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It is ironic that given the very thing that brought Twitter broad public notice during 2008 was the ability of people to follow the Tweets of celebrities – that is, to be fans. Stargate Atlantis fandom arguably had the earliest presence back in 2007 when actor David Hewlett began tweeting.

In 2008, a number 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 twitters set up like fan sites (@_supernatural_), or by media companies (@buddytv). The success of celebrity twitters was mirrored in a form of role-playing twitters both of the show characters (@DeanWinchester and @SamWinchester) as well as the actors (@Jensen_Ackles). These were more like LARP (live-action role playing) games than the traditional internet roleplays because of the interaction with people outside of the game. In the case of faux celebrity twitters, though, many Twitter followers assumed them to be the real thing and the line between role playing and impersonating 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 couple of 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.

For the next Con - the All Hell Breaks Loose Convention held in Sydney, Australia in April 2009, the Supernatural Wiki asked for people who may be tweeting from the Con to list their Twitter name at the Con page on the SuperWiki. In addition, it was suggested that a tag (#ahbl) was used in Tweets, which meant people didn't have to “follow” every individual twittering, they could just search for tweets containing the tag. It was hugely successful, even though in Australia tweets cannot be updated via SMS from phones, only directly via the internet.

Tweeting has now become usual practice at Cons. By using the tag, fans can not only follow events live from the Con, by using the tag, the search stream acts as a virtual chat room. At Asylum 2009, the tag #asylm was so popular it hit the trending topics list for Twitter a number of times over the weekend.

Jim Beaver was the first Supernatural actor on Twitter - not surprisingly as Jim had long been active on both MySpace and Facebook.

In May 2009, actor Misha Collins started a Twitter and this drew many more Supernatural fans to the site. Misha has used his Twitter as a form of role playing by creating an on-line persona whose followers are known as Misha's Minions.

Trending Topics

On 7 September 2009, in the lead up to the start of Season 5, @SuperWiki started ending tweets with #luciferiscoming, and suggested fans do the same as a mischievous way to get attention for the show. In the 24 hours leading up to the premiere of Season 5, thanks to some insomniac and Antipodean fans, the tag started trending as general traffic on Twitter died down, as midnight passed on the West Coast of the US and Eurpoe had yet to wake up. Passionate fans tweeted tirelessly, and #luciferiscoming reached number 1 on the trending charts.

Supernatural Fandom pwns Twitter

The tags #luciferiscoming and #supernatural got to first and second position on the trending topics list. Despite fans posting links to Supernatural sites, many other Tweeters were unaware of the reason for the #luciferiscoming tag and thinking Satanists were at work, started responding with messages about Jesus and God.

A full blown religious conflict broke out when Rapper Puff Daddy (@iamdiddy who has over a million followers), unaware of the context of #luciferiscoming, started a #Godishere tweet in retaliation. Twitter stopped posts with tags including both God and Lucifer from appearing in trending topics. Fans continued to use #supernatural and #inkripkewetrust, and both also reached high on the list.

manip posted by Misha on Twitter of P.Diddy and Mr Twitter

Just before the show aired Misha Collins joined the game, suggesting fans used #PDIDDYISSCAREDOFHISTV.

Kripke and all were blown away by the SPN fandom's "tweeter take-over"! It was the buzz of the evening! Well done, #Supernatural! xoxo

The next day Twitter (coincidentally) released new Terms of Service.


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Following the end of year hiatus, when Supernatural resumed on January 21, 2010 fans from the CW Lounge had chosen as #theboysareback and word was spread through Twitter. It started trending early on the morning of 21st, and rose as high as #5. #hellodeath, an alternative used mainly by memebers of ONTD Spnparty from Lj also registered but didn't trend. Follwoing the episode airing #pudding was also popular for a short time.


February 17th, 2009. Following the announcement of Supernatural's renewal for a sixth season, fan's excited response saw Supernatural trend to #5 on Twitter

Watch And Tweet Week

May 3-7 2010, the CW introduced Watch And Tweet Week. Television viewers were offered a chance to tweet with cast members of their favorite CW show during the week’s episode.

Misha Collins Tweeted from 9:00-10:00pm ET. on May 6 during Supernatural’s 5.21 Two Minutes To Midnight.

