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Lance Armstrong is Also TwitterStrong

February 23, 2009 at 2:04 PM | by juliana | 0 Comments

Celebs have invaded Twitter! Celebrities Twittering is a social media perfect storm. This elite sect of Twitterati is extremely thumbnail photogenic, well-trained in innovative ways of seeking attention/letting it all hang out, and most importantly for us travel geeks, constantly traveling the world. This week we're looking at who's Tweeting what from where. Any Celeb Twitterers we should follow? Let us know.

Lance Armstrong. We've rode alongside you (vicariously) on the ride of fame through the seven Tour de France competitions, through the yellow LiveStrong bracelets, through the awkward appearance on Oprah with then-fiancee and personal serenader Sheryl Crow, through your various bro-mances with McConaughey and Gyllenhaal and through that weird moment in time when you canoodled with Ashely Olsen in NYC.

Yet nothing has prepared us for your Twitter prowess. Take last week for example, during the Amgen Bike Tour in California. You managed to keep us informed not only about your post-ride massages, your iPod playlists, or your stolen bike (which you let us know was recovered, via Twitter, natch) but you also have mastered TwitPic--the photo-sharing tool. And you've done it all from TwitterBerry. We instantly heart you.

But it's not that Lance is willing to share which is why we heart him so much. No, no, no. It's what he shares. If you take a look at some of his tweets, it's like he and Jaunted were meant to ride a tandem bicycle on a trail of white fluffy clouds with unicorns, rainbows and Macbooks lining the way to eternal bliss.

· Good morning. Up reading about KAWS' big show opening last night at Honor Fraser.

· Also, Billy Campbell there today. He ran Discovery and sponsored us. He was also on the plane that landed in the Hudson. Good to see him!!! Had a great meal at Los Olivos Cafe tonight. If you're ever in LO then it's a "must".

· Got a note from South Australia's Premier Mike Rann. He's now on twitter too. @premiermikerann. Ranny, we miss South Australia.

· Driving to the start in SJ. Just passed Zig Zag Bail Bonds. "Smok'n the competition" is their motto the sign said. Classic.

Yeah, that last one we just personally liked. But you could file that under Sign-spotting.

Lance also keeps up with his LiveStrong updates on Twitter too by tweeting his appearances at wellness centers and giving shout-outs to fellow cancer survivors/sufferers. So of course, it's no secret that we hold Lance Armstrong as the Twitter standard that celebs will have to type hard to follow. We've even started following Lance's mom (warning: she's plays a lot of golf.)

One thing we are eagerly awaiting from Lance? (Yes, aside from a personal phone call). A live-tweet from going through TSA's full-body screener. It's gonna happen. We can feel it!

If you're following Lance on Twitter, then follow Jaunted!

Related Stories:
· Twitter coverage [Jaunted]

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