- Social media is a game of numbers, the more people in your network the broader your reach when branding and promoting. No place is that more evident than on Twitter. Anyone that’s played the follow back game knows reciprocation is just not that easy—especially when dealing with someone the likes of <strong>Oprah Winfrey</strong>. While the multimedia mogul and billionaire businesswoman has a Twitter following over six million, her list of handles worth following tops out at a mere 33. Curious as to who these chosen few are, <strong>BlackEnterprise.com</strong> peered through <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/oprah" target="_blank"><strong>@Oprah</strong></a>’s timeline to see if the Oprah Effect translates to Twitter as well.
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- <ul> <li><strong>Maya Watson <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/mayawatson" target="_blank">@mayawatson</a></strong></li> </ul> As Marketing Manager for Harpo Studios, Watson takes residence in Chicago, where she strives to live her best life—one tweet at a time.
- <ul> <li><strong>Dr. Laura Berman <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/DrLauraBerman" target="_blank">@DrLauraBerman</a></strong></li> </ul> An expert in relationships and sexual health, <a href="http://www.drlauraberman.com" target="_blank"><strong>Dr. Berman</strong></a> is a regular Oprah contributor with hosting gigs on both Oprah Radio and OWN.
- <ul> <li><strong>Jill Van Lokeren <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/jvanlokeren" target="_blank">@jvanlokeren</a></strong></li> </ul> As Senior Supervising Producer for <em>The Oprah Winfrey Show</em>, Lokeren received many job perks—including a follow back from her billionaire boss.
- <ul> <li><strong>Larry King <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/kingsthings" target="_blank">@kingsthings</a></strong></li> </ul> As a retired talk show himself (CNN’s <a href="http://www.CNN.com/LarryKing" target="_blank"><strong><em>Larry King Live</em></strong></a>), King and Oprah likely have a lot to tweet about.
- <ul> <li><strong>Lisa Ling <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/lisaling" target="_blank">@lisaling</a></strong></li> </ul> <strong>Ling</strong> http://www.lisaling.com went from simply being a correspondent for <em>The Oprah Winfrey Show</em> to hosting a show of her own, <em>Our America</em> on the OWN network.
- <ul> <li><strong>Oprah.com <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/Oprah_com" target="_blank">@Oprah_com</a></strong></li> </ul> It makes sense that <a href="http://www.oprah.com" target="_blank"><strong>Oprah.com</strong></a> would be among Lady O’s follows, she’s always been one to lead by example. The account’s feed features content related to health, beauty, recipes, money, decorating and relationship advice to live your best life.
- <ul> <li><strong>Andrea Wishom <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/hydeparkmom" target="_blank">@hydeparkmom</a></strong></li> </ul> The Senior Supervising Producer for <em>The Oprah Winfrey Show</em> loves her job and her three children.
- <ul> <li><strong>Harriet Seitler <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/hseitler" target="_blank">@hseitler</a></strong></li> </ul> Executive Vice President of Harpo Studios is amazed by the work put into the farewell season of <em>The Oprah Winfrey Show</em> and isn’t too proud to tweet about it.
- <ul> <li><strong>Gayle King <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/kinggayle" target="_blank">@kinggayle</a></strong></li> </ul> It should come as no surprise that King is among Oprah select list of follows. Not only is she Winfrey’s best friend, but Editor at Large of <em>O Magazine</em> and host of <a href="http://www.thegaylekingshow.com" target="_blank"><strong><em>The Gayle King Show</em></strong></a>.
- <ul> <li><strong>Evan Williams <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/ev" target="_blank">@ev</a></strong></li> </ul> If it wasn’t for <a href="http://evhead.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Williams</strong></a> life as we know it would be completely different. The co-founder of Twitter earned his Oprah follow the best way possible by building the platform.
