Perhaps because the medium lends itself to an illusion of closeness between regular schmoes and the celebrities they follow, delusional people are now using Twitter to harass their favorite athletes, musicians, and actors in 140-character bursts of their resumes, in an attempt to get hired as their personal assistants. Ironically, these people might not realize that celebrities often already have personal assistants, of which their duties include running their Twitter accounts.
Will Tweet for Work! How Not to Become a Personal Assistant [Observer]
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