The top ten Irish Americans on Twitter - SEE PHOTOS

SEE PHOTOS

Twitter has become a phenomenon. Since its inception back in 2006, it has exploded into a global social networking and microbloging obsession with over 105,779,710 users and 300,000 new users every day.

It's used as a PR tool, an information sharing device, and for communication.

The site allows user to answer the question "What are you doing?" in 140 characters or less.

You've heard of the gift of the gab right? Well you'd be amazed what the Irish can do with just 140 characters.

The Irish have certainly never been ones to shy away from new and Twitter is no different. The top 100 Twitter users are smattered with a good dose of Irish Americans.

Here's  a list of the top ten:

1. Barack Obama  - President of the United States - 5,327,416 followers

The President of the United States is quite a busy man and Twitter is a great was for him to constantly keep in touch with the general populous. Obama uses his Twitter account to give three or four message each day.

He informs his followers of where he is what he's working one and even gives short snappy summations of his speeches. For example "I don’t believe we can have a strong and growing economy without a strong and growing middle class."

Although many may doubt that Obama has Irish heritage, it is true. Obama's great-great-great-grandfather, Fulmuth Kearney emigrated to America from the small rural village of Moneygall, County Offaly in 1850.

2. Ellen DeGeneres - Talk show host of "The Ellen Show" - 5,185,916 followers

Ellen DeGeneres has an afternoon talk show called "The Ellen Show" she's also a judge on "American Idol" and she's going to be on location at this weekend's MTV Video Music Awards.

She keeps entirely up to date with her fans by twitting pictures or videos to each other. She also uses the account to promote her next projects such as attending the VMAs.

She was born in Metairie, Louisiana and she is of French, English, German and Irish descent.

3. Mariah Carey - Pop star - 3,234,118 followers

The pop diva also uses her Twitter to keep in touch with fans while she's on tour or even when she's just hanging out at home.

Recently she kept very quiet on her Twitter when there were rumors that she was pregnant however, it seems that using Twitter she can choose what she keeps quiet or not. This week she was going on about her husband, comedian Nick Cannon wearing a mullet wig around the house or simply asking her husband to call her.

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