</a>The Twitterverse is constantly buzzing with an outlined play-by-play on the latest in news, entertainment and trending topics—to name a few on the long list of online conversation starters. Of course, with all that chatter it's easy to block out a lot of it, but within all the noise there's still a large percentage that catches your attention in one way or another. To make sure you're not missing out on the valuable commentary and comments online,<strong> BlackEnterprise.com</strong> will now curate the tweets throughout the week that staffers think were worth taking note of, whether an expert, celebrity or even <em>you</em> masterminded the tweet. Timelines flooded with mentions about <strong>Oprah Winfrey</strong>’s newly-launched cable network, <a href="http://www.blackenterprise.com/2011/01/03/oprah-gets-her-own/">OWN</a>, on Jan. 1. Although the initial sky-high ratings—approximately 1 million prime-time viewers—have declined, the network is moving towards its goal of providing the audience with 600 hours of original programming. In this version of <strong>BE Tweets of the Week</strong>, there was no shortage of tweets either embracing or throwing shade Oprah’s way. —<em>Janel Martinez</em>
</a>"Confession: Watched a few <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/OPRAH" target="_blank">@Oprah</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/OprahWinfreyNet" target="_blank">@OprahWinfreyNet</a> OWN shows over the weekend. A lot better than anything starting with The Real Housewives of…" <strong>Wayne Sutton (<a href="http://twitter.com/#!/waynesutton" target="_blank">@waynesutton</a>)</strong></p>
</a>"Oprah's OWN network started today…congratulations to Oprah…what an inspiring person…" <strong>Will.I.Am (<a href="http://twitter.com/#!/iamwill" target="_blank">@iamwill</a>) </strong></p>
</a>"I am loving Oprah's new network, OWN. Did you see <em>Master Class</em> yet?" <strong>Lauren London (<a href="http://twitter.com/#!/MSLAURENLONDON" target="_blank">@MsLaurenLondon</a>) </strong></p>
</a>"Speaking of #OWN<strong> </strong>and Lady O, I'm feeling a little pride and disappointment. Though I'm drinking 'dream big' concoction http://wp.me/pKrPc-25" <strong>La'keisha Gray-Sewel (<a href="http://twitter.com/#!/Lgraysewell" target="_blank">@Lgraysewell</a>)</strong></p>
</a>"I have a feeling I'm going to be further sucked in by this OWN channel…Haven't turned the channel yet! SMH! I can't Oprah- not this year!" <strong>Christina T. Adams (<a href="http://twitter.com/christinatadams" target="_blank">@ChristinaTAdams</a>)</strong></p>
</a>"Watching #OWN. I Love Oprah. Learning already." <strong>Estelle (<a href="http://twitter.com/estelledarlings" target="_blank">@EstelleDarlings</a>) </strong></p>
</a>Want to weigh in on <strong>BE Tweets of the Week</strong>? Start a new conversation using our hashtag <strong>#BEMedia </strong>on Twitter and let your voice be heard. We're listening! <em>For more BE Tweets of the Week, read:</em></p> <a href="http://www.blackenterprise.com/2010/12/31/be-tweets-of-the-week-beremembers-rb-singer-teena-marie/">BE Tweets of the Week: #BEREMEMBERS R&B Singer Teena Marie</a></p> <a href="http://www.blackenterprise.com/2010/12/17/be-tweets-of-the-week-besocialmedia/">BE Tweets of the Week: #BESocialMedia</a></p> <a href="http://www.blackenterprise.com/2010/12/24/be-tweets-of-the-week-beholidaygifting/">BE Tweets of the Week: #BEHolidayGifting </a></p> <a href="http://www.blackenterprise.com/2010/12/10/be-tweets-of-the-week-bepolitics/">BE Tweets of the Week: #BEPolitics </a></p>
