Celebrity expert Mike, from LA, explained to Bored Panda that stars are always in the spotlight, even when they think that they aren't. It's for this reason that they have to be extremely careful about what they say and do.
"Celebrities have to be extremely careful and thoughtful when tweeting because their tweets are being monitored by the media, who can immediately amplify what they are saying beyond the people who are on Twitter.
According to the expert, speed, timing, and agility are everything if someone happens to mess up on social media. "You’ve got to move fast if there’s a massive negative backlash to a tweet, because the backlash can spread so quickly. The best course of action is to admit you were wrong, apologize, and state you are deleting the offending tweet."
Mike noted that screenshots of the original offending tweet will still exist, but "actually deleting your own tweet demonstrates sincerity in that you realize it was the wrong thing to say." In other words, it's important for fans to see that their beloved stars are actually genuinely sorry, instead of just pretending to be in order to avoid criticism.
Hollywood's Ultimate Insider gave us a look at the recipe for a powerful, far-reaching tweet. "For a tweet to be impactful, it should hit one of these five criteria: Be humorous, interesting, thought-provoking, inspirational, or start a conversation," he told Bored Panda.
He also noted that it's actually very difficult to tell if it's the star themselves or someone from their team who's posting if the latter are particularly skilled. "If a celebrity has a good social media person or team, there’s no way to tell if a social media person is posting the tweet, or the celebrity is because really good social media people will tweet in the celebrity’s voice."
We also wanted to hear from Mike who is definitely worth following. "I can answer with one word the celebrities that are really worth following on Twitter for witty and thought-provoking tweets: Cher. She never disappoints!"
Each and every social media website has developed its own particular culture. For instance, if you happen to be on Twitter, you might think that it’s (all at once) a platform for truly brilliant discussions, a place to get the hottest news, and an incredibly toxic digital playground that might make you lose any hope for humanity that you had left. In short, it’s a place of contrasts.
Earlier, Bored Panda conducted a couple of in-depth chats about the culture of Twitter with Trev Lewis, the founder of the ‘The Best and Worst Of Twitter 2’ project, and British comedy writer Ariane Sherine, a prolific tweeter of over 13 years.
In Trev’s opinion, Twitter has some of the brightest people from around the world using the platform. However, he also doesn’t deny that the website can make some people very aggressive in how they express their opinions.
“Like any social media site, Twitter’s algorithm can inspire people to be more aggressive and controversial for attention. However, I do think it is the funniest and smartest social media site overall. The trending topics encourage people to discuss the top news stories of the day, which gives it more substance," he shared his opinion.
"It also is the app public figures use most, which means it allows regular citizens to directly share their voice with and criticize people in power more often than other sites,” Trev explained that Twitter offers a direct line to some of the most powerful people in the world. Stars and celebrities included.
Meanwhile, comedy expert Ariane has a similar point of view when it comes to Twitter. She sees the platform as a place that brings together some truly intelligent people from around the globe. However, the social media site is also home to some truly awful comments and emotions.
