Viral Campaign Succeeds: Tracy Morgan Joins Twitter

Site succeeds in signing up 30 Rock star

By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 8, 2009 5:55 PM CDT

(Newser) – A celebrity-sighting website has succeeded in its goal to get 30 Rock’s Tracy Morgan on Twitter. Morgan joined today after OMGICU launched a campaign to recruit its most-reported celebrity, notes the Wall Street Journal. It seems to be the real Morgan, at least going by the "verified account" icon. "The black Svengali has arrived," he tweeted.

Tracy Morgan's first Tweet, the only one that can be posted on this site. (Twitter)

In this March 27, 2008, file photo, actor Tracy Morgan poses on the press line at the premiere of the feature film "Superhero Movie" in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, file)

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