Berlin, Germany. Although the absence of meteor storms that season confirmed the calculations, the advance of much better computing tools was needed to arrive at reliable predictions.
In 1985, E. D. Kondrat'eva and E. A. Reznikov of Kazan State University first correctly identified the years when dust was released responsible for several past Leonid meteor storms. In anticipation of the 1999 Leonid storm, Robert H. McNaught David Asher, and Finland's Esko Lyytinen were the first to apply this method in the West. Peter Jenniskens has published predictions for future dust trail encounters, resulting in "meteor storms" or "meteor outbursts" for the next 50 years.
Over longer periods of time, the dust trails can evolve in complicated ways. One effect is that the orbits of some repeating comets, and meteoroids leaving them, are in resonant orbits with Jupiter or one of the other large planets - so many revolutions of one will equal another number of revolutions of the other. So over time since Jupiter will have the same relative position intermittently and it will tend to pull meteoroids into keeping that relative position. This creates a shower component called a "filament."
A second effect is a close encounter with a planet. When the meteoroids pass by Earth, some are accelerated (making wider orbits), others are decelerated (making shorter orbits), resulting in gaps in the dust trail in the next return (like opening a curtain, with grains piling up at the beginning and end of the gap). Also, Jupiter's perturbation can change sections of the dust trail dramatically, especially for short period comets, when the grains approach the big planet at their furthest point along the orbit around the Sun, moving most slowly. As a result, the trail has a clumping, a braiding or a tangling of crescents, of each individual release of material.
The third effect is that of radiation pressure which will push less massive particles into orbits further from the sun - while more massive objects (responsible for bolides or fireballs) will tend to be affected less by radiation pressure. This makes some dust trail encounters rich in bright meteors, others rich in faint meteors. Over time, these effects disperse the meteoroids and create a broader stream. The meteors we see from these streams are part of annual showers, because Earth encounters those streams every year at much the same rate.
When the meteoroids collide with other meteoroids in the zodiacal cloud, they lose their stream association and become part of the "sporadic meteors" background. Long since dispersed from any stream or trail, they form isolated meteors, not a part of any shower. These random meteors will not appear to come from the radiant of the main shower.
Notable meteor showers
Perseid and Leonid meteor showers
The most visible meteor shower in most years are the Perseids, which peak on August 12 of each year at over 1 meteor a minute. A useful tool to calculate how many meteors per hour are visible from your observing location is found here: http://leonid.arc.nasa.gov/estimator.html.
The most spectacular meteor shower is probably the Leonids, the King of Meteor Showers[10] which peaks on a day near 17 November. Approximately every 33 years the Leonid shower produces a "meteor storm", peaking at rates of thousands of meteors per hour. These Leonid storms gave birth to the term "meteor shower", when it was first realised during the November 1833 storm that the meteors radiated from near the star Gamma Leonis. The last Leonid storms were in 1999, 2001 (two), and 2002 (two). Before that, there were storms in 1767, 1799, 1833, 1866, 1867, and 1966. When the Leonid shower is not storming it is less active than the Perseids.
Extraterrestrial meteor showers
Any other solar system body with a reasonably transparent atmosphere can also have meteor showers. For instance, Mars is known to have meteor showers, although these are different from the ones seen on Earth because the different orbits of Mars and Earth intersect orbits of comets in different ways.
Although the Martian atmosphere has less than one percent of the density of Earth's at ground level, at their upper edges, where meteoroids strike, the two are more similar. Because of the similar air pressure at altitudes for meteors, the effects are much the same. Only the relatively slower motion of the meteoroids due to increased distance from the sun should marginally decrease meteor brightness. This is somewhat balanced in that the slower descent means that Martian meteors have more time in which to ablate.
On March 7, 2004, the panoramic camera on Mars Exploration Rover Spirit recorded a streak which is now believed to have been caused by a meteor from a Martian meteor shower associated with comet 114P/Wiseman-Skiff. A strong display from this shower was expected on December 20, 2007. Other showers speculated about are a "Lambda Geminid" shower associated with the Eta Aquariids of Earth (ie both associated with Comet 1P/Halley), a "Beta Canis Major" shower associated with Comet 13P/Olbers, and "Draconids" from 5335 Damocles.
source : wikipedia
The Leonids ([ˈli.əˌnɪdz] lee-uh-nids) are a prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Tempel-Tuttle. The Leonids get their name from the location of their radiant in the constellation Leo: the meteors appear to stream from that point in the sky. The 2009 display peaking on November 17 may produce more than 500 meteors an hour.
A meteor shower is a celestial event in which a number of meteors are observed to radiate from one point in the night sky. These meteors are caused by streams of cosmic debris called meteoroids entering Earth's atmosphere at extremely high speeds on parallel trajectories. Most meteors are smaller than a grain of sand, so almost all of them disintegrate and never hit the Earth's surface. Fragments that do survive impact with Earth's surface are called meteorites. Intense or unusual meteor showers are known as meteor outbursts and meteor storms, which may produce greater than 1,000 meteors an hour.
History
Earth moves through the meteoroid stream of particles left from the passages of the comet. The stream comprises solid particles, known as meteoroids, ejected by the comet as its frozen gases evaporate under the heat of the Sun which begins to warm the comet as it comes within the orbit of Jupiter. A typical particle is no bigger than fine dust. The main source of light of a meteor is caused by the solar wind, which fragments and atomizes the dust, and the resulting spray of microscopic debris collides with individual atoms of the atmosphere ionizing the air. The air molecules recombine and cool by giving off photons. Larger particles leave a stream of smaller particles and form a tail, which can leave a glowing trail in the atmosphere. Leonids in particular are well known for having such bright meteors. The meteoroids left by the comet are organized in trails in orbits similar to though different from that of the comet. They are differentially disturbed by the planets, in particular Jupiter (see also a full explanation by McNaught & Asher (1999)). The ensemble of the trails compose the meteoroid stream. Old trails are spatially not dense and compose the meteor shower background (a few meteors per minute), happening around November 17, but changing every year. Conversely, young trails are spatially very dense and the cause of meteor storms when the Earth enters one of these structures. Usual counts during a storm exceed 1000 meteors per hour, to be compared to the annual background (1 to 2 meteors per hour) and the shower background (a few per hour).
The Leonids are famous because their meteor showers, or storms, can be, and have been in a few cases, among the most spectacular. Because of the superlative storm of 1833 and the recent developments in scientific thought the Leonids have had a major effect on the development of the scientific study of meteors which had previously been thought to be atmospheric phenomena. The meteor storm of 1833 was of truly superlative strength. One estimate is over one hundred thousand meteors an hour, but another, done as the storm abated, estimated in excess of two hundred thousand meteors an hour over the entire region of North America east of the Rocky Mountains. It was marked by the Native Americans, slaves and owners, and many others. That same 1833 shower, near Independence, Missouri, was taken as a sign to push the growing Mormon community out of the area.
Other great Leonid storms were seen in 1866 and 1867. When the storms failed to return in 1899, it was generally thought that the dust had moved on and storms were a thing of the past. Then, in 1966 a spectacular storm was seen over the Americas. Leading up to the 1998 return, an airborne observing campaign was organized to mobilize modern observing techniques by Peter Jenniskens at NASA Ames Research Center. This resulted in spectacular footage from the 1999, 2001 and 2002 storms producing up to 3,000 Leonid meteors per hour. Initially, the exact location of the dust was unknown. A graph published in Sky and Telescope adapted from Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle and the Leonid Meteors(1996, see p.6) shows relative positions of the Earth and Tempel-Tuttle and marks where Earth encountered dense dust. This showed that the particles are behind and outside the path of the comet, but paths resulting in powerful storms were very near paths of nearly no activity. The work of David Asher, Armagh Observatory and Robert H. McNaught, Siding Spring Observatory, and independently of Esko Lyytinen in Finland, following on from the pioneering research by Kondrat'eva, Reznikov and colleagues at Kazan, is considered by most meteor experts as the breakthrough in modern analysis of meteor storms. Whereas previously it was hazardous to guess if there would be a storm or little activity, the predictions of Asher and McNaught timed bursts in activity down to five minutes. However, the relative brightness of the meteors is still not understood. The double spikes in Leonid activity in 2001 and in 2002 were due to the passage of the comet's dust ejected in 1767 and 1866. The 1833 storm was not due to the recent passage of the comet, but from a direct hit with the 1800 dust and the 1966 storm was from the 1899 passage of the comet. Examples of other streams accounting for spikes in activity include the 2004 June Bootids. Peter Jenniskens has published predictions for the next 50 years.
However, a close encounter with Jupiter is expected to perturb the comet's path, and many streams, making storms of historic magnitude unlikely for many decades.
In 2009 Leonids active between November 10-21, ranging from 300 to 400 predicted per hour
"There are no guarantees in meteor work ... observers should be alert as often as conditions allow throughout the shower, in case something unexpected happens, this year 2009 the best viewing spots will be Southern Asia, Northern and Eastern Australia".
The radiant point
Because meteor shower particles are all traveling in parallel paths, and at the same velocity, they will all appear to an observer below to radiate away from a single point in the sky. This radiant point is caused by the effect of perspective, similar to railroad tracks converging at a single vanishing point on the horizon when viewed from the middle of the tracks. Meteor showers are almost always named after the constellation from which the meteors appear to originate. This "fixed point" slowly moves across the sky during the night due to the Earth turning on its axis, the same reason the stars appear to slowly march across the sky. The radiant also moves slightly from night to night against the background stars (radiant drift) due to the Earth moving in its orbit around the sun. See "IMO" Meteor Shower Calendar 2007 (International Meteor Organization) for maps of drifting "fixed points."
Meteor showers are named after the nearest bright star with a Greek or Roman letter assigned that is close to the radiant position at the peak of the shower, whereby the declension of the Latin possessive form is replaced by "id" or "ids". Hence, meteors radiating from near the star delta Aquarii (declension "-i") are called delta Aquariids. The International Astronomical Union's Task Group on Meteor Shower Nomenclature and the IAU's Meteor Data Center keep track of meteor shower nomenclature and which showers are established.
The origin of meteoroid streams
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| Comet Encke's meteoroid trail is the diagonal red glow |
A meteor shower is the result of an interaction between a planet, such as Earth, and streams of debris from a comet.
Comets can produce debris by water vapor drag, as demonstrated by Fred Whipple in 1951, and by breakup. Whipple envisioned comets as "dirty snowballs," made up of rock embedded in ice, orbiting the Sun. The "ice" may be water, methane, ammonia, or other volatiles, alone or in combination. The "rock" may vary in size from that of a dust mote to that of a small boulder. Dust mote sized solids are orders of magnitude more common than those the size of sand grains, which, in turn, are similarly more common than those the size of pebbles, and so on. When the ice warms and sublimates, the vapor can drag along dust, sand, and pebbles. Each time a comet swings by the Sun in its orbit, some of its ice vaporizes and a certain amount of meteoroids will be shed. The meteoroids spread out along the entire orbit of the comet to form a meteoroid stream, also known as a "dust trail" (as opposed to a comet's "dust tail" caused by the very small particles that are quickly blown away by solar radiation pressure).
Recently, Peter Jenniskens has argued that most of our short-period meteor showers are not from the normal water vapor drag of active comets, but the product of infrequent disintegrations, when large chunks break off a mostly dormant comet. Examples are the Quadrantid and Geminid showers, which originated from a breakup of asteroid-looking objects 2003 EH1 and 3200 Phaethon, respectively, about 500 and 1000 years ago. The fragments tend to fall apart quickly into dust, sand, and pebbles, and spread out along the orbit of the comet to form a dense meteoroid stream, which subsequently evolves into Earth's path.
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| Meteoroid trail between fragments of Comet 73P |
The dynamical evolution of meteoroid streams
Shortly after Whipple predicted that dust particles travelled at low speeds relative to the comet, Milos Plavec was the first to offer the idea of a dust trail, when he calculated how meteroids, once freed from the comet, would drift mostly in front of or behind the comet after completing one orbit. The effect is simple orbital mechanics - the material drifts only a little laterally away from the comet while drifting ahead or behind the comet because some particles make a wider orbit than others. These dust trails are sometimes observed in comet images taken at mid infrared wavelengths (heat radiation), where dust particles from the previous return to the Sun are spread along the orbit of the comet (see figures).
The gravitational pull of the planets determines where the dust trail would pass by Earth orbit, much like a gardener directing a hose to water a distant plant. Most years, those trails would miss the Earth altogether, but in some years the Earth is showered by meteors. This effect was first demonstrated from observations of the 1995 alpha Monocerotids, and from earlier not widely known identifications of past Leonid storms.
In the 1890s, Irish astronomer George Johnstone Stoney (1826-1911) and British astronomer Arthur Matthew Weld Downing (1850-1917), were the first to attempt to calculate the position of the dust at Earth's orbit. They studied the dust ejected in 1866 by comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle in advance of the anticipated Leonid shower return of 1898 and 1899. Meteor storms were anticipated, but the final calculations showed that most of the dust would be far inside of Earth's orbit. The same results were independently arrived at by Adolf Berberich of the Königliches Astronomisches Rechen Institut (Royal Astronomical Computation Institute) in Berlin, Germany. Although the absence of meteor storms that season confirmed the calculations, the advance of much better computing tools was needed to arrive at reliable predictions.
In 1985, E. D. Kondrat'eva and E. A. Reznikov of Kazan State University first correctly identified the years when dust was released responsible for several past Leonid meteor storms. In anticipation of the 1999 Leonid storm, Robert H. McNaught David Asher, and Finland's Esko Lyytinen were the first to apply this method in the West. Peter Jenniskens has published predictions for future dust trail encounters, resulting in "meteor storms" or "meteor outbursts" for the next 50 years.
