Friday, May 22, 2009

Dead and Fictional Characters come alive on Twitter

Ever wanted a peep into the daily lives of long gone famous people like Charlie Chaplin, Hilter or Mahatama Gandhi and the like ? Thanks to their fans on Twitter its possible. And that’s not all, Twitter is helping people relive their favorite fictional characters like Harry Potter, Sherlock Holmes , Superman, Spider man etc. too. Here's a list of some such twitter profiles; click on the links if you wish to follow them.

Famous People Kept Alive on Twitter :
@Albert Einstein
Location Beyond Twitter
Bio: Looks like we got a regular Albert Einstein on our hands here.
Sample Tweet: Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.

@Mahatama Gandhi
Location Somewhere in the stars
Bio Quotes from the Mahatma, always served fresh !
Sample Tweet: I believe that in the history of the world, there has not been a more genuinely democratic struggle for freedom than ours.

@Mahatama Gandhi (Portuguese)
Additional Info: This Mahatma tweets in Portuguese
Sample Tweet: E hoje, vou fumar um narguile e procurar o caminho da indias numas gostosas.
Yahoo! Babel Fish Translation of Above: E today, I go to smoke one narguile and to look the way of the indians in gostosas.

@Charles Darwin
Location On board The Beagle
Sample Tweet: I collect reptiles, small quadrupeds, & fishes industriously, especially the first: The invertebrate marine animals, are however my delight

@Adolf Hitler
Bio Heil Heetlar !!
Sample Tweet : #followhitler IF I reach 500 followers by the end of this weekend. I'll bring the nazi party back - no bs, I'm serious! @god TAKE THAT!!


Fictional Characters:

@Harry Potter
Location Ginny's house
Bio Quidditch player extraordinaire
Sample Tweet:Been on official Wizarding business lately - inauguration and all - but am now reunited with my Twizard (it's how us magical folk tweet) yay

Harry Potter Quotes
Sample Tweet: Only time I've ever seen Dad as angry as Mum. Fred reckons his left buttock has never been the same since. (Ron Weasley, Book 6)

@Spiderman
Location NYC
Bio What is Spider-man doing right now?
Sample Tweet: Anyone know where I can get a Spider-man theme ring tone for my iPhone? Mary Jane will love it.

@Batman
Location Gotham
Web: http://www.dccomics.com/go/batman/
Bio Dark Knight. Superhero.
Sample Tweet: It's hot. Sweltering. Like a hothouse. Unusual for this time of year. Better check to see if Poison Ivy is still locked up at Arkham.

@FrodoBaggins
Location The Shire, MiddleEarth
Bio Legendary Hobbit from Middle-earth
Sample Tweet: An elf wearing one shoe and a hand tied behind the back is stll faster than the fastest dwarf.

@SherlockHolmes
Location 221B Baker Street, London, UK
Web http://bakerstreetblog.com/
Bio The only unofficial consulting detective. I am the last and highest court of appeal in detection.
Sample Tweet: "I Was Sure You Would Pick Up the Trail" [VEIL]: Every generation has its definitive Sherlock Holmes on stage

1 comment:

  1. Unrelated, but I'm trying to track down a Saurabh Bhambry who left a message on my blog post on London Business School. If I've stumbled upon the right person, thanks for taking the time to reach out and do feel welcome to contact me.

    jman.mba2010
    __at__
    london.edu

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