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As you are probably aware, Twitter is becoming more and more popular by the day.

It is a fun way to keep abreast of your friends activities, to know when your favorite websites have been updated, and even news channels are jumping on the Twitter bandwagon by updating Twitter with the latest news stories in 140 letters or less?.

But did you know that there is now a good chance that your favorite celebrity may be "twittering" as well? Many celebrities have already signed up with the exploding social network and more are joining daily.

Be it to jot down a thought they are thinking, leaving a favorite quote, giving a reaction to a news story, or simply using it for publicity, Twitter is becoming a great way for celebrities to keep in touch with their fans. It is also an intimate way for fans to really get to know the person they admire without having to weed out the truth between fact and fiction found in the tabloids.

The following are just some of the celebrities that are on Twitter now. The name in parenthesis is their Twitter name. If you would like to follow them: simply sign into your Twitter account, type their screen name in the search box on top and click on the follow button next to their picture.

Political

President Barack Obama (BarackObama)

John McCain (SenJohnMcCain)

Joe Biden (joebiden)

George Stephanopoulos (GStephanopoulos)

Karl Rove (KarlRove)

Newt Gingrich (newtgingrich)

Celebrities

Demi Moore (mrskutcher) surprisingly spiritual and very open

Ashton Kutcher (aplusk) always fun to follow never boring

Britney Spears (britneyspears) follow her on her comeback tour

Dave Mathews (DaveJMatthews) of The Dave Mathews Band

William Shatner (WilliamShatner) of Boston Legal and Star Trek fame

Wil Wheaton (wilw) - best known as Wesley Crusher on Star Trek: the Next Generation

Stephen Fry (stephenfry) well known British actor and comedian

Larry David (larry_david) Curb Your Enthusiasm and Co-creator of Seinfeld

Brooke Burke (brookeburke)

John Cleese (johncleese)

Famous Athletes

Shaquille O'Neal (The_Real_Shaq)

Lance Armstrong (lancearmstrong)

Andy Murray's Twitter (US Tennis Player)

Famous Musicians

John Mayer (johncmayer)

Jay-Z (S_C_) (as Sean Carter)

Coldplay's Twitter Account (coldplay)

MC Hammer (MCHammer)

Neil Diamond (NeilDiamond)

These are just a few of the celebrities currently on Twitter. Other celebrities are joining all the time.

When doing a search for the celebrity you are interested in however, beware of imposter accounts. All of the Twitter accounts listed above are legitimate, but there are many fake accounts out there as well. You will probably need to follow them for a while before you will be able to tell which are real and which are phony.

But following celebrities and finding out what they are thinking about can be a lot of fun.

Just be warned however, it can also get very addicting.

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