Over longer periods of time, the dust trails can evolve in complicated ways. One effect is that the orbits of some repeating comets, and meteoroids leaving them, are in resonant orbits with Jupiter or one of the other large planets - so many revolutions of one will equal another number of revolutions of the other. So over time since Jupiter will have the same relative position intermittently and it will tend to pull meteoroids into keeping that relative position. This creates a shower component called a "filament."
A second effect is a close encounter with a planet. When the meteoroids pass by Earth, some are accelerated (making wider orbits), others are decelerated (making shorter orbits), resulting in gaps in the dust trail in the next return (like opening a curtain, with grains piling up at the beginning and end of the gap). Also, Jupiter's perturbation can change sections of the dust trail dramatically, especially for short period comets, when the grains approach the big planet at their furthest point along the orbit around the Sun, moving most slowly. As a result, the trail has a clumping, a braiding or a tangling of crescents, of each individual release of material.
The third effect is that of radiation pressure which will push less massive particles into orbits further from the sun - while more massive objects (responsible for bolides or fireballs) will tend to be affected less by radiation pressure. This makes some dust trail encounters rich in bright meteors, others rich in faint meteors. Over time, these effects disperse the meteoroids and create a broader stream. The meteors we see from these streams are part of annual showers, because Earth encounters those streams every year at much the same rate.
When the meteoroids collide with other meteoroids in the zodiacal cloud, they lose their stream association and become part of the "sporadic meteors" background. Long since dispersed from any stream or trail, they form isolated meteors, not a part of any shower. These random meteors will not appear to come from the radiant of the main shower.
Notable meteor showers
Perseid and Leonid meteor showers
The most visible meteor shower in most years are the Perseids, which peak on August 12 of each year at over 1 meteor a minute. A useful tool to calculate how many meteors per hour are visible from your observing location is found here: http://leonid.arc.nasa.gov/estimator.html.
The most spectacular meteor shower is probably the Leonids, the King of Meteor Showers[10] which peaks on a day near 17 November. Approximately every 33 years the Leonid shower produces a "meteor storm", peaking at rates of thousands of meteors per hour. These Leonid storms gave birth to the term "meteor shower", when it was first realised during the November 1833 storm that the meteors radiated from near the star Gamma Leonis. The last Leonid storms were in 1999, 2001 (two), and 2002 (two). Before that, there were storms in 1767, 1799, 1833, 1866, 1867, and 1966. When the Leonid shower is not storming it is less active than the Perseids.
Extraterrestrial meteor showers
Any other solar system body with a reasonably transparent atmosphere can also have meteor showers. For instance, Mars is known to have meteor showers, although these are different from the ones seen on Earth because the different orbits of Mars and Earth intersect orbits of comets in different ways.
Although the Martian atmosphere has less than one percent of the density of Earth's at ground level, at their upper edges, where meteoroids strike, the two are more similar. Because of the similar air pressure at altitudes for meteors, the effects are much the same. Only the relatively slower motion of the meteoroids due to increased distance from the sun should marginally decrease meteor brightness. This is somewhat balanced in that the slower descent means that Martian meteors have more time in which to ablate.
On March 7, 2004, the panoramic camera on Mars Exploration Rover Spirit recorded a streak which is now believed to have been caused by a meteor from a Martian meteor shower associated with comet 114P/Wiseman-Skiff. A strong display from this shower was expected on December 20, 2007. Other showers speculated about are a "Lambda Geminid" shower associated with the Eta Aquariids of Earth (ie both associated with Comet 1P/Halley), a "Beta Canis Major" shower associated with Comet 13P/Olbers, and "Draconids" from 5335 Damocles.
source : wikipedia
Monday, November 9, 2009
Facebook, 325 Million Users and Counting
Once on top, it's hard to stay there. As other social networks can stand by to that statement, Facebook seems to be ignoring all critics that see its death in the hands of its own success. As the network reached a ground-breaking number of 325 million users, the company seems to be on track to reach the goal it
set in May of this year to achieve the 500 million users mark.
The service did not only take its goal seriously, but it came under par when supplying the tools and applications to keep their users interested and attract new ones. Facebook has constantly gotten better, upgraded its services and paid close attention to the details that previously ruined or brought down other social network juggernauts: real users on the site.
There is no point in proving that MySpace, Bebo or Hi5 are full of spamming bots and fake users that make your life a living hell whenever logging in on one of those services. This fact has now become common knowledge. And studying the cases of other social services, Facebook has taken all the right steps in keeping the mass of all those bots out of its service.
This is why the 325 million mark is such a big thing. For the biggest part, there are over 300 million real users on the website. Only by flipping through the official statistics page on Facebook, we see that about 50% of those users log in every day on the network.
Another measure of its success is the fact that about 70% of all users using the network are from outside the United States. With a balanced user base, the service has again surpassed networks like MySpace that only made it really big in the US, or Hi5 that is big in Latin, Eastern European and Hindu regions.
The thing to watch now: Facebook - 400 million users.
source : softpedia.com
set in May of this year to achieve the 500 million users mark.
The service did not only take its goal seriously, but it came under par when supplying the tools and applications to keep their users interested and attract new ones. Facebook has constantly gotten better, upgraded its services and paid close attention to the details that previously ruined or brought down other social network juggernauts: real users on the site.
There is no point in proving that MySpace, Bebo or Hi5 are full of spamming bots and fake users that make your life a living hell whenever logging in on one of those services. This fact has now become common knowledge. And studying the cases of other social services, Facebook has taken all the right steps in keeping the mass of all those bots out of its service.
This is why the 325 million mark is such a big thing. For the biggest part, there are over 300 million real users on the website. Only by flipping through the official statistics page on Facebook, we see that about 50% of those users log in every day on the network.
Another measure of its success is the fact that about 70% of all users using the network are from outside the United States. With a balanced user base, the service has again surpassed networks like MySpace that only made it really big in the US, or Hi5 that is big in Latin, Eastern European and Hindu regions.
The thing to watch now: Facebook - 400 million users.
source : softpedia.com
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Angelina Jolie Is One Dangerous Spy in ‘Salt’ Teaser Trailer
Star on her way to solidify her career as an action hero
Columbia Pictures is already preparing for the release of what it hopes will be next summer’s big action blockbuster, the spy movie “Salt,” starring Angelina Jolie. In doing so, the movie studio has released the first teaser trailer for it, first with Russian dubbing and then for English-speaking markets, without any dubbing whatsoever.
As we also reported on a few occasions before, “Salt” stars Angelina Jolie as Evelyn Salt, a CIA agent who might very well be a Russian spy, a sleeper. The hook of the film, as well as what makes it different from any other production of the type, the movie studio says, is that the viewers never really get a definite answer as to which is which, meaning, they only learn on which side Salt was at the end. The first teaser video, of course, makes things much easier.
The video, which arrived online just hours ago, shows mostly the moment that sets everything else in motion, namely the scene that leads to the conviction that Salt is a Russian sleeper. What follows next is a sequence of action and fight scenes that have Jolie running desperately, putting on a serious fight, causing car crashes and whatever else running spies usually do in this kind of movies. All in all, critics believe the trailer shows clear signs that Jolie is one step closer to solidifying her career as an action hero.
“Salt” is directed by Phillip Noyce (“The Bone Collector” and “Patriot Games”) and produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura (“Transformers” and “G.I. Joe”), and, as the team behind it was saying upon the release of the first photos from the set, it would certainly be unlike anything else we’ve seen so far. Just as a curiosity, the script for the film was penned with Tom Cruise in mind, so, when he backed out of the production, they had to go back and rewrite it altogether in such a way as to be suitable for a woman playing the main part.
“She’s a character you never know. People who think they know the real her may or may not. Those who think they can tell whether she’s in a disguise also may or may not. You’re supposed to be kept guessing. She tells you her agenda, but are you supposed to believe it?” di Bonaventura was saying earlier this year. Below is the first teaser trailer for “Salt” in full and without Russian dubbing. Enjoy.
source : softpedia.com
Columbia Pictures is already preparing for the release of what it hopes will be next summer’s big action blockbuster, the spy movie “Salt,” starring Angelina Jolie. In doing so, the movie studio has released the first teaser trailer for it, first with Russian dubbing and then for English-speaking markets, without any dubbing whatsoever.
As we also reported on a few occasions before, “Salt” stars Angelina Jolie as Evelyn Salt, a CIA agent who might very well be a Russian spy, a sleeper. The hook of the film, as well as what makes it different from any other production of the type, the movie studio says, is that the viewers never really get a definite answer as to which is which, meaning, they only learn on which side Salt was at the end. The first teaser video, of course, makes things much easier.
The video, which arrived online just hours ago, shows mostly the moment that sets everything else in motion, namely the scene that leads to the conviction that Salt is a Russian sleeper. What follows next is a sequence of action and fight scenes that have Jolie running desperately, putting on a serious fight, causing car crashes and whatever else running spies usually do in this kind of movies. All in all, critics believe the trailer shows clear signs that Jolie is one step closer to solidifying her career as an action hero.
“Salt” is directed by Phillip Noyce (“The Bone Collector” and “Patriot Games”) and produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura (“Transformers” and “G.I. Joe”), and, as the team behind it was saying upon the release of the first photos from the set, it would certainly be unlike anything else we’ve seen so far. Just as a curiosity, the script for the film was penned with Tom Cruise in mind, so, when he backed out of the production, they had to go back and rewrite it altogether in such a way as to be suitable for a woman playing the main part.
“She’s a character you never know. People who think they know the real her may or may not. Those who think they can tell whether she’s in a disguise also may or may not. You’re supposed to be kept guessing. She tells you her agenda, but are you supposed to believe it?” di Bonaventura was saying earlier this year. Below is the first teaser trailer for “Salt” in full and without Russian dubbing. Enjoy.
source : softpedia.com
Amazon Launches Twitter Referral Program
Allowing users to earn money from purchases coming from their tweets
Twitter can't figure out how to make money from its service, or just doesn't want to rush into things, but others have started making some revenue on the microblogging service. Now, Amazon has come up with an interesting proposal. In an email, the company notified members of Amazon Associates that it had introduced a new Twitter sharing feature on the site, like so many websites had done in the past. But, unlike most share buttons, this feature can also earn the users some cash.
“Today we are excited to announce the launch of a new feature called Share on Twitter. You can access Share on Twitter from the Site Stripe and post to your Twitter account from Amazon detail pages in just two clicks,” the Amazon email reads.
“The Share on Twitter feature is easy to use. Simply log in to your Amazon Associates account and then visit any detail page on Amazon.com. By clicking on the Share on Twitter button in the Site Stripe, a new window will open and an Amazon-generated message is pre populated in the ‘What are you doing?’ text area of your Twitter account.”
This sounds innocent enough, after all, users should be able to share something they like or find useful. A little further down in the email, though, Amazon reveals that all of these links will earn the users money from referral fees that they receive for every purchase made by a user coming from their links.
This kind of referral fees isn't something new, in fact, the practice is common on many blogs and websites. But, most of the times, these specify the fact that they will earn money from the purchases from that link. On Twitter, though, that would be almost impossible, even if the users wanted to, as the 140 characters leave little room for explanations beyond the regular message and the link.
source : softpedia.com
Twitter can't figure out how to make money from its service, or just doesn't want to rush into things, but others have started making some revenue on the microblogging service. Now, Amazon has come up with an interesting proposal. In an email, the company notified members of Amazon Associates that it had introduced a new Twitter sharing feature on the site, like so many websites had done in the past. But, unlike most share buttons, this feature can also earn the users some cash.
“Today we are excited to announce the launch of a new feature called Share on Twitter. You can access Share on Twitter from the Site Stripe and post to your Twitter account from Amazon detail pages in just two clicks,” the Amazon email reads.
“The Share on Twitter feature is easy to use. Simply log in to your Amazon Associates account and then visit any detail page on Amazon.com. By clicking on the Share on Twitter button in the Site Stripe, a new window will open and an Amazon-generated message is pre populated in the ‘What are you doing?’ text area of your Twitter account.”
This sounds innocent enough, after all, users should be able to share something they like or find useful. A little further down in the email, though, Amazon reveals that all of these links will earn the users money from referral fees that they receive for every purchase made by a user coming from their links.
This kind of referral fees isn't something new, in fact, the practice is common on many blogs and websites. But, most of the times, these specify the fact that they will earn money from the purchases from that link. On Twitter, though, that would be almost impossible, even if the users wanted to, as the 140 characters leave little room for explanations beyond the regular message and the link.
source : softpedia.com
Monday, October 26, 2009
Facebook's New Homepage Features Only the Most Relevant Stories
Making it easier to keep up with the most important stories
Facebook has finally launched the redesigned homepage it has been testing for a while now and it comes with quite a few significant changes. Information overload is a recurring theme these days and for good reason. Getting information has never been easier, but the sheer volume makes it hard to discern the most important piece. Everybody is trying to tackle the problem and Facebook's answer is to change the default News Feed to surface the entries that may be of most use to the users making it easier to keep up.
“[T]oday we are beginning to roll out some changes to the home page that simplify your experience by offering two views of News Feed: a summary view of the most interesting activity that's happened in the last day and a real-time view that shows you what is happening right now,” Facebook's Raylene Yung wrote. “You will be able to catch up on what you may have missed while you were away from Facebook and then easily switch to the real-time stream when you want to see posts as soon as they're shared.”
