When a public figure's tweet results in big buzz, Twitter makes sure other celebrities know it.
Kliner said he sees Santa as more of a public figure than a role model.
And is there a difference between a public figure and a well-known figure when it comes to privacy?
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Mr Mosley said he had not been "reckless" in attending sado-masochistic sex parties while being a public figure.
It made him first a star, then a public figure, now a politician.
Ms. SAAD-GHORAYEB: Michel Suleiman as the army general has been very low profile and he's not a public figure.
He's seen as someone comfortable being a public figure, with the managerial experience of leading the nation's largest police department.
Tebow may be a different animal though, a public figure that can transcend the usual formula, at least for awhile.
It was pointed out at the time that this is not acceptable for a public figure and is manipulative female behavior.
We also like to attack any claim, especially by a public figure or wealthy person that seems to smack of self-interest.
As a public figure he portrayed himself as a provocateur but never provoked so much that he jeopardised his personal freedom.
Yet when a public figure emerges in a new setting, the unfortunate tendency is to imprison him in our own set positions.
Norman added of the Golf Channel that Tiger "has the right to privacy, but he also has responsibilities as a public figure".
Mr Negroponte has faded as a public figure, but his influence persists.
As a public figure he deserved criticism for spewing forth ethnic insults.
Heller enjoyed being a public figure, making speeches and going to parties.
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On the other hand, if you are a public figure, you have to be quite careful about what you say on the internet.
What we are far less sure how to do is to take seriously a public figure's seemingly admirable character and professions of higher purpose.
As long as a public figure is willing to admit fault and demonstrate some level of contrition, Americans at some point will generally forgive.
The poor judgments stem from the fact that Jon Gosselin does not understand the full impact of being a public figure, Kate Gosselin said.
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William Adams is a public figure, an Aransas County Court-at-Law judge.
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Breitbart was a pioneer of new media before he became a public figure, as a founding employee of both the Huffington Post and the Drudge Report.
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Some would say that there is a public-interest justification in the exposure of law-breaking of any kind by a public figure, which Mr Dallaglio certainly is.
Although he believes that fame tends to be "very corrupting, " he is comfortable as a public figure and as the personification of the company he built.
He also changed the way Downing Street press chiefs are seen in the outside world - he has become a public figure in his own right.
O'Connor was described as "a public figure and a civic treasure to the San Diego community" for 30 years, according to court papers filed by her attorney.
If you are a public figure, a journalist, or an employee at a corporation, do your tweets reflect on your organization or are they merely personal opinions best ignored?
Although he is unlikely to become a public figure in the mould of Mr Gates, he is more in tune with a style of computing in which everything is connected.
"If he wants to be a manager and wants to be a public figure, he needs to make it clear he accepts these views are completely inappropriate, " joint national secretary Weyman Bennett said.
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