Charity Auction Offers Celebrity Twitter Friends

Do you follow celebrities on Twitter? Have you ever wished that your favorite actress, musician or athlete would follow you back? Have you ever wished that someone like Justin Bieber, Alicia Keys or Shaq would retweet your tweets? Now you have a chance to buy celebrity Twitter friends. The TwitChange Auction is happening now and over 180 celebrities are up for bid.

TwitChange is the brainchild of Atlanta pastor Shaun King who founded the aHomeInHaiti organization after Haiti was devastated by the massive earthquake. All proceeds from this fundraiser will go to this organization which houses and provides for special needs children.

It seems there are so many reports of those who attempt to exploit social media users for malicious purposes. It's always great to see people attempting to harness the power of social media to benefit a worthy cause. If you have a little money to spare and would like to be promoted by a celebrity, have a look at this auction. At this writing, it appears you would need some deep pockets to strike up a Twitter friendship with Jessica Alba, but it looks like Yanni could be a bargain.

Comments: 5

RedBird. B. Sep 21, 2010, 12:09pm UTC

Kay, This is a very nice Video! I think it's a Great ides for Celebrities to share with their followers!

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Michael Fishman Sep 21, 2010, 12:30pm UTC

Am I the only person in the world who doesn't get Twitter? I tried it and it was fun for awhile seeing what people had to say and I liked the links I got to some local baseball bloggers, but I found it just about impossible to have a conversation with anyone.

I love this parody on Twitter from College Humor. I thought it was pretty funny, but unfortunately it seems to take a long time to load.

And not to be all negative here, and nothing against special needs kids in Haiti, but don't we have special needs kids in the US who might need a home and a school?

Kay M Sep 21, 2010, 12:50pm UTC

A child in need is a child in need, no matter where the child may be located. I applaud any effort to relieve suffering anywhere.

Michael Fishman Sep 21, 2010, 2:29pm UTC

You're right, any effort to help is good. I just look at stats that say 14 million American children are living in homes that fall below the poverty line and are food insecure and I wonder if we shouldn't be taking care of problems at home first.

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Heather M. Sep 21, 2010, 12:34pm UTC

Yes, people would need some deep pockets to be able to afford to "buy" one of these celebrities. However, it does seem like a fun idea.

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Charity Auction Offers Celebrity Twitter Friends

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