Son of a bitch! (pardon my language) So it’s some big deal that Oprah is now on Twitter. I mean, people are acting like Jesus just showed up on the scene or something. You know what this means for Twitter and the real users of Twitter? A mass takeover by the technology illiterate soccer mom clan.

No offense, I hear Oprah is pretty cool beans and all that but it’s people like her that are evolving Twitter into some sort of popularity beast focused on who’s following who and how many followers you have. I suppose this happens with all new social media avenues but it’s still unfortunate.

I think what really bothers me about Oprah joining the twitterverse is that it’s some big damn deal that some old lady, which happens to be super idolized, has finally joined the technology and social media age. Don’t get me wrong, I hear Oprah is like the next closest person to Jesus and all which is like OMG – *sarcastic*

So I read this article and I’m thinking WTF Twitter? It talks about the influx of new Twitter users due to Oprah joining and how it’s going to test Twitter’s infrastructure. “And so far, Twitter has passed with flying colors.” Where the hell were those flying colors awhile ago? All I remember were flying FAIL WHALES! That just goes to show who Twitter’s founders really care about (celebrities).

The article continues on with an analyst saying “Oprah is more of a ‘movement’ than a TV personality or entertainer… Consumers accross the world listen and absorb whatever Oprah does/says and today she has begun to Twitter.” The moment I read that I had the taste of vomit in my mouth. That sounds more like she could be the anti-christ than just some super-popular grandma. It also sounds like a case of the lemmings…

To finish my “Big O” rant I’m going to also mention that the race to 1 million Twitter followers yesterday, held by Mr. Kutcher and CNN turned into a bunch of bs. Initially I thought it was about doing away with huge corporate media and showing that we, the people, have the power and the right to share news and information freely. I followed Mr. Kutcher under this principal against CNN only to realize, for most people on Twitter, this was about something else (popularity? social dominance?). During his live Ustream broadcast I heard another celebrity say this was as big of a deal as putting a man on the moon. Haha! …No further comments.