Misha Collin’s Tweets

The folks @ the CW TV network in the USA (i think CW stands for "Clever Wizards") have asked me to twit during the airing of a reality show.
- Misha Collins, Thu May 06 22:19:59 +0000 2010 - tweet id 13511321599
The show is called "Supernatural" & I believe it's about a family on a safari. I'll be twitting from sydney, AU at 9-10pm new york time.
- Misha Collins, Thu May 06 22:23:44 +0000 2010 - tweet id 13511505468
I'm twitting from the Clever Wizards website. Does this work? http://itwev.com/j5DQH #tvd
- Misha Collins, Fri May 07 00:59:43 +0000 2010 - tweet id 13518983616
It's Max Headroom! I didn't know he was a doctor! Wow. That guys does everything. http://itwev.com/UL2cl #supernatural
- Misha Collins, Fri May 07 01:02:39 +0000 2010 - tweet id 13519133492
Why is he yelling at a man in a wheel chair? That's not very nice. http://itwev.com/UL2cl #supernatural
- Misha Collins, Fri May 07 01:03:19 +0000 2010 - tweet id 13519165578
Who's that guy in the bed? He looks smart. And really muscular. http://itwev.com/UL2cl #supernatural
- Misha Collins, Fri May 07 01:03:52 +0000 2010 - tweet id 13519192532
My cousin and mother are pointing a computer at a TV in Minneapolis and video skyping me so that i can see it on my computer in Sydney.
- Misha Collins, Fri May 07 01:07:35 +0000 2010 - tweet id 13519380158
It's Max Headroom! Wait a minute, they already played this part. http://itwev.com/UL2cl #supernatural
- Misha Collins, Fri May 07 01:08:02 +0000 2010 - tweet id 13519401585
My mom thinks that girl is a demon. I don't think that's possible. Max Headroom wouldn't be friends with a demon. http://itwev.com/UL2cl
- Misha Collins, Fri May 07 01:08:37 +0000 2010 - tweet id 13519430186
Everyone must have eaten some really bad hospital food here. http://itwev.com/UL2cl #supernatural
- Misha Collins, Fri May 07 01:09:41 +0000 2010 - tweet id 13519482017
This is a very unusual reality show. It's almost a like a snuff film. http://itwev.com/UL2cl #supernatural
- Misha Collins, Fri May 07 01:11:00 +0000 2010 - tweet id 13519546788
Okay this has really changed my opinion of Max Headroom. http://itwev.com/UL2cl #supernatural
- Misha Collins, Fri May 07 01:12:01 +0000 2010 - tweet id 13519595882
There's that intelligent looking guy from the hospital again. http://itwev.com/UL2cl #supernatural
- Misha Collins, Fri May 07 01:15:37 +0000 2010 - tweet id 13519768219
it's like a surgery show. http://itwev.com/UL2cl #supernatural
- Misha Collins, Fri May 07 01:16:28 +0000 2010 - tweet id 13519808684
This reality show is amazing! It has everything, murder, mayhem, homo-erotic photos, Max Headroom. http://itwev.com/UL2cl #supernatural
- Misha Collins, Fri May 07 01:19:13 +0000 2010 - tweet id 13519941809
When are we going to get to the Safari part, though? http://itwev.com/UL2cl #supernatural
- Misha Collins, Fri May 07 01:20:21 +0000 2010 - tweet id 13519996652
There's that guy again. Is he going to take more pictures? http://itwev.com/UL2cl #supernatural
- Misha Collins, Fri May 07 01:20:58 +0000 2010 - tweet id 13520026489
The guy in the Cadillac is super cool. definitely looks like someone you'd want to be friends with. http://itwev.com/UL2cl #supernatural
- Misha Collins, Fri May 07 01:23:46 +0000 2010 - tweet id 13520164234
During that commercial break i had a great conversation with Obama. He's watching this show too. He asked if i could get him on it.
- Misha Collins, Fri May 07 01:28:58 +0000 2010 - tweet id 13520411822
The smart looking guy has a really deep voice. So does the guy in the wheel chair that everyone keeps yelling at. http://itwev.com/UL2cl
- Misha Collins, Fri May 07 01:29:54 +0000 2010 - tweet id 13520456859
I used to hunt windiegos with my dad when i was a kid. That's a weird coincidence. http://itwev.com/UL2cl #supernatural
- Misha Collins, Fri May 07 01:30:30 +0000 2010 - tweet id 13520487445
I knew it! The guy in the wheelchair has just been faking it to get attention. He's been able to walk all along! http://itwev.com/UL2cl
- Misha Collins, Fri May 07 01:31:40 +0000 2010 - tweet id 13520546876
The guy dressed as Columbo needs to wash his face. http://itwev.com/UL2cl #supernatural
- Misha Collins, Fri May 07 01:33:23 +0000 2010 - tweet id 13520634507
How's it going out there? How the election going in the UK?
- Misha Collins, Fri May 07 01:36:58 +0000 2010 - tweet id 13520811129
I'm not spoiling anything. I'm throwing in Red Herrings. I'm not sure what a red herring is, but i've got a bathtub full of the buggers.
- Misha Collins, Fri May 07 01:39:40 +0000 2010 - tweet id 13520941640
Take another picture! http://itwev.com/UL2cl #supernatural
- Misha Collins, Fri May 07 01:39:51 +0000 2010 - tweet id 13520950332
The smart looking Columbo guy seems like he's turning into a big gun fanatic. He should join the NRA. Start raising money for. #supernatural
- Misha Collins, Fri May 07 01:43:26 +0000 2010 - tweet id 13521123082
Wow. This is a shameless product placement scene. I wonder how much Chicago's deep dish pizza industry paid to get this written into the show
- Misha Collins, Fri May 07 01:45:01 +0000 2010 - tweet id 13521200184
#supernatural is a trending topic. How long before Mr. Twitter and his censorship cronies swoop in and strike us from the record?
- Misha Collins, Fri May 07 01:46:09 +0000 2010 - tweet id 13521257594
i don't know why, but i'm suddenly overwhelmed by a desire to own an ipod and an old navy shirt. I wonder what that's about? #supernatural
- Misha Collins, Fri May 07 01:50:14 +0000 2010 - tweet id 13521464347
I need some perfume too. http://itwev.com/UL2cl #supernatural
- Misha Collins, Fri May 07 01:51:09 +0000 2010 - tweet id 13521510996
He's doing magic tricks with the rings. Cool. http://itwev.com/UL2cl #supernatural
- Misha Collins, Fri May 07 01:54:28 +0000 2010 - tweet id 13521678008
Great work, CW (Clever Wizards). That was a very impressive reality show. I can't believe all that stuff really happens. #supernatural
- Misha Collins, Fri May 07 01:58:34 +0000 2010 - tweet id 13521883725
Worldwide minions, I must sign off. There's much grassroots organizing to do here in Australia. Plus i'm neglecting my vegemite sandwich.
- Misha Collins, Fri May 07 02:21:09 +0000 2010 - tweet id 13523043991


