Is Twitter a Surrogate for Social Classifieds?

Long gone are the days of formal birth announcements, usually found in newspapers and classified sections. With the growing popularity of social media sites such as Twitter, more celebrities (and non-celebrities) are announcing pregnancies online.

Today, celebrities use Twitter to share their big news.

Long gone are the days of formal birth announcements, usually found in newspapers and classified sections. With the growing popularity of social media sites such as Twitter, more celebrities (and non-celebrities) are announcing pregnancies online.

On Friday, jewelry designer and Apprentice host Ivanka Trump made headlines across the blogosphere when she announced her pregnancy with Jared Kushner on Twitter, writing “I have been wanting to share some amazing news with you all for some time… I’m pregnant!.”

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