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Oprah Tweets on TV (Thanks, Ashton!)

by Thomas Houston on April 17, 2009 at 08:20 PM



Earlier today, we wrote about a monumental turning point in Twitter's history. No, the site hasn't been purged of its chronic downtime (fail whale), and obnoxious "social networking media marketing mavens" haven't been banished; instead, the All-Powerful Oprah began tweeting (@oprah).

The day-time hostess announced yesterday via Facebook that she would begin using the microblogging site today. On schedule, Oprah made her Twitter-debut with:

HI TWITTERS . THANK YOU FOR A WARM WELCOME. FEELING REALLY 21st CENTURY .

Great. Fortunately, the all caps were toned down in the afternoon's later tweets, and Oprah -- we hope she doesn't have a ghost-writer -- even showed off the knowledge of a Twitter regular by sending an @reply to Demi Moore. Not too shabby for a beginner. We're not seeing too much of interest from the great daytime oracle, despite drawing in 163,412 followers (as of writing). While her follower count may be significantly lower than that of today's guest, Twitter King Ashton Kutcher, we're sure Oprah and her followers would thrash Ashton and CNN in a Twitter war. [From: CNET]

Celebrities on Twitter

    Recently, media personalities have taken to celebrity Twitterers like fat kids to the neighborhood ice cream truck. But don't be fooled, dear readers. We here at Switched are the fattest on the block. So, without further ado, we present to you the most ridiculous, significant, misspelled and/or out-of-context tweets by the most recognizable folks we could find. Enjoy.

    Shaquille O'Neal
    "I'm goin to the alamo tomorro to get one of those daniel boone squirrel tail hats, I'm n san antonio, in case u didn't kno were the alamo is"

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    Tina Fey
    "I don't know why I even bother chewing corn anymore."

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    Ashton Kutcher
    "There's nothing cool about being a pimp. Pimp = Slave Owner"

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    Britney Spears
    "Britney went to Jerry's Deli last night for after shopping at Target. She had a black and white milkshake with dinner. Lauren"

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    John Tesh
    "JT is shopping with women. I need a guy film."

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    Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz
    "When I'm asleep on the inside only you get my acid washed mind."

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    President Barack Obama
    "We just made history. All of this happened because you gave your time, talent and passion. All of this happened because of you. Thanks"

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    Senator John McCain
    "YEs!! I am twittering on my blackberry but not without a little help!"

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    John Cleese
    "Thinking about tooth decay..."

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Tags: ashton kutcher, AshtonKutcher, celebritweets, microblogging, oprah, top, twitter

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