'Idol' Clears Season 9 Contestants To Use Twitter, Facebook, Myspace

In a testament to the undeniable influence of social media in today's day in age, American Idol producers and network executives, after nine seasons have finally agreed to allow contestants to maintain social networking profiles on Twitter, Facebook and Myspace. In previous seasons, all social networking was banned, and any pre-existing profiles were deleted prior to the start of live shows.

While we're still unaware of the exact 'rules of engagement' for these profiles, considering they were all custom-made by Fox, we can imagine producers have established ground rules for what's kosher to be discussed on Twitter and elsewhere.

Get links to follow your Top 24 favorites below and/or follow our custom American Idol Twitter list here.

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Didi Benami

Hometown: Knoxville, TN
Currently Resides: Los Angeles, CA
Age: 23

www.twitter.com/DBenamiAI9
www.facebook.com/DBenamiAI9
www.myspace.com/dbenamiai9

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Crystal Bowersox

Hometown: Elliston, OH
Currently Resides: Toledo, OH
Age: 24

www.twitter.com/CBowersoxAI9
www.facebook.com/CBowersoxAI9
www.myspace.com/cbowersoxai9

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Lacey Brown

Hometown: Amarillo, TX
Currently Resides: Amarillo, TX
Age: 24

www.twitter.com/LBrownAI9
www.facebook.com/LBrownAI9
www.myspace.com/lbrownai9

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Michelle Delamor

Hometown: Miami, FL
Currently Resides: Miami, FL
Age: 22
 
www.twitter.com/MDelamorAI9
www.facebook.com/MDelamorAI9
www.myspace.com/mdelamorai9

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Katelyn Epperly

Hometown: West Des Moines, IA
Currently Resides: West Des Moines, IA
Age: 19
 
www.twitter.com/KEpperlyAI9
www.facebook.com/KEpperlyAI9
www.myspace.com/kepperlyai9

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Siobhan Magnus

Hometown: Cape Cod, MA
Currently Resides: Marstons Mills, MA
Age: 20

www.twitter.com/SMagnusAI9
www.facebook.com/SMagnusAI9
www.myspace.com/smagnusai9

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Paige Miles

Hometown: Naples, FL
Currently Resides: Houston, TX
Age: 24

www.twitter.com/PMilesAI9
www.facebook.com/PMilesAI9
www.myspace.com/pmilesai9

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Ashley Rodriguez

Hometown: Chelsea, MA
Currently Resides: Chelsea, MA
Age: 22

www.twitter.com/ARodriguezAI9
www.facebook.com/ARodriguezAI9
www.myspace.com/arodriguezai9

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Lilly Scott

Hometown: Littleton, CO
Currently Resides: Denver, CO
Age: 20
 
www.twitter.com/LScottAI9
www.facebook.com/LScottAI9
www.myspace.com/lscottai9

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Katie Stevens

Hometown: Middlebury, CT
Currently Resides: Middlebury, CT
Age: 17

www.twitter.com/KStevensAI9
www.facebook.com/KStevensAI9
www.myspace.com/kstevensai9

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Haeley Vaughn

Hometown: Fort Collins, CO
Currently Resides: Fort Collins, CO
Age: 16
 
www.twitter.com/HVaughnAI9
www.facebook.com/HVaughnAI9
www.myspace.com/hvaughnai9

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Janell Wheeler

Hometown:  Tampa, FL
Currently Resides: Tampa, FL
Age: 24
 
www.twitter.com/JWheelerAI9
www.facebook.com/JWheelerAI9
www.myspace.com/jwheelerai9

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Lee Dewyze

Hometown: Mount Prospect, IL
Currently Resides: Mount Prospect, IL
Age: 23
 
www.twitter.com/LDewyzeAI9
www.facebook.com/LDewyzeAI9
www.myspace.com/ldewyzeai9

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Andrew Garcia

Hometown: Moreno Valley, CA
Currently Resides: Moreno Valley, CA
Age: 24
 
www.twitter.com/AGarciaAI9
www.facebook.com/AGarciaAI9
www.myspace.com/agarciaai9

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Tyler Grady

Hometown: Nazareth, PA
Currently Resides: Nazareth, PA
Age: 20
 
www.twitter.com/TGradyAI9
www.facebook.com/TGradyAI9
www.myspace.com/tgradyai9

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Todrick Hall

Hometown: Arlington, TX
Currently Resides: Arlington, TX
Age: 24

www.twitter.com/THallAI9
www.facebook.com/THallAI9
www.myspace.com/thallai9

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Casey James

Hometown: Fort Worth, TX
Currently Resides: Fort Worth, TX
Age: 27
 
www.twitter.com/CJamesAI9
www.facebook.com/CJamesAI9
www.myspace.com/cjamesai9

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Aaron Kelly

Hometown: Sonestown, PA
Currently Resides: Sonestown, PA
Age: 16

www.twitter.com/AKellyAI9
www.facebook.com/AKellyAI9
www.myspace.com/akellyai9

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Alex Lambert

Hometown: Fort Worth, TX
Currently Resides: North Richland Hills, TX
Age: 19
 
www.twitter.com/ALambertAI9
www.facebook.com/ALambertAI9
www.myspace.com/alambertai9

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Michael Lynche

Hometown: Astoria, NY
Currently Resides: Astoria, NY
Age: 26
 
www.twitter.com/MLyncheAI9
www.facebook.com/MLyncheAI9
www.myspace.com/mlyncheai9

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Joe Muñoz

Hometown: Huntington Park, CA
Currently Resides: Huntington Park, CA
Age: 20
 
www.twitter.com/JMunozAI9
www.facebook.com/JMunozAI9
www.myspace.com/jmunozai9

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John Park

Hometown: Northbrook, IL
Currently Resides: Evanston, IL
Age: 21
 
www.twitter.com/JParkAI9
www.facebook.com/JParkAI9
www.myspace.com/jparkai9

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Jermaine Sellers

Hometown:  Joliet, IL
Currently Resides: Joliet, IL
Age: 27

www.twitter.com/JSellersAI9
www.facebook.com/JSellersAI9
www.myspace.com/jsellersai9

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Tim Urban

Hometown: Duncanville, TX
Currently Resides: Duncanville, TX
Age: 20

www.twitter.com/TUrbanAI9
www.facebook.com/TurbanAI9
www.myspace.com/turbanai9