Update: I changed the title after realizing I got carried away and that to most, easy access to famous people isn’t the #1 reason to use Twitter.

For a guy who is seriously thinking about leaving Twitter for greener pastures, this post doesn’t carry much weight. But I wanted a permanent record for my epiphany. Chalk one up for the archives.

With a little searching, Twitter provides easy access to famous people.

Here are some famous (or not) Twitterers that I follow or vice versa. Whether they read my tweet fodder has yet to be proven.

MC Hammer
Seth Godin
Robert Scoble
Sara Bareilles
Barack Obama
Hillary Clinton
Ryan Newman
Patrick Wilson
Guy Kawasaki
Stephen Colbert

Note: Some of these may be fake accounts. I have not verified any of them.