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Gwyneth Paltrow joins Facebook, Twitter

Gwyneth Paltrow at the book signing for her book "My Father's Daughter: Delicious, Easy Recipes Celebrating Family and Togetherness" on April 21, 2011, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Getty Images

(CBS) Better late than never. Actress Gwyneth Paltrow joined Twitter and launched a Facebook page on Wednesday.

The Oscar-winner marked her debut to the world of social media by posting a video of herself walking down a street in white blazer and ponytail.

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"I'm trying to join the 21st century," she says in the clip. "I'm on Facebook and Twitter. But not right now, I'm walking down the street looking for a cab."

She later shared a pictureof her two children, Apple and Moses, with the accompanying post, "M+A at coldplay secret gig new songs=genius."

As of Thursday afternoon, Paltrow has collected almost 40,000 Twitter followers and 58,500 Facebook "likes."

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