The biggest change is that to the default view in the News Feed. Stories are no longer chronological, but are sorted by their relevance based on your previous behavior and on who posted them. The way Facebook determines which stories are the most important is similar to the method used for the ill-fated Highlights section in the right sidebar. In fact, the Highlights are now gone with the feature's functionality integrated in the main feed. But the new News Feed view is more than just a relocated Highlights section, it also includes status updates that it also ranks in terms of their importance to you.
The space occupied by the Highlights section is now filled with important event notifications like birthdays. The old chronological News Feed is available in the Live Feed section, but this has seen several changes to make it more real-time. Status updates and other notifications now get refreshed automatically and, once you switch to this view, it will remain the default one for the entire session. Both views now feature a small Publisher with just a text entry box. The changes should be rolled out to all users today.
source : softpedia.com
Facebook has finally launched the redesigned homepage it has been testing for a while now and it comes with quite a few significant changes. Information overload is a recurring theme these days and for good reason. Getting information has never been easier, but the sheer volume makes it hard to discern the most important piece. Everybody is trying to tackle the problem and Facebook's answer is to change the default News Feed to surface the entries that may be of most use to the users making it easier to keep up.
“[T]oday we are beginning to roll out some changes to the home page that simplify your experience by offering two views of News Feed: a summary view of the most interesting activity that's happened in the last day and a real-time view that shows you what is happening right now,” Facebook's Raylene Yung wrote. “You will be able to catch up on what you may have missed while you were away from Facebook and then easily switch to the real-time stream when you want to see posts as soon as they're shared.”
The biggest change is that to the default view in the News Feed. Stories are no longer chronological, but are sorted by their relevance based on your previous behavior and on who posted them. The way Facebook determines which stories are the most important is similar to the method used for the ill-fated Highlights section in the right sidebar. In fact, the Highlights are now gone with the feature's functionality integrated in the main feed. But the new News Feed view is more than just a relocated Highlights section, it also includes status updates that it also ranks in terms of their importance to you.
The space occupied by the Highlights section is now filled with important event notifications like birthdays. The old chronological News Feed is available in the Live Feed section, but this has seen several changes to make it more real-time. Status updates and other notifications now get refreshed automatically and, once you switch to this view, it will remain the default one for the entire session. Both views now feature a small Publisher with just a text entry box. The changes should be rolled out to all users today.
source : softpedia.com
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Facebook Introduces Translation Tool for Other Sites
Facebook is one of the largest sites in the world at the moment but it's not satisfied with being just another site on the Internet, not even the biggest, it wants to be the Internet and its most powerful weapon so far has been Facebook Connect. The login standard has seen great adoption by websites big and small and the social network is now hoping to entice even more new users with an interesting feature, free translations for their websites.
“Translations for Facebook Connect is available as a free tool for developers worldwide to simplify the process of translating a website, IFrame or FBML-based application into any of the languages Facebook currently supports,” Facebook's Cat Lee wrote. “For example, with Translations for Facebook Connect, country tourist boards or travel sites that want to attract foreign visitors on holiday can use this framework to translate their sites and automatically present the content to users in their native language after they log in with Facebook Connect.”
The appeal is obvious, websites will be able to get localized versions with reasonable quality translations for free, something that could prove very useful for several types of websites. Translations can be very costly and smaller sites can't really afford to pay for professional ones so this new tool opens up a new set of options for many sites and with 15,000 websites using Facebook Connect already there are sure to be plenty of willing partners. But the new feature isn't limited to websites; Facebook apps and other social widgets can also benefit from the program and get a crowdsourced translation.
The feature is built on the same method Facebook used to localize its own site. As late as January 2008, the social network was still only available in English and, despite solid growth outside of the US, could really benefit from having translated versions. But with the costs of translating a site its size prohibitive, even for a company flushed with investor money, it had to turn to its greatest asset, its users, to get it done. Two weeks after it introduced the Translation app, the site had a French and a Spanish version and, since then, has expanded its support to 65 languages with even more in the works. With the new program Facebook hopes to replicate this success for other sites as well.
sorce : softpedia.com
Facebook Now Serves 25 Percent of the Pageviews in the US
The battle between Google and Facebook is heating up
Facebook is huge, the biggest social network and one of the largest websites on the planet. It's also growing at a hefty pace with no slowdown in sight. It has 300 million users worldwide and is one of the top five sites in terms of traffic in many countries. Yet, despite all this, some stats still manage to surprise us, like the fact that Facebook is now getting one in every four pageviews in the US. That's right, a quarter of the webpages served in the US come from Facebook, quite a feat for a company that, a year ago, wasn't even a threat to the then-dominant social network, MySpace.
Looking at numbers from Compete, researcher Perry Drake found that Facebook had grown to be the biggest website in the US in terms of pageviews, trumping giants like Google. While Facebook manages to get 25 percent of the page views, Google only gets about eight percent of the total monthly pageviews in the US, or one in 12. The numbers, of course, may not be precisely accurate, but they do serve as a good guideline.
Only traffic to Google's homepage at google.com and related sub-sites is counted, leaving out some properties that are hosted under their own URL, but this is still an impressive feat for Facebook and probably a cause for worry for Google. Facebook's dominance doesn't translate into the number of total visits where Google still has the upper hand, but the social network is closing fast. The discrepancy between visits and pageviews is easy enough to explain, users tend to spend a lot more time at Facebook and to navigate through a lot more pages, whereas at Google users tend to stay in one place to get the job done.
But the biggest worry for Google may be in the number of unique visitors where Facebook is again catching up. The social network is over 90 million unique visitors in the US at the moment and the number is still rising. These stats may be a bit surprising at first, but only because Facebook has grown so fast in the past year, while Google has been dominating the landscape for several years now. Everyone is looking at the search-engine brawl or the battle between social networks, but there is just one real war on the horizon and it's going to be between Facebook and Google.
source : softpedia.com
Facebook is huge, the biggest social network and one of the largest websites on the planet. It's also growing at a hefty pace with no slowdown in sight. It has 300 million users worldwide and is one of the top five sites in terms of traffic in many countries. Yet, despite all this, some stats still manage to surprise us, like the fact that Facebook is now getting one in every four pageviews in the US. That's right, a quarter of the webpages served in the US come from Facebook, quite a feat for a company that, a year ago, wasn't even a threat to the then-dominant social network, MySpace.
Looking at numbers from Compete, researcher Perry Drake found that Facebook had grown to be the biggest website in the US in terms of pageviews, trumping giants like Google. While Facebook manages to get 25 percent of the page views, Google only gets about eight percent of the total monthly pageviews in the US, or one in 12. The numbers, of course, may not be precisely accurate, but they do serve as a good guideline.
Only traffic to Google's homepage at google.com and related sub-sites is counted, leaving out some properties that are hosted under their own URL, but this is still an impressive feat for Facebook and probably a cause for worry for Google. Facebook's dominance doesn't translate into the number of total visits where Google still has the upper hand, but the social network is closing fast. The discrepancy between visits and pageviews is easy enough to explain, users tend to spend a lot more time at Facebook and to navigate through a lot more pages, whereas at Google users tend to stay in one place to get the job done.
But the biggest worry for Google may be in the number of unique visitors where Facebook is again catching up. The social network is over 90 million unique visitors in the US at the moment and the number is still rising. These stats may be a bit surprising at first, but only because Facebook has grown so fast in the past year, while Google has been dominating the landscape for several years now. Everyone is looking at the search-engine brawl or the battle between social networks, but there is just one real war on the horizon and it's going to be between Facebook and Google.
source : softpedia.com
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Soccer Celebrity On Twitter
Here are famous Premier League footballers on Twitter
Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) – 15,303 followers – One of the biggest names in English football is on Twitter. He’s only sent 8 tweets as of press time, most of which are pretty harmless, but let’s hope he gets inspired this summer and during next season to post more insightful tweets.
Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) – 3,239 followers – “Folks asking why I’m not on facebook,” said Wayne Rooney in a recent tweet. “and I prefer [Twitter] really cos it seems more of a community thing.” So sayeth Rooney who gets more personal than Gerrard on Twitter. The Man United and England striker tweets mostly about his reaction to how well he played (or not) for his club and country.
Jonathan Woodgate (Tottenham Hotspur) - 936 followers – Who doesn’t love a footballer who admits on Twitter that he helped show his mother how to use YouTube? Jonathan Woodgate tweets about that experience and communicates directly with many Spurs fans showing that as well as being a classy defender, he also knows how to effectively use Twitter.
Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United) – 1,727 followers – Whether he’s basking in the sun in ridiculous shorts or being a fixture of Manchester United’s defense, Ferdinand can be occasionally found tweeting. Most of his tweets are in response to questions and comments made by Manchester United supporters.
Brad Guzan (Aston Villa) – 251 followers – The number two goalkeeper for Aston Villa takes Twitter’s 140 character limit to the extreme with the majority of his posts consisting of two to three words. Nevertheless, Guzan offers some insights into his travels with the Villa and US national team.
Peter Crouch (Portsmouth) – 51 followers – The Portsmouth and England striker has unfortunately been neglecting his Twitter account and has only posted a few times in the last several months hence the low number of followers. Let’s hope “Crouchy’s Having His Nachos” does better in the Twitter department during the 2009-2010 season.
Darren Bent
Christiano Ronaldo Real Madrid forward/winger
Ryan_Giggs Manchester United winger
Paul Scholes - Manchester United midfielder
Darren Fletcher - Manchester United midfielder
Fernando Torres - Liverpool/spain forward
Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) – 15,303 followers – One of the biggest names in English football is on Twitter. He’s only sent 8 tweets as of press time, most of which are pretty harmless, but let’s hope he gets inspired this summer and during next season to post more insightful tweets.
Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) – 3,239 followers – “Folks asking why I’m not on facebook,” said Wayne Rooney in a recent tweet. “and I prefer [Twitter] really cos it seems more of a community thing.” So sayeth Rooney who gets more personal than Gerrard on Twitter. The Man United and England striker tweets mostly about his reaction to how well he played (or not) for his club and country.
Jonathan Woodgate (Tottenham Hotspur) - 936 followers – Who doesn’t love a footballer who admits on Twitter that he helped show his mother how to use YouTube? Jonathan Woodgate tweets about that experience and communicates directly with many Spurs fans showing that as well as being a classy defender, he also knows how to effectively use Twitter.
Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United) – 1,727 followers – Whether he’s basking in the sun in ridiculous shorts or being a fixture of Manchester United’s defense, Ferdinand can be occasionally found tweeting. Most of his tweets are in response to questions and comments made by Manchester United supporters.
Brad Guzan (Aston Villa) – 251 followers – The number two goalkeeper for Aston Villa takes Twitter’s 140 character limit to the extreme with the majority of his posts consisting of two to three words. Nevertheless, Guzan offers some insights into his travels with the Villa and US national team.
Peter Crouch (Portsmouth) – 51 followers – The Portsmouth and England striker has unfortunately been neglecting his Twitter account and has only posted a few times in the last several months hence the low number of followers. Let’s hope “Crouchy’s Having His Nachos” does better in the Twitter department during the 2009-2010 season.
Darren Bent
Christiano Ronaldo Real Madrid forward/winger
Ryan_Giggs Manchester United winger
Paul Scholes - Manchester United midfielder
Darren Fletcher - Manchester United midfielder
Fernando Torres - Liverpool/spain forward
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Celebrities on Twitter - Complete List Of Celebrity Twitter Accounts
A - Celebrities on Twitter
Paula Abdul - is an American record producer, choreographer, dancer, pop singer, actress and television personality
Queen Rania of Jordan (Rania Al Abdullah) - Is the wife of King Abdullah II of Jordan. She pushed for more rights for women and children in the world as a whole
Ben Affleck - Hollywood film star and heartthrob. Appears to be a FAKE TWITTER
Keiko Agena (Christine Keiko Agena) - Is an American actress
Agent M (Emily Grace Whitehurst) - Is the singer of The Action Design and was the lead singer of the now-defunct Tsunami Bomb punk rock band
Lily Allen - UK singer and songwriter with a large following. There are a number of fake accounts but this seems to be the real one
Julie-Ann Amos - Yours truly. Hey, leave me alone - it's my only chance to get on a celebrity page!
Jennifer Aniston - Famous for her role in "Friends" and went on to be a Hollywood film star but perhaps most famous of late due to her public breakup with Brad Pitt and her rather sad inability to find a suitable replacement since.Appears to be a FAKE TWITTER
Pamela Anderson - famous for her big boobies and sporting them athletically in that little red swimsuit on "Baywatch" Appears to be a FAKE TWITTER
Lance Armstrong - possibly the world’s greatest cyclist, and Tour de France winner for seven consecutive times
B - Celebrities
Sebastian Bach - Is a Canadian heavy metal singer, best known as ex-frontman of Skid Row
Erykah Badu - Grammy award winning singer
Sara Bareilles - singer-songwriter and pianist
Ben Barnes - Is an English actor who has appeared in the television series Split Decision and the popular Doctors and in the films The Chronicles of Narnia and Bigga Than Ben
Todd Barry – Is an American stand-up comedian known for his "laid-back" stage manner, a voice actor and actor
Drew Barrymore - One time child starlet, and wild child, now Hollywood actress FAKE TWITTER
Mischa Barton - Actress, best known for her role as Marissa Cooper in TV series "The O.C."
Justine Tanya Bateman - Is an American actress best known for her role as Mallory Keaton on the television sitcom Family Ties
Beastie Boys - Band
Jona Bechtolt (Jonathan Warren Bechtolt) - Is an electronic musician and multimedia artist based in the US. He is a former member ofThe Blow, and has released solo records under the name YACHT since 2003
David Beckham - International soccer/football superstar, and style icon. Idolised by women the world over. Appears to be a FAKE TWITTER
Victoria Beckham - Posh Spice from The Spice Girls and fashion icon, married to David Beckham to become a celebrity WAG (Footballer's Wife) and now half of one of the world's most photographed couplesanother FAKE TWITTER
Joe Biden - Vice President
Rachel Sarah Bilson - Is an American actress, she made her television debut in 2003 and subsequently became well-known for playing Summer Roberts on the prime time drama series The O.C.
