Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Twitter on Reality TV

TV, New Media and social networking: the future of communication?

Variety reports that microblogging service Twitter has partnered with production companies Reveille and Brillstein Entertainment to develop a reality TV series that will "put ordinary people on the trail of celebrities in a revolutionary competitive format."



However, less than 24 hours after the news broke, the New York Daily News reported that Twitterverse is up in arms about the deal. Protest was spurred by speculative reports - including one in particular on Examiner.com that was later amended - that the show might involve celebrity stalking.

Details about the show are scarce, but a statement from producers did say that "ordinary people" will be "put on the trail of celebrities in a competitive format."

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