Twitter Fame Can Have Its Downside

Bet you would be super-psyched if Lady Gaga retweeted your witty comment to her 22 million Twitter fans, right? Well, that little moment in the spotlight could mean a slew of new followers, but it could also mean a bunch of @replies from creepy (or angry) strangers.

Laura Hazard Owen’s experience when she was retweeted by President Barack Obama “kind of sucked.” She replied to one of his tweets about Obamacare, he retweeted it and all hell broke loose on her stream.

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