Are we tweeting alone? Can we Tweet to UFO Aliens? YES!!! Maybe …

We all know of Twitter and the importance or the lack thereof of tweets/tweeting. Well tweets can now possibly make a significant impact on the future of our interaction with an alien species.

The site HelloFromEarth.Net is allowing everyday people like you and me to post 160 character long tweets to the planet Gliese 581 D that may or may not contain advanced life forms. There is a deadline to this opportunity. 5pm Monday 24 August 2009 Sydney time.

All tweets that are approved will be sent on a 20 year long journey through space until the targeted planet receives the transmission. Longer than the average RT or @ response, we shouldn’t expect a reply for over 40 years. Of course there is no guarantee of life or their ability to communicate with us.

The event is being run by the magazine Cosmos. In addition they are also giving away 500 free magazine subscriptions with those that post a tweet. The tweets are all moderated and do NOT allow URLs, email addresses, or HTML in the attempted contact with the alien planet. If you think you can leak in a lame comment to antagonize from beyond our solar system, think again.

To post your tweets to potential alien friends or foes go to http://hellofromearth.net

I have to admit, I was pretty excited and already did tweet posts on Twitter to spread the word. If you missed it, feel free to follow me there at http://twitter.com/TelecomSolution

My personal message to the potential inhabitants of the alien planet was  ”Do not judge our species by the action of our governments, please.”

What did you post to the  extraterrestrial planet? Share it with us here.