Aaron Eckhart joins Twitter

Los Angeles: Hollywood actor Aaron Eckhart, who has made a Twitter account at the behest of his agent, feels the social networking site is used to find good dates.

"My agent made me join Twitter because there`s this insane notion that it all matters for business. They`ll tell me so-and-so has this many followers. I go, `yeah, but did it get him a job? Are they a better actor?` And they`re like, no," femalefirst.co.uk quoted Eckhart as saying. "Why did I give in? I`m an old man. What do I need Twitter for? Mostly it`s just to get chicks," he added. Quizzed on whether he was desperate enough to field dates on the social network, he said: "Yes I am. I`m very shy. I know you don`t believe it." However, the 45-year-old stays away from dating websites for fear of being recognised. He said: "Then they tweet it and everything. Like, I`ve had some weird experiences, but let`s not go into that." IANS