Bjork - Wacky singer
David Blue - actor, writer, producer and director, best known for television shows such as "Ugly Betty", "Moonlight", "Veronica Mars" and "Scrubs" (twitter account seems to have closed!)
Boom Bip - producer, DJ and electronic musician signed to Lex and Mush Records (twitter account seems to have closed!)
Wes Borland – from Limp Bizkit, American nu metal band from Florida with over 50 million albums sold worldwide
Soulja Boy - Rapper
Billy Bragg - British Musician
Russell Brand - English comedian, actor, columnist and presenter and star of "Forgetting Sarah Marshall", "St Trinian's" and "Bedtime Stories". Noted for his unusual fashion preferences, he has described himself as "an S&M Willy Wonka". He is also noted for various media controversies andbbeing forced to resign from the BBC
Sir Richard Branson - 236th richest person in the world (according to Forbes’ 2008 list) and best known for his Virgin brand of over 360 companies including Virgin Air and Virgin Music
Charlie Brooker - Columnist, satirist, writer
Rob Brydon - UK comedian and actor
BT (Brian Wayne Transeau) - Is a music producer, singer and songwriter. He is a pioneering artist in the trance genre
Joe Budden (an awesome rapper) has an account and I'm sure it's true because he has a TV show called JoeBuddenTV and said so himself
Brooke Lisa Burke - Is an American model, television personality and occasional dancer known for hosting Wild On!
LeVar Burton - an American actor widely known for his roles on Star Trek and on the PBS children’s program Reading Rainbow and famous for playing Kunta Kinte in "Roots"
Gerry Butler - A Scottish actor (Gerard James Butler) actor staring in 300, The Phantom of the Opera, and RocknRolla
C - Twitter Celebrities
John Cabrera - Is an American actor and director best known for his role as Brian Fuller on the television show Gilmore Girls. He has also appeared on Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, NCIS, American Dreams, Miracles, and CSI
Naomi Campbell - British supermodel who holds a number of firsts - first black cover girl on Vogue Paris, Vogue UK, Vogue Nippon and Time magazine.Most famous nowadays for being sued by people over her apparent violent temper and terminal rudeness.FAKE TWITTER
Nick Cannon (Nicholas Scott "Nick" Cannon) - Is an American rapper, actor and future host of America’s Got Talent
Will Carling- Former Captain of England's Rugby Team
Alan Carr - award-winning British comedian, radio jockey and television star known for his television show, "Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong". He also co-presents "The Sunday Night Project"
Jimmy Carr - UK TV show host and comedian
Pete Carroll - USC head coach GHOSTWRITTEN TWITTER
Mariah Carey - Is an American record producer, singer-songwriter and actress. Under the guidance of Columbia Records executive she made her recording debut in 1990 and became the first recording artist to have her first five singles top the U.S. chart
Adam Catterall - UK Radio DJ
Jeremy Clarkson - UK TV star of Top Gear, car/auto show. Real or fake twitter? You decide
Chris Clayton - Hip hop artist
John Cleese - TV star of Monty Python and all it's spinoff films, and much-loved British comedian and actor
Hillary Clinton - Senator from New York, former presidential candidate for the Democratic party and the former First Lady
Diablo Cody - Writer who won an Oscar for film "Juno"
Paulo Coelho - Brazilian novelist, author of "The Alchemist" and a whole host of other groundbreaking international best-sellers
Stephen Colbert - American comedian, satirist, actor and writer, known for his ironic style and deadpan delivery
Coldplay - the band Coldplay
Common - band
Dane Cook - Is an American stand-up comedian and film actor. He released three comedy albums: Harmful if Swallowed, Retaliation, and Rough Around The Edges became the highest charting comedy album in 28 years and went double platinum
Sean Coombes (P Diddy) - real twitter!
Anderson Cooper - Is an American journalist, author, and a television personality. He currently works as the primary anchor of the CNN news show, and often broadcasts live on location for breaking news stories
Robert William Corddry – Is an American comedian and actor known best for his work on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Jonathan Coulton - Well known on the Internet for self-promotion and writing songs with geek themes
Simon Cowell - Plain speaking/sarcastic/rude judge on a range of talent shows (American Idol, Pop Idol, The X Factor, Britain's Got Talent etc) and Music producer FAKE TWITTER
Wes Craven (Wesley Earl "Wes" Craven) - Is an American Film Director and writer, perhaps best known as the creator of many horror films, including the famed Nightmare on Elm Street series
Jamie Cullum - UK singer/Musician
Rivers Cuomo – Is an American musician and lead singer, guitarist, and principal songwriter of the rock band Weezer, he has also worked as a solo artist
Adam Curry - originally a VJ on MTV, now internet entrepreneur who pioneered podcasting leading to his nickname The Podfather
Declan Curry - Is a Northern Irish businessman, journalist and presenter, currently employed by the BBC and best known for being the Business Correspondent for BBC Breakfast
D - Twitter list
His Holiness the Dalai Lama - (Not sure whether to post this under D or L!) joined in Feb 09 - his office is runing his twitter account, not him personally. FAKE ACCOUNT REMOVED BY TWITTER
Warwick Ashley Davis - Is a British actor, best known as the title characters in Willow and the Leprechaun series of films; Professor Filius Flitwick in the Harry Potter movies other prominent roles include Wicket W. Warrick in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
Ellen Degeneres - US comedienne with her own show who launched a campaign to get 1 Million followers within a few days
Gavin DeGraw - Is an American musician and singer-songwriter, he is probably most well-known for his songs "Chariot", "I Don't Want to Be
Cameron Diaz - Beautiful filmstar and pinup lady for many men all over the planet! FAKE TWITTER
Johnny Depp - Hollywood superstar method actor who has been likened to Errol Flynn! Shot to fame as "Edward Scissorhands" then went on to later star of "Pirates of the Caribbean" and subsequent sequels, and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" FAKE TWITTER
Leonardo Dicaprio - Co-star of "Titanic" and catapulted off the prow of that ship into Hollywood superstardom! FAKE TWITTER (Not his own Twitter but does have links to all his news)
P Diddy (Sean Coombes) - real twitter!
Neil Diamond - Is an American singer-songwriter.and is a successful pop music performer, he scored a number of hits worldwide in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s
Diplo - Thomas Wesley Pentz better known by his stage name Diplo, is a DJ, songwriter and producer. Together with DJ Low Budget, he runs Hollertronix, a club and music collective
Dixie Chicks - the country music band
Snoop Dog - Rapper, record producer and actor- FAKE TWITTER
10 Downing Street– Is the headquarters of Her Majesty's Government, it is situated on Downing Street in the City of Westminster in London, England and the residence and office in the United Kingdom of the Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury
Fran Drescher (Francine Joy Drescher) - An American film and television actress, comedian and activist who has Emmy Award and Golden Globe. She is famous for her machine gun like laugh, widow's peak hairline, nasal voice, and exaggerated Queens accent
Fred Durst – from Limp Bizkit, American nu metal band from Florida with over 50 million albums sold worldwide
John Charles Dvorak - An American columnist and broadcaster in the areas of computing and technology. His writing extends back to the 1980s, when he was a mainstay of a variety of magazines
E - Celebrities on Twitter
Warren Ellis - Popular comic book writer of series such as Transmetropolitan
Jim Eoin - Irish/Australian comedian
F - Celebrity Twits
Fabolous (John David Jackson) - Is an American rapper, he was among the first east coast rappers influenced by Southern hip hop sounds and first became popular through his hit single "Can't Deny It" in 2001, from his debut album Ghetto Fabolous
Jimmy Fallon - comedian and actor, best known for Saturday Night Live
Lynne Featherstone - Is a British politician, and the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Hornsey and Wood Green. She is currently chair of the Liberal Democrats technology board
Tom Felton - British Actor who plays Draco Malfoy in the Hary Potter films
Tina Fey - Emmy winning writer, comedian, and actress best known for Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock FAKE TWITTER
Jane Fonda - Legendary actress turned fitness guru
Former Soul - Metal band
Franz Ferdinand - band
James Edward Franco - Is an American screenwriter, film producer, actor, director and artist. He began acting during the late 1990s staring in films. In 2001 he played the title role as James Dean, which earned him a Golden Globe for Best Actor.
Stephen Fry - Well known British actor, comedian, writer and narrator, and generally a very funny man
Mackenzie Firgens – Is an American actress from that Sundance movie. Dancer. Singer
Soleil Moon Frye - Former ‘Punky Brewster’ star
G - Celebrities
Lady Gaga (Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta) – Is an American musician, singer and songwriter. She began her career as a songwriter for some of pop music's biggest stars, including Fergie, Pussycat Dolls, Britney Spears and New Kids on the Block
Neil Gaiman - English author of science fiction and fantasy short stories and novels, and comics/graphic novels
Jennifer Garner - Actress best known for her starring lead role in "Alias" then starred in many other films and TV series.FAKE TWITTER
Brittny Gastineau - Is an American television personality, model and socialite. The daughter of former New York Jets defensive end football player Mark Gastineau, and Lisa Gastineau, she is of Russian, Italian and French ancestry hence her French surname.
50 Cent (Curtis James Jackson III) - An American rapper, better known by his stage name 50 Cent. The release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin@ and The Massacre helped him rise to fame
Janina Gavankar - Played Papi in "The L Word" and appeared in both "Barbershop" movies
Ghostface Killah (Dennis Coles) - Is an American rapper and member of the Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the early- to mid-1990s, each member went on to pursue a solo career
Robby Gordon - American racing driver regarded as one of the best road course drivers in NASCAR
Al Gore - Former vice President of the United States
Brea Grant - Actress who plays Daphne, the super speedster, in cult TV show "Heroes"
Greg Grunberg- Ator best known as Matt Parkman in "Heroes" and Eric Weiss in "Alias"
Natalie Gulbis - Pofessional LPGA golfer. She will also appear on the upcoming season of Celebrity Apprentice, premiering March 1, 2009
James Gunn - Writer, director, actor, musician
Sean Gunn- Is an American actor, most famous for his role as Kirk Gleason on the television show Gilmore Girls
Brett Gurewitz - Guitarist for band Bad Religion, songwriter, record producer and owener of Epitaph Records
H - Celebrities List
MC Hammer - This Musician and pastor is fast becoming a true Internet celeb
Calvin Harris - electronica artist
Tony Hawk (Antony Gordon Hawksworth) - Is an English Author, comedian and philanthropist.
Justin Hawkins - from band The Darkness
Imogen Heap - Singer/songwriter
Heavy D - Is an American rapper and former leader of Heavy D & the Boyz, a hip hop group which also included G-Whiz (born Glen Parrish), The group maintained a sizable audience in the United States through most of the 1990s.
Richard Herring - Comedian
Kristin Hersh - Is an American singer/songwriter who performs solo acoustic concerts; she currently leads the hardcore punk-influenced power trio 50 Foot Wave.
David Hewlett - Actor best known for playing Dr. Rodney McKay in "Stargate Atlantis"
Kate Hewlett - David Hewlett's sister, who played his sister in "Stargate Atlantis".
Paris Hilton - Super rich heiress and co-star of "The Good Life", best known for being a socialite celebrity and part of the celebrity wild child set FAKE TWITTER
Perez Hilton (Mario Armando Lavandeira, Jr.) - An American television personality and blogger which he writes under the pseudonym Perez Hilton. On his website, Lavandeira posts gossip items about musicians, actors and celebrities.
John Hodgman - American author and humorist
Brooke Hogan born Brooke Ellen Bollea –Iis an American television personality, actress, singer and model. She appeared on the reality-television series which focused on her family Hogan Knows Best
Katie Holmes - Actress who rose to super-famous status on her romance then marriage with Tom Cruise. FAKE TWITTER
Santonio Holmes, Jr. – Is an American football wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He previously played college football with the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Tony Hsieh (pronounced "Shay") - Is the current CEO of online shoe seller Zappos.com. Prior to joining Zappos, Hsieh co-founded and sold the internet advertising network.
Vanessa Hudgens - Is an American actress and singer. She is mostly known for her role as Gabriella Montez in the High School Musical.
Jennifer Kate Hudson - Is an American singer-songwriter and film actress.
