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They could, but why should they? In other words, what's in it for them? 'fun' doesn't go very far in that world, $ does.

But what also goes far for them is exposure. You know: fame, money, sex. Money is not their only driving motivator.

I thought you weren't a real celebrity without both fame and money anyway.

I would imagine like most celebrity driven business models like twitter, $.