Yes, when the new series of I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here kicks off, erm, imminently, you can support a celeb on Twibbon.
I'm a Celebrity was reasonably quick off the mark as a TV show on Twitter that offered genuine engagement, as I blogged a year ago when they followed me after I mentioned the show. They continue to be conversational, and will no doubt be active during the show chatting away and making extensive use of the 'official hashtag' #imacelebrity.
Now they've extended their Twitter involvement into this year's TV show, updating their Bio to read:
The official I'm A Celebrity...Twitter feed. @replies may be used on I'm A Celebrity...NOW on ITV2. Full terms at www.itv.com/terms
Incidentally the I'm a Celebrity Twitter profile features two things I haven't noticed before: Terms and conditions (as in the Bio) relating to its use, which seems very forward-thinking; and sponsorship, from Iceland, who I assume have renewed the deal they had last year.
Extending out to Twibbon is a good idea which has not been done on an official basis by I'm a Celebrity's main rival Big Brother. Several causes were added by different users during the Big Brother series just gone, but none of them gained much traction except the 'Save Big Brother' cause which has 50 supporters.
There's also the obligatory Facebook fan page which is cross-promoting with the Twitter profile and the show's homepage.
To be perfectly honest I don't think I'll be watching this year's show, although I did say that last year. There's no Dani Behr for a start, and our heating has broken so I'm likely to be spending as little time as possible at home until it's fixed, which will necessitate someone returning my phone calls (hello British Gas I'm talking to you). I'm more of a Big Brother man anyway, despite their relative infancy against I'm A Celebrity in being officially social.
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