Liz Hurley - Super Model extraordinaire, girlfriend of Hugh Grant for many years, and still one of cosmetic and perfume's most famous faces
I - Celebrities on Twitter
Eddie Izzard - a convincing looking twitter for this FANTASTIC British comedian (who used to be a Member of Parliament for the Council I worked for...) now a Hollywood actor. May be a fake but a good one if it is
J - Celebrity Twitter List
Penn Jillette - American comedian and illusionist popular for shows with fellow illusionist Teller as half of "Penn & Teller"
Boris Johnson - UK Mayor of London
Angelina Jolie (born Angelina Jolie Voight) - Is a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency and an American film actress. She has received two Sceen Actors Guild Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and an Academy Award. - PROBABLY FAKE TWITTER
JULIE The Band - LA Based Indie Rock Soul Band
K - Twitter List
Mindy Kaling - Vera Mindy Chokalingam known professionally as Mindy Kaling, American actress, stand-up comedian, and Kelly Kapoor on NBC sitcom The Office
Kim Kardashian (Kimberly Noel "Kim" Kardashian) - Is an American actress, television personality, celebutante and socialite
Khloe Kardashian (Khloe Alexandra Kardashian) - Is an American television personality, model, celebutante and businesswoman. She is best known for her appearances on the reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Kourtney Kardashian (Kourtney Mary Kardashian) - Is an American celebutante, socialite, businesswoman and television personality, best known for her appearances on show Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Dave Kellet – Created the daily webcomic Sheldon. The comedic strip centers on 10-year old software billionaire Sheldon, his grandfather and his talking duck, Arthur. The strip follows a traditional newspaper format of black and white Monday-Saturday with a larger color strip on Sundays
Nicole Kidman - Australian Hollywood superstar, famously married for years to Tom Cruise, now with country musician Keith Urban FAKE TWITTER
Beyonce Knowles - Singer and beauty icon better known as just Beyonce FAKE TWITTER
Mike Krahulik - Is the artist who draws the popular webcomic Penny Arcade. He goes by the online moniker "Jon(athan)
Scott Kurtz - save PvP, also known as Player vs Player, is a webcomic, written and drawn by Scott Kurtz. On February 1, 2007, it became the subject of its own animated series
Ashton Kutcher - most famous for being Demi Moore's toy boy, Hollywood star has his own twitter
Talib Kweli - (Talib Kweli Greene) An American MC, best-known successful rappers
L - Celebrities on Twitter
His Holiness the Dalai Lama - (Not sure whether to post this under D or L!) joined in Feb 09 - his office is runing his twitter account, not him personally
David Lindon Lammy - Is a British politician and the Labour Member of Parliament for Tottenham, one of two constituencies within the London Borough of Haringey
Leo Gordon Laporte - Is an American an author and technology broadcaster
David Lawrence - the evil Eric Doyle on the hit TV show Heroes
James Kyson Lee - American actor of Korean descent best known for his role of Ando Masahashi on the TV series Heroes
DJ Lethal – from Limp Bizkit, American nu metal band from Florida with over 50 million albums sold worldwide
Matthew Lewis III - Is an English actor, best known for playing Neville Longbottom in the Harry Potter films
Pierre Lewis - Is a British singer-songwriter
Graham Linehan - Writer of UK TV comedies "The IT Crowd" and "Father Ted"
John Arthur Lithgow - An American actor perhaps best-known for his starring role as Dr. Dick Solomon in the NBC sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun. He has also achieved success on stage, film, and radio. He has earned multiple Emmy Awards and Tony Awards, as well as two Oscar nominations. He has also recorded music for children
Robert Llewellyn - Bio producer, writer TV presenter, one time actor best known for role of Kryten in BBC comedy sci-fi series "Red Dwarf”
Lisa Loeb (Lisa Anne Loeb) - Is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She launched her career in 1994 with the Grammy-nominated, platinum-selling No. 1 hit song. She is still the only artist to have a number one single while not signed to a recording contract
Lindsay Lohan - British actress famous for being one of Hollywood's wild child set, flashing knickerless nether regions with a band of other starlets FAKE TWITTER
Lindsay Lohan (Lindsay Dee Lohan) - Is an American pop singer, actress and model. She started in show business in television commercials as a child fashion model for magazine advertisement. At age 10, she began her acting career in the soap opera, at 11 she made her motion picture debut by playing identical twins in Disney's 1998 remake of The Parent Trap
George Lopez is a Mexican-American comedian and actor. He is known for starring in his own produced television sitcom George Lopez
udacrisL (Christopher Bridges) - Is a Grammy Award winning American rapper, and actor. Ludacris is the highest-selling Southern hip hop solo artist of all time with over 15 million units sold in the United States and 20 million records sold worldwide
David Lynch - legendary director, screenwriter, producer, painter, cartoonist, composer, video and performance artist, known for films such as "The Elephant Man", "Blue Velvet", "Mulholland Drive" the cult TV series "Twin Peaks"
M - Twitter Celebrities
Looking for Wentworth Miller? Check out the Wentworth Miller on Twitter page...
Rachel Maddow - Is an American radio personality, television host, and liberal political commentator
Manchester Radio - the UK radio station
Roots Manuva - Rapper/musician
Whitney Matheson - Is a writer and the author of Pop Candy, a popular entertainment blog which is posted on USA Today's website, and also writes entertainment and pop culture features for the newspaper
Dave J Matthews - Lead vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist for the Dave Matthews Band, Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter and musician
James May - UK Tv personality and star of Top Gear UK hit car/auto show. Real or fake? You decide
John Mayer - Is an American musician. Originally from Connecticut, he attended Berklee College of Music before moving to Atlanta, Georgia, in 1997, where he refined his skills and gained a following FAKE TWITTER
Meat Loaf (born Michael Lee Aday) - Is an American rock musician and actor. After more than 30 years Bat out of Hell still sells an estimated 200,000 copies annually.
Rachel McAdams - Is a Canadian actress, films include Mean Girls and The Notebook (both 2004), as well as Wedding Crashers and Red Eye (both 2005)
Adam McKay - Is an American film Director and writer
John McCain - Senator from Arizona and the Republican Presidential Candidate
Paul McCartney - Member of The Beatles, musician, and animal rights activist FAKE TWITTER
Colin Meloy - (Colin Patrick Henry Meloy) - Is the lead singer and songwriter for folk rock band The Decemberists
Seth MacFarlane - Emmy award-winning American comedian, singer, animator, screenwriter, producer, actor, voice actor and composer. Creator and executive producer of Fox's animated series "Family Guy" and "American Dad!". POSSIBLE FAKE TWITTER - NO POSTINGS
Ingrid Ellen Michaelson - Is a New York-based indie-pop singer-songwriter best known for her single "The Way I Am"
Alyssa Jayne Milano - Is an American actress and former singer, best known for her roles in the sitcom Who's the Boss? on the supernatural series Charmed
Cesar Millan - professional dog trainer and dog psychologist, known on TV as television's "Dog Whisperer"
Eric Millikin (Eric Monster Millikin) - Is an award-winning American cartoonist he is the creator of the self-titled controversial weekly romantic horror comic
Heather Mills - Former model most famous for her public, ghastly cat-fight of a divorce from Sir Paul McCartney and subsequent comeback on "Dancing With The Stars". Regradles of her bad report card, she is a tireless charity worker supporting mostly amputee charities. FAKE TWITTER
Tim Minchin - comedian musician and actor
Mindflow - Rock band
Kylie Minogue - Australian soap star from "Neighbours" who went on to beome a glamorous pop star and gay icon. Famously battled breast cancer FAKE TWITTER
Janelle Monáe – Is a Grammy Award-nominated American urban/alternative singer, and performer
Demi Moore - possibly her real twitter account
James Morrison - Is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist he is also a Brit Award Winner
Kate Moross - Is a designer and illustrator based in London. Her achievements include a nationwide billboard campaign for Cadburys and a signature clothing range for Topshop
Chris Moyles - UK Radio DJ and TV personality. This is the real twitter, there is also a FAKE twitter account purporting to be him
Jason Mraz - Is an American singer-songwriter, his stylistic influences include reggae, pop, rock, folk, jazz, and hip hop
Michael Muhney - Is an American actor, most famous for his role as Sheriff Don Lamb on the UPN/The CW drama Veronica Mars
Olivia Munn (Lisa Olivia Munn) - Is an American actress, model and television personality
Andy Murray - Scottish professional tennis player recently ranked #4 in the world
Muse - Alternative band
My Brightest Diamond - band
N - Twitter Celebs
Bob Nanna - musician known for his influential role in the indie rock movement, in bands Friction and Braid
Terra Naomi - Is a rock, and pop artist, who rose to fame through a performance of her song "Say It's Possible", she writes and performs her own songs, and plays the quitar and piano
Steve Nash - Stephen John Nash, Canadian professional basketball player National Basketball Association (NBA)
Ryan Newman - NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver and the only active NASCAR driver to have a college degree
Willie Nelson - Legendary Country Singer
Noreaga - (Victor Santiago Jr) Is an American emcee, and one half or the hip hop due Capone-Noreaga. He has more recently released reggaeton records in addition to his traditional hip-hop fare
O - Celebrity Twitters
Barack Obama - Probably the best case of twittering ever - certainly the first politician to realize the TRUE potential of social marketing
Jamie Oliver - Celebrity Chef and healthy food fanatic
Shaquille O’Neal (Shaq) - one of the most dominant players in the history of the NBA, and one of the most quotable athletes of all time
Yoko Ono - peace campaigner and was married to John Lennon
John Otto – from Limp Bizkit, American nu metal band from Florida with over 50 million albums sold worldwide
P - Celebrities
Looking for Brad Pitt - check out the Brad Pitt on twitter page
Sarah Palin - Fake twitter account but funny nonetheless! FAKE TWITTER
Paul and Storm - Is a comedic musical duo consisting of Paul Sabourin and Greg "Storm" DiCostanzo with Paul playing keyboard and penny whistle and Storm on the guitar. They had formerly been half of the a cappella group Da Vinci’s Notebook
Pearl Jam - Rock band
Ross Perot (Henry Ross Perot) - Is ranked as the 72nd richestst person in America by Forbes. He is an American businessman from who is best known for seeking the office of President of the United States
Andi Peters - English television presenter
Melissa Margaret Peterman - Is an American actress in the television comedy series Reba
Michael Phelps - Is an American swimmer. He has won 14 career Olympic gold medals, the most by any Olympian. As of 2008, Phelps holds seven world records in swimming
William Bradley "Brad" Pitt - Is an American film producer and actor. He has been cited as one of the world's most attractive men and his off-screen life is widely reported, and has received two Academy Award nominations and has won one Golden Globe Award out of four nominations - FAKE TWITTER
David Drew Pinsky - Is an American board-certified internist and addiction medicine specialist. He is much more widely known in the U.S. as radio and TV personality "Dr. Drew", the co-host of the nationally syndicated radio talk show
Spencer William Pratt is an American television personality known for his role as the antagonistic husband of Heidi Montag on MTV's The Hills.
Cherie Priest - Is an American novelist, in addition to her novels she publishes a well known blog, and is at the head of the growing presence of authors online, being in contact with many others via their blogs
Q - Twitter Celebrities
The Queen - Queen Elizabeth II of England. No updates at time of writing, so assumed FAKE TWITTER
Queen Rania of Jordan (Rania Al Abdullah) - Is the wife of King Abdullah II of Jordan. Queen Rania has pushed for more rights for women and children in the region and in the world as a whole.
Q-Tip - An American, singer, hip hop artist and occasional actor from Queens, New York City
R - Celebs on Twitter
The Raconteurs - Rock band
Keanu Reaves - Starred as the lead role of Neo in "The Matrix" who needs no introduction, star of many films since FAKE TWITTER
Andrew John Reed - Is a British Labour and Co-operative Member of Parliament (MP) for the Loughborough constituency
REM - the band
Trent Reznor - Musician in Nine Inch nails
Kerry Rhodes - American football player who currently plays safety for the New York Jets in the NFL
Denise Lee Richards - Is an American former fashion model and actress, after a string of films that highlighted her sex appeal, including Starship Troopers, Wild Things, and The World Is Not Enough, she became famous in the late 1990s
Nicole Richie - Famous celebrity costar of "The Good Life" and best friend of Paris Hilton - or is she? It's been so on-off I lose track, to be honest. Adopted daighter of Lionel Richie FAKE TWITTER
San Rivers – from Limp Bizkit, American nu metal band from Florida with over 50 million albums sold worldwide
Chris Rock - Voted fifth greatest standup comedian of all time FAKE TWITTER
John Roderick - Indie band Long Winters
Henry Rollins - Is an author, actor, American singer-songwriter, activist and publisher, stand-up comedian and spoken word artist
Charlotte Ronson - Is a British fashion designer who currently resides in New York, New York.
Jonathon Ross - UK celebrity chat show host affectionately known as Wossy
Ryan Ross - Panic at the Disco, seems to be real, but new and remains to be seen how often he'll update
Asher Roth (rapper who sings "I Love College") seems to be real
Kelly Rowland - Is an American actress, singer and songwriter, who rose to fame in the late 1990s as one of the founding members of the girl group Destiny's Child.
