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Oprah and Dr. Phil Not Exactly Tweeting the Truth

by Warren Riddle on September 21, 2009 at 04:30 PM

When Oprah posted her first tweet back in April, traffic to Twitter increased by an incredible 43-percent. Even though the daytime diva's activity has steadily declined like that of so many others, she, or someone paid by her, continues to tweet, albeit sporadically.

Last week, Oprah hosted her one-time protege Dr. Phil (video after the break) on her own show, where the two discussed their micro-blogging habits. Dr. P revealed that he gets some "great ideas for shows" from the site. (He still has a TV show?) Even though the site allows for unparalleled interaction with fans, he agreed when Oprah said, "For the most part I don't want people to know where I am," saying that he waits to tweet about his actions until after he has already moved elsewhere. Oprah laughingly agreed, and then the two exchanged an incredibly awkward, and lame, finger snap.

While it may not come as a complete surprise that Oprah and Phil don't really want you to know what they're doing, the good Dr. did provide some of his aw-shucks self-deprecating humor when he said, "I'm so boring I don't even know what to tweet." [From: Geek Sugar]

Tags: Dr. Phil, Dr.Phil, Oprah, privacy, social networking, SocialNetworking, top, Twitter

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