My Twitter Account & Following Ellen DeGeneres

This is the link to my new twitter account! I'm so excited! ^^
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Below is the same post I made on Courseden. I'm also putting it on my blog for backup!


NAME AND SIGNIFICANCE OF PERSON

I decided to follow Ellen DeGeneres on Twitter.

My family has always been a big fan of Ellen and we watch her show together all the time when I'm at home. What we love most about her is how giving and generous she is and how she is always willing to help other people any way that she can.

She also has a wide range of accomplishments, from hosting a variety of award programs to receiving Emmy Awards, People's Choice Awards, and Kid's Choice Awards. In addition to this, and to being a successful entertainer (with her comedy shows and sitcoms), Ellen has also done a lot in terms of giving to charity. She's supported multitudes of foundations such as the St. Jude's Children Research Hospital, Artists Against Racism, the Red Cross, the Humane Society, and more.

She is funny, witty, and kind-hearted, so I thought she would be a great person to follow along on Twitter.


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NUMBER OF FOLLOWERS

At the start of the week on Tuesday, Ellen had 4,156,878 followers. By Friday the number had increased to 4,175,747.


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NATUR-ING 3 OF ELLEN'S POSTS OVER THE WEEK

1) Happy Birthday Ellen!:

Apparently, Ellen’s birthday was on Tuesday of this week! She mentions how one of her birthday wishes was for Michael Jackson’s “This is It” dancers to perform on her show and they did! Posts about her birthday carried on over to January 27th, where she states that friends like Ryan Seacrest , Usher, and more left her birthday wishes on her voicemail. She tweets about other birthday gifts she received as well. Happy Birthday Ellen! ^^

2) Super Bowl- Go Saints!:

On January 28th, she makes several posts about how her mother is going to the Super Bowl to see the Saints play and how excited she is about seeing her mom’s face painted in black and gold (lol)! Apparently she is a big Saint’s fan!

3) Helping a Fire-Fighter:

On January 28th, Ellen also posts about a team of LA firefighters who rescued a dog last week, and how one of the firefighters is looking for a girlfriend. At 3:19 on Jan. 28th she wrote: "Wanted: Loving girlfriend for a heroic, adorable, and single fireman. He rescues dogs! Come on ladies. You're welcome http://su.pr/1dvTWh".

I think it’s very sweet that she offered to help the man find someone through her show and her Twitter account.


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Generally, Ellen’s posts seem to consist of events happening on her show or happening in her life. In addition to this, she ‘tweeted’ about how she has opened up a link on YouTube called “GetonEllen” where people can send in videos of their talents and she’ll air them on her show. She also gave out iPods to a few lucky people as well. She is a very nice and caring person who is always willing to give and help other people anyway she can, whether they are on her show or whether they are fans of her show. I really do look up to her, and that’s why I decided to follow her on Twitter.

Click here for link to my post on our class's courseden page. ^-^