Dave Rowntree - An English animator and political activist and musician. He is best-known as the drummer of the band Blur
S - Celebrities on Twitter
Rick Sanchez - US TV News Anchor
Adam Savage - American special effects engineer and actor, co-host on Discovery Channel's popular TV series, "Mythbusters"
Philip Schofield - UK TV presenter
Arnold Schwarzenegger - Actor/politician
Robert Scoble - Is an American author, technical evangelist and blogger, best known for his blog, Scobleizer, which came to prominence during his tenure as a technical evangelist at Microsoft
Ryan Seacrest - DJ, presenter and American Idol anchor man/presenter
Jason Jordan Segel - Is an American screenwriter and musician, film and television actor, known for his work with producer Judd Apatow and television series Freaks and Geeks and Undeclared, and also for his role as Marshall Eriksen in the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother, the movies Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Knocked Up, and I Love You, Man
Raven Symone (Raven-Symoné Christina Pearman) - Is an American dancer, actress, singer-songwriter and television producer. She is best known for her television roles on The Cosby Show, on Hangin', and The Cheetah Girls
Grant Shapps - Is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Welwyn Hatfield in the United Kingdom and is currently the Shadow Minister for Housing
Allison Sharp - R&B Singer
Shaq - Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal - Is an American professional basketball player, rapper, and actor. He is widely perceived as one of the most dominant players in the history and one of the most quotable athletes of all time
William Shatner - The Infamous Captain Kirk from the original "Star Trek" and star of other numerous movies and TV shows most recently "Boston Legal". Very inactive - so if you are looking for a twitter ghostwriter Mr Shatner let me just say I have viewed every episode of Captain Kirk's exploits many times over
Jessica Simpson - Actress and singer, older sister of Ashlee Simpson FAKE TWITTER
Anna Nicole Smith - Dead but apparently still tweeting. Model, famously married to a very old man FAKE TWITTER (obviouly)
Kevin Smith - screenwriter, director, and actor best known as Silent Bob in the Clerks movies
SnoopDog - rapper record-producer and actor
Solange (Solange Piaget Knowles) - Is an American model, actress and singer-songwriter, she is the younger sister of R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles
Soulja Boy Tell 'Em (DeAndre Ramone Way) - Or simply Soulja Boy, is an American rapper, dancer, and record producer. The single "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" was initially self-published on the Internet, and it became a number-one hit in the United States for seven non-consecutive weeks starting in September 2007
Britney Spears - The one and only. Ghostwritten twitter but popular nonetheless GHOSTWRITTEN TWITTER
Regina Spektor - musician
Tori Spelling - Daughter of famous TV producer Aaron Spelling, and star of many popular TV shows
Brent Spiner - actor, known for his role as Lieutenant Commander Data in the television series "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and subsequent film series - seems to have been cancelled
Gwen Stefani - Singer and front vocal of band No Doubt, now a style icon too FAKE TWITTER
Martha Stewart - Martha Helen Stewart American business magnate, television host, author and magazine publisher. As founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Stewart's syndicated talk show, Martha, is broadcast throughout the world, she has written numerous bestselling books, and she is publisher of the Martha Stewart Living magazine
In 2001, Stewart was named the third most powerful woman in America
Taylor Swift - American country pop singer, the biggest selling artist of 2008 in America according to Nielsen SoundScan
Jo Swinson - Is the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for East Dunbartonshire constituency, to the north of Glasgow in Scotland. From 4 July 2007 she has been the Liberal Democrats Shadow spokeswoman for Women and Equality
T - Twitter Top Celebs
Channing Tatum - actor in "Step Up", "She’s the Man", "Stop-Loss" and "G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra
Uma Thurman - actress in many Hollywood films, including "Kill Bill" FAKE TWITTER
BT (Brian Wayne Transeau) - Is a music producer, singer and songwriter. He is a pioneering artist in the trance genre
John Travolta - Shot to instant stardom in "Saturday Night Fever" - dancer and filmstar who managed to continue on to a successful and not-typecast Hollywood career. FAKE TWITTER
Joe Trohman - Fall Out Boy
Donald Trump - Famously wealthy business mogul with appalling hairstyle, and star of the reality TV show "The Apprentice" FAKE TWITTER
U - Celebrities on Twitter
UK Parliament - At its head is the Sovereign, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body.
Michael Urie - Actor aka Marc St James from Ugly Betty
V - Celebrity Twits
John Vanderslice – Is an American musician now releasing music on the Dead Oceans label
Gary Vaynerchuk - host of "Wine Library TV", a daily internet webcast on wine
Bob Vila - American home improvement television show host known for "This Old House", "Bob Vila's Home Again" and "Bob Vila"
W - Celebrities on Twitter
Mark Wahlberg - Actor who started life as rapper Marky Mark
Thomas Anthony Watson - Is a politician in the United Kingdom and was principally known for being the first MP to start a blog. He is Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) for West Bromwich East, and. Watson is currently a Parliamentary Secretary at the Cabinet Office
Gerard Arthur Way – Is an American comic book writer and musician who has served as lead vocalist and co-founder of the band My Chemical Romance since its formation in 2001
Wendy and Lisa (occasionally also known as Girl Bros) - Are a musical duo consisting of Wendy Melvion and Lisa Coleman. Best known for their collaborations with Prince in the early-mid 1980s
Pete Wentz - Fall Out Boy, husband of Ashlee Simpson
Robbie Williams - Singer with the original Take That, went on to achieve megastardon as a singer and perfomer - FAKE TWITTER
Serena Jameka Williams - Is an American professional tennis player, and she is the reigning US Open and Australian Open singles champion and has won twenty Grand Slam titles. Serena has been ranked, on four separate occasions World No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association
Rumer Glenn Willis – Is an American actress. She is the daughter of actors Demi Moore and Bruce Willis. She has appeared in several of her parents' movies since early childhood
Patrick Wilson - The drummer from the band Weezer
Rainn Wilson - American actorknown for roles in comedy The Officeand TV hit Six Feet Under, as well asthe leading role in The Rocker
Oprah Winfrey - Her "Oprah Winfrey Show"is the highest rated talk show in the history of television FAKE TWITTER
Wil Wheaton - Best known for playing Wesley Crusher in "Star Trek: the Next Generation", and become well known for being a technical geek/expert/enthusiast
Shaun Roger White - Is know for skateboarding but is a notable competitor in professional snowboarding since he was thirteen years old
Kate Winslet - British actress who shot to fame in Titanic, going on to star in mnay high profile films since FAKE TWITTER
Steve Wozniak - co-founder of Apple computers
X - Celebrities on Twitter
Xzbir (Alvin Nathaniel Joiner) pronounced as "exhibit" - Is an American rapper, actor and a televions personality
Y - Celebrities on Twitter
Al Yankovic - (Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic) - Is an American music producer, actor, comedian, singer-songwriter and satirist. Yankovic is known in particular for his humorous songs that make light of popular culture and that often parody specific songs by contemporary musical acts
Peter (Pete) Yorn - An American guitarist and singer-songwriter who first gained international recognition when his music, including the song "Strange Condition". He also appeared in the 2000 film Me, Myself and Irene, Yorn also wrote the film's score
Toby Young - Journalist & Broadcaster
Z - Celebrities on Twitter
Ahmet Zappa - musician, actor and novelist, and son of Frank Zappa
Mark Zuckerberg - CEO of FaceBook
Paula Abdul - is an American record producer, choreographer, dancer, pop singer, actress and television personality
Queen Rania of Jordan (Rania Al Abdullah) - Is the wife of King Abdullah II of Jordan. She pushed for more rights for women and children in the world as a whole
Ben Affleck - Hollywood film star and heartthrob. Appears to be a FAKE TWITTER
Keiko Agena (Christine Keiko Agena) - Is an American actress
Agent M (Emily Grace Whitehurst) - Is the singer of The Action Design and was the lead singer of the now-defunct Tsunami Bomb punk rock band
Lily Allen - UK singer and songwriter with a large following. There are a number of fake accounts but this seems to be the real one
Julie-Ann Amos - Yours truly. Hey, leave me alone - it's my only chance to get on a celebrity page!
Jennifer Aniston - Famous for her role in "Friends" and went on to be a Hollywood film star but perhaps most famous of late due to her public breakup with Brad Pitt and her rather sad inability to find a suitable replacement since.Appears to be a FAKE TWITTER
Pamela Anderson - famous for her big boobies and sporting them athletically in that little red swimsuit on "Baywatch" Appears to be a FAKE TWITTER
Lance Armstrong - possibly the world’s greatest cyclist, and Tour de France winner for seven consecutive times
B - Celebrities
Sebastian Bach - Is a Canadian heavy metal singer, best known as ex-frontman of Skid Row
Erykah Badu - Grammy award winning singer
Sara Bareilles - singer-songwriter and pianist
Ben Barnes - Is an English actor who has appeared in the television series Split Decision and the popular Doctors and in the films The Chronicles of Narnia and Bigga Than Ben
Todd Barry – Is an American stand-up comedian known for his "laid-back" stage manner, a voice actor and actor
Drew Barrymore - One time child starlet, and wild child, now Hollywood actress FAKE TWITTER
Mischa Barton - Actress, best known for her role as Marissa Cooper in TV series "The O.C."
Justine Tanya Bateman - Is an American actress best known for her role as Mallory Keaton on the television sitcom Family Ties
Beastie Boys - Band
Jona Bechtolt (Jonathan Warren Bechtolt) - Is an electronic musician and multimedia artist based in the US. He is a former member ofThe Blow, and has released solo records under the name YACHT since 2003
David Beckham - International soccer/football superstar, and style icon. Idolised by women the world over. Appears to be a FAKE TWITTER
Victoria Beckham - Posh Spice from The Spice Girls and fashion icon, married to David Beckham to become a celebrity WAG (Footballer's Wife) and now half of one of the world's most photographed couplesanother FAKE TWITTER
Joe Biden - Vice President
Rachel Sarah Bilson - Is an American actress, she made her television debut in 2003 and subsequently became well-known for playing Summer Roberts on the prime time drama series The O.C.
Bjork - Wacky singer
David Blue - actor, writer, producer and director, best known for television shows such as "Ugly Betty", "Moonlight", "Veronica Mars" and "Scrubs" (twitter account seems to have closed!)
Boom Bip - producer, DJ and electronic musician signed to Lex and Mush Records (twitter account seems to have closed!)
Wes Borland – from Limp Bizkit, American nu metal band from Florida with over 50 million albums sold worldwide
Soulja Boy - Rapper
Billy Bragg - British Musician
Russell Brand - English comedian, actor, columnist and presenter and star of "Forgetting Sarah Marshall", "St Trinian's" and "Bedtime Stories". Noted for his unusual fashion preferences, he has described himself as "an S&M Willy Wonka". He is also noted for various media controversies andbbeing forced to resign from the BBC
Sir Richard Branson - 236th richest person in the world (according to Forbes’ 2008 list) and best known for his Virgin brand of over 360 companies including Virgin Air and Virgin Music
Charlie Brooker - Columnist, satirist, writer
Rob Brydon - UK comedian and actor
BT (Brian Wayne Transeau) - Is a music producer, singer and songwriter. He is a pioneering artist in the trance genre
Joe Budden (an awesome rapper) has an account and I'm sure it's true because he has a TV show called JoeBuddenTV and said so himself
Brooke Lisa Burke - Is an American model, television personality and occasional dancer known for hosting Wild On!
LeVar Burton - an American actor widely known for his roles on Star Trek and on the PBS children’s program Reading Rainbow and famous for playing Kunta Kinte in "Roots"
Gerry Butler - A Scottish actor (Gerard James Butler) actor staring in 300, The Phantom of the Opera, and RocknRolla
C - Twitter Celebrities
John Cabrera - Is an American actor and director best known for his role as Brian Fuller on the television show Gilmore Girls. He has also appeared on Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, NCIS, American Dreams, Miracles, and CSI
Naomi Campbell - British supermodel who holds a number of firsts - first black cover girl on Vogue Paris, Vogue UK, Vogue Nippon and Time magazine.Most famous nowadays for being sued by people over her apparent violent temper and terminal rudeness.FAKE TWITTER
Nick Cannon (Nicholas Scott "Nick" Cannon) - Is an American rapper, actor and future host of America’s Got Talent
Will Carling- Former Captain of England's Rugby Team
Alan Carr - award-winning British comedian, radio jockey and television star known for his television show, "Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong". He also co-presents "The Sunday Night Project"
Jimmy Carr - UK TV show host and comedian
Pete Carroll - USC head coach GHOSTWRITTEN TWITTER
Mariah Carey - Is an American record producer, singer-songwriter and actress. Under the guidance of Columbia Records executive she made her recording debut in 1990 and became the first recording artist to have her first five singles top the U.S. chart
Adam Catterall - UK Radio DJ
Jeremy Clarkson - UK TV star of Top Gear, car/auto show. Real or fake twitter? You decide
Chris Clayton - Hip hop artist
John Cleese - TV star of Monty Python and all it's spinoff films, and much-loved British comedian and actor
Hillary Clinton - Senator from New York, former presidential candidate for the Democratic party and the former First Lady
Diablo Cody - Writer who won an Oscar for film "Juno"
Paulo Coelho - Brazilian novelist, author of "The Alchemist" and a whole host of other groundbreaking international best-sellers
Stephen Colbert - American comedian, satirist, actor and writer, known for his ironic style and deadpan delivery
Coldplay - the band Coldplay
Common - band
Dane Cook - Is an American stand-up comedian and film actor. He released three comedy albums: Harmful if Swallowed, Retaliation, and Rough Around The Edges became the highest charting comedy album in 28 years and went double platinum
Sean Coombes (P Diddy) - real twitter!
Anderson Cooper - Is an American journalist, author, and a television personality. He currently works as the primary anchor of the CNN news show, and often broadcasts live on location for breaking news stories
Robert William Corddry – Is an American comedian and actor known best for his work on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Jonathan Coulton - Well known on the Internet for self-promotion and writing songs with geek themes
Simon Cowell - Plain speaking/sarcastic/rude judge on a range of talent shows (American Idol, Pop Idol, The X Factor, Britain's Got Talent etc) and Music producer FAKE TWITTER
Wes Craven (Wesley Earl "Wes" Craven) - Is an American Film Director and writer, perhaps best known as the creator of many horror films, including the famed Nightmare on Elm Street series
Jamie Cullum - UK singer/Musician
Rivers Cuomo – Is an American musician and lead singer, guitarist, and principal songwriter of the rock band Weezer, he has also worked as a solo artist
Adam Curry - originally a VJ on MTV, now internet entrepreneur who pioneered podcasting leading to his nickname The Podfather
Declan Curry - Is a Northern Irish businessman, journalist and presenter, currently employed by the BBC and best known for being the Business Correspondent for BBC Breakfast
D - Twitter list
His Holiness the Dalai Lama - (Not sure whether to post this under D or L!) joined in Feb 09 - his office is runing his twitter account, not him personally. FAKE ACCOUNT REMOVED BY TWITTER
Warwick Ashley Davis - Is a British actor, best known as the title characters in Willow and the Leprechaun series of films; Professor Filius Flitwick in the Harry Potter movies other prominent roles include Wicket W. Warrick in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
Ellen Degeneres - US comedienne with her own show who launched a campaign to get 1 Million followers within a few days
Gavin DeGraw - Is an American musician and singer-songwriter, he is probably most well-known for his songs "Chariot", "I Don't Want to Be
Cameron Diaz - Beautiful filmstar and pinup lady for many men all over the planet! FAKE TWITTER
Johnny Depp - Hollywood superstar method actor who has been likened to Errol Flynn! Shot to fame as "Edward Scissorhands" then went on to later star of "Pirates of the Caribbean" and subsequent sequels, and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" FAKE TWITTER
Leonardo Dicaprio - Co-star of "Titanic" and catapulted off the prow of that ship into Hollywood superstardom! FAKE TWITTER (Not his own Twitter but does have links to all his news)
P Diddy (Sean Coombes) - real twitter!
