Anyone who has been using Twitter daily will know the pains of daily Twitter "outages" known affectionately (sort of) as "Fail Whales" because of the appealing error message image displayed when the Twitter servers hiccup from overactivity. With the phenomenal attention driving the mainstream public to the popular microblog, celebrities may be the death of Twitter as we've known it.

But as I've written before, Twitter has truly changed the way we communicate in ways we are still realizing and discovering. By hitting critical mass, Twitter could become even more interesting and valuable to those who use it.

Or then again, it could become total chaos.

Time will tell if celebrities will truly bring value to the Twittersphere. I am particularly interested--and impressed--when they leverage their star power along with Twitter power for a good cause. This week, another celebrity--actor Hugh Jackman (@realhughjackman) pledged $100,000 to a charity if a Twitterer gave him a compelling reason to give in 140 characters or less on Twitter. Of course, when I tried to authenticate his request, I never received a response, so it remains to be seen if the offer is genuine.

What do you think about celebrities joining Twitter? And are you following any celebrities on Twitter? If so, who?

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