Twitter continues to grow by leaps and bounds, reporting 9.3 million unique users in March, more than doubling their numbers from February. Oh my goodness. So much has happened this week on Twitter, from Jessica Simpson joining up to Ashton Kutcher hitting an all-time follower high to the highly anticipated first tweet of Oprah Winfrey. It was a banner week for Twitter, which means there's plenty of funny and thoughtful tweets for us to take a look at.

Oprah Winfrey has started an account and as of today, Friday, will be sending her very first tweet live from her show. As of this writing, she already has 60,000 followers before sending a single message. When the people who watch her show are introduced to Twitter, it is anticipated that the site will see slow load times as thousands of new accounts are opened.

Most importantly, Ashton Kutcher was the first person to make it to ONE MILLION Twitter followers. His epic race against CNN was well documented, culminating in a moment of sweet victory. The interesting thing about this is Kutcher has made the race into a battle between old media, the gatekeepers of information, and what he feels is the new media, with Twitter falling front and center in that fight for freedom of knowledge. In his live streaming video where he counted down to a million late Thursday night, he said that he hopes Twitter will bring people into closer contact with celebrities, and remove some of the frenzy, saying, "I'll give you a picture for free, we don't need TMZ at the bottom of my hill." A victory for Kutcher is a sign of the times to come, when information is quickly shared and consumed by every day people.

Editor's Note: If you want to follow the person on Twitter, click on their name before the Tweet!

Ashton Kutcher: Victory is ours!!!!!!!!
(Apr 16, 11:14 p.m.)

Queen of All Media, gossip maven Perez Hilton wistfully wished for the improbable:

Perez Hilton: is wishing Brad and Angelina were on Twitter. Now THOSE are two people I could really get behind! (Apr 16, 12:13 p.m.)

Singer and songwriter Taylor Swift shared the secret to a wonderful day:

Taylor Swift: today I'm busting out my signed olivia newton john t-shirt. Possibly my favorite shirt ever. Wearing it guarantees a great day. (Apr 16, 9:45 a.m.)

Director Jon Favreau is really utilizing the power of Twitter to keep his fans informed as to the goings on at hand. Favreau is tweeting from the set of Iron Man 2, every day bringing us updates as they shoot the highly anticipated sequel.

Jon Favreau: Back from lunch. More Tony and Pepper in the workshop. (Apr 14, 5:57 p.m.)

How to succeed in business, tips from singer John Mayer, completely free of charge:

John Mayer: Some girl just knocked on my car window at a red light and handed me her demo. That's how you DO IT!! (Apr 14, 2:36 p.m.)

Blond, beautiful actress Elizabeth Banks shares one of those strange little audible mishaps that gives one pause.

Elizabeth Banks: This boggled my mind for about 15 minutes this morning: on radio: "Like Martin Luther said, 'violins beget violins'." (Apr 13, 9:13 a.m.)

Lindsay Lohan's DJ ex-girlfriend speaks a half truth, but the real truth is always a fantastic idea.

Samantha Ronson: Karaoke is always a better idea before the mic is placed in your hand (Apr 13, 1:09 a.m.)

Screenwriter Diablo Cody is feeling a little downtrodden by the invasive nature of modern technology:

Diablo Cody: Just got simultaneous spam emails from Weight Watchers and Lenscrafters. It's like, "Hey Four Eyes! Eat an apple, bitch!" (Apr 13, 12:56 a.m.)

I heard she kissed a girl and she liked it. Singer Katy Perry keeps us updated on her Memphis trip, and her current design inclinations.

Katy Perry: Taking a tour of graceland ... Getting decorating tips for my apt. (Apr 12, 2:30 p.m.)

Some of us got up early to stock Easter eggs and candy, some of us were too tired. Star Trek's Brent Spiner made the sleepy decision, decidedly un-religious:

Brent Spiner: Easter. Staying in bed all day. Don't feel like rising. (Apr 12, 6:17 a.m.)

Every now and then you look in the mirror and recognize someone, unfortunately for The Office 's Mindy Kaling, it isn't someone she wants to see.

Mindy Kaling: Yikes. Looking more and more like Velma from Scooby Doo and Dora the Explorer, you guys. (Apr 10, 12:13 p.m.)

TWEET OF THE WEEK:

And our "Tweet of the Week Award" goes to Mindy Kaling, who attempts to find similarities with other Twilight fanatics:

Mindy Kaling: DIFFICULT TO WATCH ADVENTURELAND AND NOT HOPE EDWARD WOULD SWOOP DOWN AND RESCUE BELLA AND KILL RYAN REYNOLDS. (Apr 13, 8:31 a.m.)

A very, very close runner-up, and honorable mention goes to John Mayer, who gives us a look inside the glass house of celebrity:

John Mayer: Just had a delicious meal at Katsuya. It cost 138.35 and tomorrow's criticism of my hair, face, jacket, personality and career. It was tasty. (Apr 16, 11:36 p.m.)

That's it for this week! As always, feel free to follow me here.

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