Neil Diamond - Is an American singer-songwriter.and is a successful pop music performer, he scored a number of hits worldwide in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s
Diplo - Thomas Wesley Pentz better known by his stage name Diplo, is a DJ, songwriter and producer. Together with DJ Low Budget, he runs Hollertronix, a club and music collective
Dixie Chicks - the country music band
Snoop Dog - Rapper, record producer and actor- FAKE TWITTER
10 Downing Street– Is the headquarters of Her Majesty's Government, it is situated on Downing Street in the City of Westminster in London, England and the residence and office in the United Kingdom of the Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury
Fran Drescher (Francine Joy Drescher) - An American film and television actress, comedian and activist who has Emmy Award and Golden Globe. She is famous for her machine gun like laugh, widow's peak hairline, nasal voice, and exaggerated Queens accent
Fred Durst – from Limp Bizkit, American nu metal band from Florida with over 50 million albums sold worldwide
John Charles Dvorak - An American columnist and broadcaster in the areas of computing and technology. His writing extends back to the 1980s, when he was a mainstay of a variety of magazines
E - Celebrities on Twitter
Warren Ellis - Popular comic book writer of series such as Transmetropolitan
Jim Eoin - Irish/Australian comedian
F - Celebrity Twits
Fabolous (John David Jackson) - Is an American rapper, he was among the first east coast rappers influenced by Southern hip hop sounds and first became popular through his hit single "Can't Deny It" in 2001, from his debut album Ghetto Fabolous
Jimmy Fallon - comedian and actor, best known for Saturday Night Live
Lynne Featherstone - Is a British politician, and the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Hornsey and Wood Green. She is currently chair of the Liberal Democrats technology board
Tom Felton - British Actor who plays Draco Malfoy in the Hary Potter films
Tina Fey - Emmy winning writer, comedian, and actress best known for Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock FAKE TWITTER
Jane Fonda - Legendary actress turned fitness guru
Former Soul - Metal band
Franz Ferdinand - band
James Edward Franco - Is an American screenwriter, film producer, actor, director and artist. He began acting during the late 1990s staring in films. In 2001 he played the title role as James Dean, which earned him a Golden Globe for Best Actor.
Stephen Fry - Well known British actor, comedian, writer and narrator, and generally a very funny man
Mackenzie Firgens – Is an American actress from that Sundance movie. Dancer. Singer
Soleil Moon Frye - Former ‘Punky Brewster’ star
G - Celebrities
Lady Gaga (Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta) – Is an American musician, singer and songwriter. She began her career as a songwriter for some of pop music's biggest stars, including Fergie, Pussycat Dolls, Britney Spears and New Kids on the Block
Neil Gaiman - English author of science fiction and fantasy short stories and novels, and comics/graphic novels
Jennifer Garner - Actress best known for her starring lead role in "Alias" then starred in many other films and TV series.FAKE TWITTER
Brittny Gastineau - Is an American television personality, model and socialite. The daughter of former New York Jets defensive end football player Mark Gastineau, and Lisa Gastineau, she is of Russian, Italian and French ancestry hence her French surname.
50 Cent (Curtis James Jackson III) - An American rapper, better known by his stage name 50 Cent. The release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin@ and The Massacre helped him rise to fame
Janina Gavankar - Played Papi in "The L Word" and appeared in both "Barbershop" movies
Ghostface Killah (Dennis Coles) - Is an American rapper and member of the Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the early- to mid-1990s, each member went on to pursue a solo career
Robby Gordon - American racing driver regarded as one of the best road course drivers in NASCAR
Al Gore - Former vice President of the United States
Brea Grant - Actress who plays Daphne, the super speedster, in cult TV show "Heroes"
Greg Grunberg- Ator best known as Matt Parkman in "Heroes" and Eric Weiss in "Alias"
Natalie Gulbis - Pofessional LPGA golfer. She will also appear on the upcoming season of Celebrity Apprentice, premiering March 1, 2009
James Gunn - Writer, director, actor, musician
Sean Gunn- Is an American actor, most famous for his role as Kirk Gleason on the television show Gilmore Girls
Brett Gurewitz - Guitarist for band Bad Religion, songwriter, record producer and owener of Epitaph Records
H - Celebrities List
MC Hammer - This Musician and pastor is fast becoming a true Internet celeb
Calvin Harris - electronica artist
Tony Hawk (Antony Gordon Hawksworth) - Is an English Author, comedian and philanthropist.
Justin Hawkins - from band The Darkness
Imogen Heap - Singer/songwriter
Heavy D - Is an American rapper and former leader of Heavy D & the Boyz, a hip hop group which also included G-Whiz (born Glen Parrish), The group maintained a sizable audience in the United States through most of the 1990s.
Richard Herring - Comedian
Kristin Hersh - Is an American singer/songwriter who performs solo acoustic concerts; she currently leads the hardcore punk-influenced power trio 50 Foot Wave.
David Hewlett - Actor best known for playing Dr. Rodney McKay in "Stargate Atlantis"
Kate Hewlett - David Hewlett's sister, who played his sister in "Stargate Atlantis".
Paris Hilton - Super rich heiress and co-star of "The Good Life", best known for being a socialite celebrity and part of the celebrity wild child set FAKE TWITTER
Perez Hilton (Mario Armando Lavandeira, Jr.) - An American television personality and blogger which he writes under the pseudonym Perez Hilton. On his website, Lavandeira posts gossip items about musicians, actors and celebrities.
John Hodgman - American author and humorist
Brooke Hogan born Brooke Ellen Bollea –Iis an American television personality, actress, singer and model. She appeared on the reality-television series which focused on her family Hogan Knows Best
Katie Holmes - Actress who rose to super-famous status on her romance then marriage with Tom Cruise. FAKE TWITTER
Santonio Holmes, Jr. – Is an American football wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He previously played college football with the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Tony Hsieh (pronounced "Shay") - Is the current CEO of online shoe seller Zappos.com. Prior to joining Zappos, Hsieh co-founded and sold the internet advertising network.
Vanessa Hudgens - Is an American actress and singer. She is mostly known for her role as Gabriella Montez in the High School Musical.
Jennifer Kate Hudson - Is an American singer-songwriter and film actress.
Liz Hurley - Super Model extraordinaire, girlfriend of Hugh Grant for many years, and still one of cosmetic and perfume's most famous faces
I - Celebrities on Twitter
Eddie Izzard - a convincing looking twitter for this FANTASTIC British comedian (who used to be a Member of Parliament for the Council I worked for...) now a Hollywood actor. May be a fake but a good one if it is
J - Celebrity Twitter List
Penn Jillette - American comedian and illusionist popular for shows with fellow illusionist Teller as half of "Penn & Teller"
Boris Johnson - UK Mayor of London
Angelina Jolie (born Angelina Jolie Voight) - Is a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency and an American film actress. She has received two Sceen Actors Guild Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and an Academy Award. - PROBABLY FAKE TWITTER
JULIE The Band - LA Based Indie Rock Soul Band
K - Twitter List
Mindy Kaling - Vera Mindy Chokalingam known professionally as Mindy Kaling, American actress, stand-up comedian, and Kelly Kapoor on NBC sitcom The Office
Kim Kardashian (Kimberly Noel "Kim" Kardashian) - Is an American actress, television personality, celebutante and socialite
Khloe Kardashian (Khloe Alexandra Kardashian) - Is an American television personality, model, celebutante and businesswoman. She is best known for her appearances on the reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Kourtney Kardashian (Kourtney Mary Kardashian) - Is an American celebutante, socialite, businesswoman and television personality, best known for her appearances on show Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Dave Kellet – Created the daily webcomic Sheldon. The comedic strip centers on 10-year old software billionaire Sheldon, his grandfather and his talking duck, Arthur. The strip follows a traditional newspaper format of black and white Monday-Saturday with a larger color strip on Sundays
Nicole Kidman - Australian Hollywood superstar, famously married for years to Tom Cruise, now with country musician Keith Urban FAKE TWITTER
Beyonce Knowles - Singer and beauty icon better known as just Beyonce FAKE TWITTER
Mike Krahulik - Is the artist who draws the popular webcomic Penny Arcade. He goes by the online moniker "Jon(athan)
Scott Kurtz - save PvP, also known as Player vs Player, is a webcomic, written and drawn by Scott Kurtz. On February 1, 2007, it became the subject of its own animated series
Ashton Kutcher - most famous for being Demi Moore's toy boy, Hollywood star has his own twitter
Talib Kweli - (Talib Kweli Greene) An American MC, best-known successful rappers
L - Celebrities on Twitter
His Holiness the Dalai Lama - (Not sure whether to post this under D or L!) joined in Feb 09 - his office is runing his twitter account, not him personally
David Lindon Lammy - Is a British politician and the Labour Member of Parliament for Tottenham, one of two constituencies within the London Borough of Haringey
Leo Gordon Laporte - Is an American an author and technology broadcaster
David Lawrence - the evil Eric Doyle on the hit TV show Heroes
James Kyson Lee - American actor of Korean descent best known for his role of Ando Masahashi on the TV series Heroes
DJ Lethal – from Limp Bizkit, American nu metal band from Florida with over 50 million albums sold worldwide
Matthew Lewis III - Is an English actor, best known for playing Neville Longbottom in the Harry Potter films
Pierre Lewis - Is a British singer-songwriter
Graham Linehan - Writer of UK TV comedies "The IT Crowd" and "Father Ted"
John Arthur Lithgow - An American actor perhaps best-known for his starring role as Dr. Dick Solomon in the NBC sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun. He has also achieved success on stage, film, and radio. He has earned multiple Emmy Awards and Tony Awards, as well as two Oscar nominations. He has also recorded music for children
Robert Llewellyn - Bio producer, writer TV presenter, one time actor best known for role of Kryten in BBC comedy sci-fi series "Red Dwarf”
Lisa Loeb (Lisa Anne Loeb) - Is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She launched her career in 1994 with the Grammy-nominated, platinum-selling No. 1 hit song. She is still the only artist to have a number one single while not signed to a recording contract
Lindsay Lohan - British actress famous for being one of Hollywood's wild child set, flashing knickerless nether regions with a band of other starlets FAKE TWITTER
Lindsay Lohan (Lindsay Dee Lohan) - Is an American pop singer, actress and model. She started in show business in television commercials as a child fashion model for magazine advertisement. At age 10, she began her acting career in the soap opera, at 11 she made her motion picture debut by playing identical twins in Disney's 1998 remake of The Parent Trap
George Lopez is a Mexican-American comedian and actor. He is known for starring in his own produced television sitcom George Lopez
udacrisL (Christopher Bridges) - Is a Grammy Award winning American rapper, and actor. Ludacris is the highest-selling Southern hip hop solo artist of all time with over 15 million units sold in the United States and 20 million records sold worldwide
David Lynch - legendary director, screenwriter, producer, painter, cartoonist, composer, video and performance artist, known for films such as "The Elephant Man", "Blue Velvet", "Mulholland Drive" the cult TV series "Twin Peaks"
M - Twitter Celebrities
Looking for Wentworth Miller? Check out the Wentworth Miller on Twitter page...
Rachel Maddow - Is an American radio personality, television host, and liberal political commentator
Manchester Radio - the UK radio station
Roots Manuva - Rapper/musician
Whitney Matheson - Is a writer and the author of Pop Candy, a popular entertainment blog which is posted on USA Today's website, and also writes entertainment and pop culture features for the newspaper
Dave J Matthews - Lead vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist for the Dave Matthews Band, Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter and musician
James May - UK Tv personality and star of Top Gear UK hit car/auto show. Real or fake? You decide
John Mayer - Is an American musician. Originally from Connecticut, he attended Berklee College of Music before moving to Atlanta, Georgia, in 1997, where he refined his skills and gained a following FAKE TWITTER
Meat Loaf (born Michael Lee Aday) - Is an American rock musician and actor. After more than 30 years Bat out of Hell still sells an estimated 200,000 copies annually.
