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In 2008, a number of Supernatural fans began getting Twitter accounts. They often translocated with them the fannish relationships they had from other social network sites, and the first presence of Supernatural fandom on Twitter was primarily through these pre-established circles.
Over the first months of 2009, Twitter became a reproduction in miniature of the broader fannish netscape: some Twitter accounts set up like fan sites ([http://twitter.com/_supernatural_ @_supernatural_]), or by media companies ([http://twitter.com/buddytv @buddytv]). The success of celebrity twitters was mirrored in a form of role-playing twitters both of the show characters (like [http://www.twitter.com/DeanWinchester @deanwinchester] & [http://www.twitter.com/Winchester_S83 IAmCastiel @Winchester_S83IAmCastiel]) as well as the actors (e.g. [http://twitter.com/JensenAckles__ @JensenAckles__]). These were more like LARP (live-action role playing) games than the traditional internet roleplayers because of the interaction with people outside of the game. In the case of faux celebrity twitters, however, many Twitter followers assumed them to be the real thing, thus resulting in the line between role playing and impersonation being blurred.
The immediacy of Twitter combined with the ability to tag posts with a subject was exploited in a new way for Supernatural fandom when, in March 2009, a few fans tweeted reports of events at the [[Salute to Supernatural L.A. 2009]]. As news of this spread across fan sites, people started following their updates and tweeting in response.
