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April 17, 2009
Really, Oprah? Ashton Kutcher is the 'King' of Twitter? REALLY?
This week's "race" on Twitter to see who could get to 1 million followers the quickest has gotten on my nerves. I've never been a big fan of the "who can get the most followers" game, but usually they're easy to ignore.
This one bugged me. I don't mind celebrities using Twitter. But when I hear things like Oprah crowning Ashton Kutcher the "King" of Twitter, I think - why in the world does Oprah think she's the one who should make a proclamation?
I finally figured out why it's so annoying. Most of the time when a trend happens, it starts with celebrities. Then all the fans start wearing a fashion or driving a car or going on a certain diet or whatever.
But with Twitter, the celebrities practically came from out of nowhere and decided they were the most awesome thing to come to Twitter since, well, the millions of users who were already there.
I guess it's just that I've watched people in a variety of niches really advance Twitter, and then Oprah comes along riding coattails and interviewing celebrities.
Don't get me wrong, I love that Twitter is getting so much attention. For those of you who are trying to market your business via Twitter, having Oprah's fans on there certainly helps.
But for those of us geeks who've been on Twitter for a while, this just feels like the captain of the cheerleading squad trying to take over the yearbook. Or the chess club.
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Posted by Nathania Johnson on April 17, 2009 5:28 PM
Comments
Crystal April 17, 2009 6:11 PM
Don't worry, be happy. Oprah is not God. I say you two thumb wrestle, and then the winner gets a Bentley.
Me April 17, 2009 8:44 PM
I'm with you 100% Kevin. I ignored the entire hoopla :)
Kim Krause Berg April 17, 2009 9:53 PM
Honestly? I don't think they did a great job communicating the value of Twitter to the audience. Not nearly as good as they could have. Came off so fluffy, more like the whole service was a popularity contest.
Sad that Ashton was the strongest PR for the network on the whole show - he communicated better than Mr. Williams. I think Ev is just shy, not his fault - just his personality.
Adam Singer April 17, 2009 10:30 PM
keep spirit brother.
twitter, is one of ways to market your product
ierone April 18, 2009 4:09 AM
Twitter's value is getting diluted in my opinion. What used to be a platform for communication has become a 'list building' generator, 'U got 1 mil follower, I'll follow them too'. One time, I even saw someone with around 10K followers with 1 update???
George Manlangit April 18, 2009 8:51 AM
Who is Ashton Kutcher?...joke
besides that, isnt it ironic that a free service such as twitter needs a king? Wouldnt the creators of twitters be kings of twitter?...what is a king anyway? can he run for president?
well if ashton kutcher is king of twitter than i am a king of the internet! :P
Den April 18, 2009 11:40 AM
Yeah, I've seen Ashton's video where he won over CNN! Can you believe that? Because I don't. :)
wow gold April 18, 2009 6:19 PM
I completely agree...