Rachel McAdams - Is a Canadian actress, films include Mean Girls and The Notebook (both 2004), as well as Wedding Crashers and Red Eye (both 2005)
Adam McKay - Is an American film Director and writer
John McCain - Senator from Arizona and the Republican Presidential Candidate
Paul McCartney - Member of The Beatles, musician, and animal rights activist FAKE TWITTER
Colin Meloy - (Colin Patrick Henry Meloy) - Is the lead singer and songwriter for folk rock band The Decemberists
Seth MacFarlane - Emmy award-winning American comedian, singer, animator, screenwriter, producer, actor, voice actor and composer. Creator and executive producer of Fox's animated series "Family Guy" and "American Dad!". POSSIBLE FAKE TWITTER - NO POSTINGS
Ingrid Ellen Michaelson - Is a New York-based indie-pop singer-songwriter best known for her single "The Way I Am"
Alyssa Jayne Milano - Is an American actress and former singer, best known for her roles in the sitcom Who's the Boss? on the supernatural series Charmed
Cesar Millan - professional dog trainer and dog psychologist, known on TV as television's "Dog Whisperer"
Eric Millikin (Eric Monster Millikin) - Is an award-winning American cartoonist he is the creator of the self-titled controversial weekly romantic horror comic
Heather Mills - Former model most famous for her public, ghastly cat-fight of a divorce from Sir Paul McCartney and subsequent comeback on "Dancing With The Stars". Regradles of her bad report card, she is a tireless charity worker supporting mostly amputee charities. FAKE TWITTER
Tim Minchin - comedian musician and actor
Mindflow - Rock band
Kylie Minogue - Australian soap star from "Neighbours" who went on to beome a glamorous pop star and gay icon. Famously battled breast cancer FAKE TWITTER
Janelle Monáe – Is a Grammy Award-nominated American urban/alternative singer, and performer
Demi Moore - possibly her real twitter account
James Morrison - Is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist he is also a Brit Award Winner
Kate Moross - Is a designer and illustrator based in London. Her achievements include a nationwide billboard campaign for Cadburys and a signature clothing range for Topshop
Chris Moyles - UK Radio DJ and TV personality. This is the real twitter, there is also a FAKE twitter account purporting to be him
Jason Mraz - Is an American singer-songwriter, his stylistic influences include reggae, pop, rock, folk, jazz, and hip hop
Michael Muhney - Is an American actor, most famous for his role as Sheriff Don Lamb on the UPN/The CW drama Veronica Mars
Olivia Munn (Lisa Olivia Munn) - Is an American actress, model and television personality
Andy Murray - Scottish professional tennis player recently ranked #4 in the world
Muse - Alternative band
My Brightest Diamond - band
N - Twitter Celebs
Bob Nanna - musician known for his influential role in the indie rock movement, in bands Friction and Braid
Terra Naomi - Is a rock, and pop artist, who rose to fame through a performance of her song "Say It's Possible", she writes and performs her own songs, and plays the quitar and piano
Steve Nash - Stephen John Nash, Canadian professional basketball player National Basketball Association (NBA)
Ryan Newman - NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver and the only active NASCAR driver to have a college degree
Willie Nelson - Legendary Country Singer
Noreaga - (Victor Santiago Jr) Is an American emcee, and one half or the hip hop due Capone-Noreaga. He has more recently released reggaeton records in addition to his traditional hip-hop fare
O - Celebrity Twitters
Barack Obama - Probably the best case of twittering ever - certainly the first politician to realize the TRUE potential of social marketing
Jamie Oliver - Celebrity Chef and healthy food fanatic
Shaquille O’Neal (Shaq) - one of the most dominant players in the history of the NBA, and one of the most quotable athletes of all time
Yoko Ono - peace campaigner and was married to John Lennon
John Otto – from Limp Bizkit, American nu metal band from Florida with over 50 million albums sold worldwide
P - Celebrities
Looking for Brad Pitt - check out the Brad Pitt on twitter page
Sarah Palin - Fake twitter account but funny nonetheless! FAKE TWITTER
Paul and Storm - Is a comedic musical duo consisting of Paul Sabourin and Greg "Storm" DiCostanzo with Paul playing keyboard and penny whistle and Storm on the guitar. They had formerly been half of the a cappella group Da Vinci’s Notebook
Pearl Jam - Rock band
Ross Perot (Henry Ross Perot) - Is ranked as the 72nd richestst person in America by Forbes. He is an American businessman from who is best known for seeking the office of President of the United States
Andi Peters - English television presenter
Melissa Margaret Peterman - Is an American actress in the television comedy series Reba
Michael Phelps - Is an American swimmer. He has won 14 career Olympic gold medals, the most by any Olympian. As of 2008, Phelps holds seven world records in swimming
William Bradley "Brad" Pitt - Is an American film producer and actor. He has been cited as one of the world's most attractive men and his off-screen life is widely reported, and has received two Academy Award nominations and has won one Golden Globe Award out of four nominations - FAKE TWITTER
David Drew Pinsky - Is an American board-certified internist and addiction medicine specialist. He is much more widely known in the U.S. as radio and TV personality "Dr. Drew", the co-host of the nationally syndicated radio talk show
Spencer William Pratt is an American television personality known for his role as the antagonistic husband of Heidi Montag on MTV's The Hills.
Cherie Priest - Is an American novelist, in addition to her novels she publishes a well known blog, and is at the head of the growing presence of authors online, being in contact with many others via their blogs
Q - Twitter Celebrities
The Queen - Queen Elizabeth II of England. No updates at time of writing, so assumed FAKE TWITTER
Queen Rania of Jordan (Rania Al Abdullah) - Is the wife of King Abdullah II of Jordan. Queen Rania has pushed for more rights for women and children in the region and in the world as a whole.
Q-Tip - An American, singer, hip hop artist and occasional actor from Queens, New York City
R - Celebs on Twitter
The Raconteurs - Rock band
Keanu Reaves - Starred as the lead role of Neo in "The Matrix" who needs no introduction, star of many films since FAKE TWITTER
Andrew John Reed - Is a British Labour and Co-operative Member of Parliament (MP) for the Loughborough constituency
REM - the band
Trent Reznor - Musician in Nine Inch nails
Kerry Rhodes - American football player who currently plays safety for the New York Jets in the NFL
Denise Lee Richards - Is an American former fashion model and actress, after a string of films that highlighted her sex appeal, including Starship Troopers, Wild Things, and The World Is Not Enough, she became famous in the late 1990s
Nicole Richie - Famous celebrity costar of "The Good Life" and best friend of Paris Hilton - or is she? It's been so on-off I lose track, to be honest. Adopted daighter of Lionel Richie FAKE TWITTER
San Rivers – from Limp Bizkit, American nu metal band from Florida with over 50 million albums sold worldwide
Chris Rock - Voted fifth greatest standup comedian of all time FAKE TWITTER
John Roderick - Indie band Long Winters
Henry Rollins - Is an author, actor, American singer-songwriter, activist and publisher, stand-up comedian and spoken word artist
Charlotte Ronson - Is a British fashion designer who currently resides in New York, New York.
Jonathon Ross - UK celebrity chat show host affectionately known as Wossy
Ryan Ross - Panic at the Disco, seems to be real, but new and remains to be seen how often he'll update
Asher Roth (rapper who sings "I Love College") seems to be real
Kelly Rowland - Is an American actress, singer and songwriter, who rose to fame in the late 1990s as one of the founding members of the girl group Destiny's Child.
Dave Rowntree - An English animator and political activist and musician. He is best-known as the drummer of the band Blur
S - Celebrities on Twitter
Rick Sanchez - US TV News Anchor
Adam Savage - American special effects engineer and actor, co-host on Discovery Channel's popular TV series, "Mythbusters"
Philip Schofield - UK TV presenter
Arnold Schwarzenegger - Actor/politician
Robert Scoble - Is an American author, technical evangelist and blogger, best known for his blog, Scobleizer, which came to prominence during his tenure as a technical evangelist at Microsoft
Ryan Seacrest - DJ, presenter and American Idol anchor man/presenter
Jason Jordan Segel - Is an American screenwriter and musician, film and television actor, known for his work with producer Judd Apatow and television series Freaks and Geeks and Undeclared, and also for his role as Marshall Eriksen in the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother, the movies Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Knocked Up, and I Love You, Man
Raven Symone (Raven-Symoné Christina Pearman) - Is an American dancer, actress, singer-songwriter and television producer. She is best known for her television roles on The Cosby Show, on Hangin', and The Cheetah Girls
Grant Shapps - Is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Welwyn Hatfield in the United Kingdom and is currently the Shadow Minister for Housing
Allison Sharp - R&B Singer
Shaq - Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal - Is an American professional basketball player, rapper, and actor. He is widely perceived as one of the most dominant players in the history and one of the most quotable athletes of all time
William Shatner - The Infamous Captain Kirk from the original "Star Trek" and star of other numerous movies and TV shows most recently "Boston Legal". Very inactive - so if you are looking for a twitter ghostwriter Mr Shatner let me just say I have viewed every episode of Captain Kirk's exploits many times over
Jessica Simpson - Actress and singer, older sister of Ashlee Simpson FAKE TWITTER
Anna Nicole Smith - Dead but apparently still tweeting. Model, famously married to a very old man FAKE TWITTER (obviouly)
Kevin Smith - screenwriter, director, and actor best known as Silent Bob in the Clerks movies
SnoopDog - rapper record-producer and actor
Solange (Solange Piaget Knowles) - Is an American model, actress and singer-songwriter, she is the younger sister of R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles
Soulja Boy Tell 'Em (DeAndre Ramone Way) - Or simply Soulja Boy, is an American rapper, dancer, and record producer. The single "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" was initially self-published on the Internet, and it became a number-one hit in the United States for seven non-consecutive weeks starting in September 2007
Britney Spears - The one and only. Ghostwritten twitter but popular nonetheless GHOSTWRITTEN TWITTER
Regina Spektor - musician
Tori Spelling - Daughter of famous TV producer Aaron Spelling, and star of many popular TV shows
Brent Spiner - actor, known for his role as Lieutenant Commander Data in the television series "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and subsequent film series - seems to have been cancelled
Gwen Stefani - Singer and front vocal of band No Doubt, now a style icon too FAKE TWITTER
Martha Stewart - Martha Helen Stewart American business magnate, television host, author and magazine publisher. As founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Stewart's syndicated talk show, Martha, is broadcast throughout the world, she has written numerous bestselling books, and she is publisher of the Martha Stewart Living magazine
In 2001, Stewart was named the third most powerful woman in America
Taylor Swift - American country pop singer, the biggest selling artist of 2008 in America according to Nielsen SoundScan
Jo Swinson - Is the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for East Dunbartonshire constituency, to the north of Glasgow in Scotland. From 4 July 2007 she has been the Liberal Democrats Shadow spokeswoman for Women and Equality
T - Twitter Top Celebs
Channing Tatum - actor in "Step Up", "She’s the Man", "Stop-Loss" and "G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra
Uma Thurman - actress in many Hollywood films, including "Kill Bill" FAKE TWITTER
BT (Brian Wayne Transeau) - Is a music producer, singer and songwriter. He is a pioneering artist in the trance genre
John Travolta - Shot to instant stardom in "Saturday Night Fever" - dancer and filmstar who managed to continue on to a successful and not-typecast Hollywood career. FAKE TWITTER
Joe Trohman - Fall Out Boy
Donald Trump - Famously wealthy business mogul with appalling hairstyle, and star of the reality TV show "The Apprentice" FAKE TWITTER
U - Celebrities on Twitter
UK Parliament - At its head is the Sovereign, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body.
Michael Urie - Actor aka Marc St James from Ugly Betty
V - Celebrity Twits
John Vanderslice – Is an American musician now releasing music on the Dead Oceans label
Gary Vaynerchuk - host of "Wine Library TV", a daily internet webcast on wine
Bob Vila - American home improvement television show host known for "This Old House", "Bob Vila's Home Again" and "Bob Vila"
W - Celebrities on Twitter
Mark Wahlberg - Actor who started life as rapper Marky Mark
Thomas Anthony Watson - Is a politician in the United Kingdom and was principally known for being the first MP to start a blog. He is Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) for West Bromwich East, and. Watson is currently a Parliamentary Secretary at the Cabinet Office
Gerard Arthur Way – Is an American comic book writer and musician who has served as lead vocalist and co-founder of the band My Chemical Romance since its formation in 2001
Wendy and Lisa (occasionally also known as Girl Bros) - Are a musical duo consisting of Wendy Melvion and Lisa Coleman. Best known for their collaborations with Prince in the early-mid 1980s
Pete Wentz - Fall Out Boy, husband of Ashlee Simpson
Robbie Williams - Singer with the original Take That, went on to achieve megastardon as a singer and perfomer - FAKE TWITTER
Serena Jameka Williams - Is an American professional tennis player, and she is the reigning US Open and Australian Open singles champion and has won twenty Grand Slam titles. Serena has been ranked, on four separate occasions World No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association
Rumer Glenn Willis – Is an American actress. She is the daughter of actors Demi Moore and Bruce Willis. She has appeared in several of her parents' movies since early childhood
Patrick Wilson - The drummer from the band Weezer
Rainn Wilson - American actorknown for roles in comedy The Officeand TV hit Six Feet Under, as well asthe leading role in The Rocker
Oprah Winfrey - Her "Oprah Winfrey Show"is the highest rated talk show in the history of television FAKE TWITTER
Wil Wheaton - Best known for playing Wesley Crusher in "Star Trek: the Next Generation", and become well known for being a technical geek/expert/enthusiast
Shaun Roger White - Is know for skateboarding but is a notable competitor in professional snowboarding since he was thirteen years old
Kate Winslet - British actress who shot to fame in Titanic, going on to star in mnay high profile films since FAKE TWITTER
Steve Wozniak - co-founder of Apple computers
X - Celebrities on Twitter
Xzbir (Alvin Nathaniel Joiner) pronounced as "exhibit" - Is an American rapper, actor and a televions personality
Y - Celebrities on Twitter
Al Yankovic - (Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic) - Is an American music producer, actor, comedian, singer-songwriter and satirist. Yankovic is known in particular for his humorous songs that make light of popular culture and that often parody specific songs by contemporary musical acts
Peter (Pete) Yorn - An American guitarist and singer-songwriter who first gained international recognition when his music, including the song "Strange Condition". He also appeared in the 2000 film Me, Myself and Irene, Yorn also wrote the film's score
Toby Young - Journalist & Broadcaster
Z - Celebrities on Twitter
Ahmet Zappa - musician, actor and novelist, and son of Frank Zappa
Mark Zuckerberg - CEO of FaceBook
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