Things were fairly quiet on the Twitter front this week as Oprah seemingly discovered the Internet and began tweeting away. Lauren Conrad from The Hills signed up for Twitter, joining other cast mates such as Heidi Montag and Whitney Port. Many people seemed to be en route from one vacation or job to another, often across continents.

Since last week's race to a million followers between Ashton Kutcher and CNN, everyone on Twitter seems to be busy, and tweeting about average activities. While some people find celebrities tweeting about daily life to be obnoxious, Twitter could be a very powerful tool for celebrities and fans to interact without the layers that usually separate the two. Could Twitter one day eventually replace gossip magazines? If celebrities themselves are the ones providing the content, confirming or denying rumors, and breaking their own news, the power has been put back into their hands, and people love it. While some celebrities are more active and involved than others, I think we'll see a surge of celebrities joining Twitter in the coming months. Let's get right to this week's batch of tweets!

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

Oprah sent her first tweet live on her show last Friday, and has kept up with it, though I can only wonder how long this will last until some junior producer takes over.

Oprah Winfrey: HI TWITTERS. THANK YOU FOR A WARM WELCOME. FEELING REALLY 21st CENTURY . (April 17, 7:11 a.m.)

Singer John Mayer reveals his goals to the world at large.

John Mayer: I'm going to put this out there, "The Secret" style: I would like to be the spokesperson for the President's Council on Physical Fitness. (April 21, 5:42 p.m.)

Basketball legend Shaquille O'Neal has recently begun some sort of dieting plan and keeps fans updated on his successes.

Shaq: Just left the gym calvin klein here I come (April 20, 9:00 p.m.)

Comedian Eddie Izzard's stream is occasionally funny, but more often focuses on the mundane moments.

Eddie Izzard: Sitting on a plane. Flying back to the UK. I hear the weather is good. As you know, I like to follow weather. London here I come (April 20, 9:01 p.m.)

Director Paul Feig shares the sentiments of many California residents as he complains about the recent heat wave.

Paul Feig: Too bad it couldn't have been hotter in LA today. Perhaps if the air was actually on fire. Well, there's always tomorrow. (April 20, 9:38 p.m.)

Luminous actress Emmy Rossum also complained of unusually hot weather as the temperature rose to nearly 100℉.

Emmy Rossum: You could fry an egg on my patio its so hot. Ugh. (April 21, 10:04 a.m.)

Stephen Colbert, host of The Colbert Report, makes note of a long-standing joke among the media elite everywhere, how eerily similar certain people can look.

Stephen Colbert: ira glass is on tonight. must remember to not call him 'rachel maddow' (April 22, 12:05 p.m.)

It's been a little while since anyone's heard from the singer Moby, but that may be due to an injury.

Moby: Nothing says 'cool' like hobbling through soho with a cane and a fractured ankle. Eesh. Maybe I'll start shaking my cane at the young people (April 21, 9:47 a.m.)

Not entirely sure if this Steve Buscemi is the actor Steve Buscemi, but it certainly sounds like him.

Steve Buscemi: has always had incredible balance and can stand drunk on one foot longer than you can stand on two while being sober. (April 21, 5:06 p.m.)

Every now and then, you just like something that no one else really likes that much. Director Rian Johnson opens up.

Rian Johnson: Unironic obsession with 1973 film version of Jesus Christ Superstar: DEVELOPED. (April 21, 5:46 p.m.)

TWEET OF THE WEEK:

And our "Tweet of the Week Award" goes to Larry King, who has taken to Twitter like a fish to the water, and understands perfectly, no matter what the medium, what it is the American people want to discuss.

Larry King: My nine year old asked me what it means to "put a ring on it." Is there anyone left who doesn't know Beyonce's music? (April 23, 5:34 p.m.)

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

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