Charlie Sheen is out of work on television, but he may have found a new gig as a celebrity product endorser on Twitter.
Two days after starting up an account, Sheen has amassed more than 1.3 million followers on Twitter, a social website where users post messages of 140 characters or less, putting his among the fastest-growing user accounts the website has seen.
With such a huge following, Sheen could make money from Twitter, said Arnie Gullov-Singh, the chief executive of Ad.ly — a Beverly Hills, Calif., firm that writes messages on Twitter or Facebook for celebrities who, for a fee, endorse products or brands.
“Brands lined up to advertise on ‘Two and a Half Men’ because of the show’s reach, and they’ll do the same with celebrities like Charlie because of who he reaches,” Gullov-Singh said. “I’ve never seen growth like this before.”
Associated Press
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