Vatican reveals Pope to start using Twitter to reach out to new followers

Pope Benedict's new handle on the social network will be @pontifex, beating other contenders that had been considered to showcase the thoughts of one of the world's most visible leaders. The Pope already has 1.2 billion followers in the standard sense of the word, but next week he will be able to amass another type when he enters the brave new world of Twitter.

The Vatican said yesterday the Pope will start tweeting on December 12.

"The handle is a good one. It means 'Pope' and it also means 'bridge builder'," said a Vatican spokesman.

Among the other handles Vatican officials had reportedly considered was @BenedictusPPXVI, but they opted for something linked to the office of the papacy.

The papal tweets will be spiritual, the Vatican said.

And even though Benedict is not the kind of person who walks around with a Blackberry or iPad, the spokesman said "all the Pope's tweets are the Pope's words. Nobody is going to be putting words into his mouth."

The first papal tweets will be answers to questions sent to #askpontifex, and the tweets will be going out in Spanish, English, Italian, Portuguese, German, Polish, Arabic and French. Other languages will be added in the future.

KILT KRANIK REVEALS ARTWORK & TRACKLIST FOR FORTHCOMING DEBUT E.P

As the anticipation for Prince of the Throne, the debut E.P from 16-year old Hip-Hop artist and rising star KILT KRANIK, reaches fever pitch and the E.P’s release date – November 10, 2012 - draws ever closer, Kilt Kranik andGberatinrin Studios are proud to unveil the artwork and tracklist for the Prince of the Throne E.P

 

The young and exciting Ibadan-based newcomer has steadily been building an undeniable buzz for himself and this debut project over the last 18 months with a string of stellar singles and hugely impressive features including the recently released lead single “African Bad Boi” which has been causing quite the stir on tastemaker music blogs and social media networks alike, the “Wagwan” music video which is doing good rounds on your favourite TV stations right now and the massive “Rewind Your Mind” collaboration with Phizzle which introduced us to Kranikin the first place.

 

With room for only two features on his debut E.P, this 10-track affair is the quintessential introduction of KILT KRANIK to his burgeoning fan base and staunch critics and with this E.P striking the right balance between radio friendly club singles such as “Gaga Go” and “Bad Man” and fierce hard-hitting rap tracks such as “Son of a Gun” and “Forever”, this Prince of the Throne E.P has something for everyone, no matter what your taste palette dictates.

 

Let the anticipation commence… Prince of the Throne will be released digitally, via Spinlet and on all major music websites and blogs on November 10, 2012!

 

PRINCE OF THE THRONE E.P TRACKLIST

 

Intro (Prince of the Throne)

Taking Over

Gaga Go

African Bad Boi

Go Hard (Featuring Mini Yong)

Bad Man

Wagwan

Son of a Gun

Can’t Stop My Shine

 Forever (Featuring Mini Yong & Phizzle)