According to Chicago Now, Oprah “had 1,336,827 followers when she sent her last tweet on June 6. Today she has 1,801,684 (and counting).”  That’s really incredible.  If you’ve ever tried to build a following on Twitter, you will know that it’s not always that easy.

It’s unfortunate, therefore, that she really doesn’t interact on the site.  Her last tweet was exactly a month ago (June 6, 2009) when she wrote: "Today went to see Phylicia Rashad in AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY. It too was outstanding. Makes me crave BROADWAY!!"

I would love to hear more about what she’s doing this summer and what products she’s trying out and which restaurants she enjoys. 

I definitely don’t tweet as much as I should but I also am not a celebrity and I certainly didn’t send my first update on television. 

You’ve already created the profile – please tweet some more, Oprah!

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"HI TWITTERS . THANK YOU FOR A WARM WELCOME. FEELING REALLY 21st CENTURY," she wrote.  That’s it.  Very basic. 

Amazingly, the last time I checked she was close to having 130,000 followers already and she got a message from fellow talk show host, Jimmy Fallon, who said he was at a deli for a photo shoot.  She tweeted back: "Hi Jimmy.  Order a reuben for me."

She even provided a quick update on her new pet, Sadie, a cocker spaniel who has had some gastrointestinal issues.  She wrote: "Sadie’s great. Gets her rabies vaccine today."

Very nice, Oprah!  Welcome to the Twitterverse!  Don’t forget to follow the other daytime talk shows/hosts on Twitter!

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