Rihanna. The Barbadian beauty is known for using her Twitter page

In this day and age news travels fast, but that wouldn't be possible without the use of social networking. Celebrities definitely use the new technology to their advantage.

On Thursday (August 9), Forbes released its list of social media superstars based on the total number of Facebook fans and Twitter followers each celebrity has. After tallying the results, it appears music industry heavyweights hold the most power in the social networking world.