Shah Rukh becomes first Indian to join special invite-only web service used by A-listers like Cristiano Ronaldo and Tom Hanks

Shah Rukh Khan has joined the virtual league of international celebrities like Tom Hanks and Cristiano Ronaldo.

He is the first Indian member of a special invites-only website that allows famous personalities to syndicate their social media, providing them with one common platform to tweet, talk to fans on Facebook, etc.

Only for the famous

The website, called Whosay.com caters to popular athletes, artists, stars, wrestlers, etc across the world.

The social media service is for famous personalities where they can connect to their fans on various networks authorized by the website.

International celebrities actively using Whosay are Tom Hanks, Jim Carrey, Cristiano Ronaldo, Enrique Iglesias, Steve Martin, Kevin Spacey, John Cusack and Keith Urban.

Power to control

Says a source close to Shah Rukh, "Whosay is a VIP service for only famous people. If you are a popular personality you can contact the website for an invite.

It gives celebrities new control over their presence on social media. When you see someone posting via Whosay, you'll know that it's authentic."

After Los Angeles, New York, and London when Whosay decided to launch themselves in India, they felt who better than Shah Rukh Khan to be the first Indian to start using their service.

The source adds, "Last month, Whosay invited him to use this platform. After his last film My Name Is Khan, Shah Rukh has become a global name.

In addition to photo and video hosting, the services include automated copyright branding and a private mobile app allowing the social media updates to be easily controlled."