ARTISTS of Hollywood are busy to join in the business of information technology (IT). Who are they? The latest is Justin Timberlake. He now owns social networking site MySpace.
Five other Hollywood celebrities who invests in IT companies is Stephen Fry, Dr. Dre, Ashton Kutcher, Peter Gabriel and Lou Reed.
Actor and comedian Stephen Fry has a stake in Pushnote since 2010. Web-based commentary service was launched in January 2011. Fry, who has two million followers were actively promoting Pushnote on Twitter.
Rapper and producer Dr. Dre headphones do business. Marketing branded devices Beats by Dr. Dre's done since July 2008.
To build relationships with fans, Ashton Kutcher choose investing in social media magazine contained in the iPad. Namely, Flipboard. The right choice because he now has 7 million followers on Twitter.
Similar to Kutcher, American rock musician Lou Reed to invest in business applications. He created a special iPhone application visually impaired, Lou Zoom.
British musician Peter Gabriel's career had sunk. He is now investing in digital music service We7.