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Herebeforeoprah.com Asks The Important Question

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It’s not yet clear exactly what effect Oprah had on Twitter by featuring the benefit (and its first million-follower user, Ashton Kutcher) on her show on Friday. Twitter co-founder Biz Stone tells me he’s vacant to try and get some numbers as to just how many people signed up thanks to Oprah, sometime next week. But, Twitter Search already reveals that it’s a massive amount.

When anything gains mainstream popularity, here are always some ahead of schedule adopters who will start denouncing it. Some do this out of malevolence, some out of odd principle, some because they reckon they’re too cool to do something that a lot of other people do. But, I’m here to tell you that here’s another way.

Instead of life a jackass and pouting about the “excellent ancient days of Twitter,” just visit herebeforeoprah.com. The simple benefit questions the question, “was _______ here before oprah?” Simply fill in the blank with your Twitter name and if you adopted ahead of schedule enough, you’ll get confirmation of your Twitter road cred. For example, I’m very satisfied to get a response, “@parislemon was here before @oprah.”

I know why some of you are upset about Oprah “ruining” Twitter, I really do. I place in countless hours/days/months of mindless 140 character messages just like the rest of you. But suck it up, and get your revenge by letting Oprah know that despite her gaining over 300,000 followers in a day, you beat her to the benefit.

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