Shaq Now Owns Both Kobe and Twitter

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Shaq Now Owns Both Kobe and Twitter

Legendary basketball big man Shaquille O’Neal, currently plying his trade for the Phoenix Suns, has joined Twitter. And unlike other star turns on Twitter (such as Britney Spears), this actually feels like the Big Aristotle in action, in spite of one pro-Kobe Tweet.

Most impressive is that Shaq has already amassed 12,500 followers after only a week on Twitter, with Tweets like, “I called my main man figs son bcuz da xcellence of a gift lies n its approiateness ratha than its value,” how could you not want to follow Shaq?

Putting celebrities on Twitter does seem like a great way to promote them. But I’m waiting for the first DrunkTweet from a top celebrity. When Charlie Sheen Tweets, “Just scored some blow and called a couple of hookers,” then I think we’ll all be satisfied.

Shaq decided to start Tweeting after somebody pretending to be him was on Twitter saying things in a Shaq-like manner, but it wasn’t him. So Shaq set the record straight, and registered as THE_REAL_SHAQ.

Hopefully, Shaq keeps it up. He Tweeted 17 times last Wednesday, and has continued at a steady rate. It’s all very good for Twitter as well. Mainstream acceptance is the next step for the microblogging platform.

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