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This had to be one of the weirdest pieces of media I've ever seen: watching actor Ashton Kutcher, streaming live on the Web, and Anderson Cooper, broadcasting live on CNN, each pimping their Twitter accounts, trying to exhort the world to help them become the first to reach 1 million followers.
As Kutcher--as well as a host of guests at what I presume was his and wife Demi Moore's house, and even P. Diddy, who was on speakerphone at the house--put it, this was a battle between old-guard TV and newer-kid-on-the-block Web. In the end, the battle to a million was about as close as it could be.
And the winner late Thursday was Kutcher and the Web--never mind that Kutcher himself is a creature of old-guard TV and film. The race started heating up Wednesday when CNN acquired the cnnbrk Twitter account --the largest Twitter account at the time with , followers.
The stats mentioned below in the table indicates followers drop and rise over the last few days. Here are some of the frequently asked questions about Ashton Kutcher's Twitter account. Data Updated: November 12th, Followers Following Tweets Location The country with which this twitter account is associated Los Angeles, California. But the Twitterific actor isn't too far behind. As of midday Tuesday, his Twitter page said he had , followers.
But, with the help of his followers and fans, some think it's possible that Kutcher could overtake CNN and hit 1 million followers in the next week. Turner, who is currently out of the country, couldn't be reached for comment. Calls to Kutcher's spokespeople weren't immediately returned.
Yesterday, the actor of Punk'd fame and husband of actress Demi Moore , posted a video to YouTube expressing his astonishment that he'd attracted hundreds of thousands of Twitter followers.
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