Tweet Trivia

#supernatural is a trending topic. How long before Mr. Twitter and his censorship cronies swoop in and strike us from the record?
Misha was likely referring to the #luciferiscoming incident.
The show is called "Supernatural" & I believe it's about a family on a safari. I'll be twitting from sydney, AU at 9-10pm new york time.
Misha was in Australia to attend the All Hell Breaks Loose 2 Sydney/Melbourne 2010 convention taking place that weekend.

Beware of imitations

There have been a number of Twitter accounts claiming to be Jensen and jared, ever since Twitter hs been around. Although most seem quite obviously fake, they collected many thousands of followers. In August 2009, the two major accounts "impersonating" Jensen and Jared were suspended from Twitter, although new versions pop up periodicaly.

In late 2009, Twitter now has a system whereby celebrities can have their accounts "verified" to confirm their identity.

In January 2010, Jensen and Jared's bodyguard Clif Kosterman joined the Twitterverse and started working to expose frauds.

Later that month, Jared and Jensen posted a video via the fansite Winchester.com, confirming they are not on any online social media. This was prompted by stories of fans being lured into meeting with people posing as them through Twitter.

Supernatural Tweeters

@SuperWiki - Supernatural Wiki - news, trivia, pics and still spoiler free!

Check the Convention pages for Con related Twitters and hashtags

Celebrities
These Twitters are all verified as authentic. Jared and Jensen do not have Twitter accounts and neither does Genevieve

Fan and media sites

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