- <ul> <li><strong>George Stephanopoulos <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/GStephanopoulos" target="_blank">@GStephanopoulos</a> </strong></li> </ul> Even Oprah needs her dose of news and the <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/" target="_blank"><em><strong>Good Morning America</strong></em></a> anchor and ABC News Chief Political Correspondent provides just that.
- <ul> <li><strong>O The Oprah Magazine <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/O_Magazine" target="_blank">@O_Magazine</a></strong></li> </ul> In another nod to her multimedia empire, Oprah follows the feed for her own <a href="http://www.oprah.com/magazine/omagazine" target="_blank"><strong>magazine</strong></a>, which provides inspiration on everything from lasting love to luscious food, from the joys of reading to the rush of learning how to do everything a little better.
- <ul> <li><strong>Rosie O’Donnell <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/Rosie" target="_blank">@Rosie</a></strong></li> </ul> More women of power need to stick together and network in the digital and real world. Rosie and Oprah can attest to that.
- <ul> <li><strong>Jon Sinclair <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/jonnysinc" target="_blank">@jonnysinc</a></strong></li> </ul> As VP of Harpo Development and Creative Works, Sinclair creates and promote new shows, series and specials for the company—including <em>The Dr. Oz Show</em>, <em>Oprah’s Big Give</em>, <em>Oprah’s Oscar Special</em>, and <em>Christmas at the White House</em>.
- <ul> <li><strong>Peggy Panosh <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/ppanosh" target="_blank">@ppanosh</a></strong></li> </ul> Panosh serves as the Senior Vice President at Harpo Productions. Prior to that she held similar positions at Infinity Broadcasting and Westwood One.
- <ul> <li><strong>Will.I.Am <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/Iamwill" target="_blank">@Iamwill</a></strong></li> </ul> The Black Eyed Peas frontman and newly appointed Intel executive worked his magic to earn a spot amongst Oprah’s selected few Twitter follows.
- <ul> <li><strong>Nate Berkus <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/Nate_Berkus" target="_blank">@Nate_Berkus</a></strong></li> </ul> A regular on Oprah’s famed couch, <a href="http://www.nateberkus.com" target="_blank"><strong>Berkus</strong></a> dished out interior design advice in small doses until the debut of his Harpo-produced show, <em>The Nate Berkus Show</em> debuted last year.
- <ul> <li><strong>Dr. Mehmet Oz <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/DrOz" target="_blank">@DrOz</a></strong></li> </ul> Another Oprah alum, <a href="http://www.doctoroz.com" target="_blank"><strong>Dr. Oz</strong></a> is the cardiac surgeon/author that became an Emmy Award-winning host of his own Harpo-produced show, <em>The Dr. Oz Show</em>.
- <ul> <li><strong>Mary J. Blige <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/maryjblige" target="_blank">@maryjblige</a></strong></li> </ul> The Grammy Award-winning singer has earned many accolades in her career, including a follow from Oprah.
- <ul> <li><strong>The Oprah Show <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/TheOprahShow" target="_blank">@TheOprahShow</a></strong></li> </ul> For those that love <a href="http://www.oprah.com/" target="_blank"><strong><em>The Oprah Winfrey Show</em></strong></a>, this was their one stop shop for behind the scenes goodies. With the end of the show’s 25-year run it should be a place to wax nostalgic.
- <ul> <li><strong>Lisa Erspamer <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/lisaerspamer" target="_blank">@lisaerspamer</a></strong></li> </ul> As the Chief Creative Officer for The Oprah Winfrey Network, Erspamer should provide insight into new developments in Oprah’s new universe in 140 characters or less.
- <ul> <li><strong>Jenny McCarthy <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/JennyMcCarthy" target="_blank">@JennyMcCarthy</a></strong></li> </ul> Despite her label as a perennial funny woman, McCarthy also serves as President of <strong><a href="http://www.generationrescue.org" target="_blank">Generation Rescue</a></strong>, a resource for those dealing with autism and their families that likely struck a chord with Oprah’s humanitarian heart.
- <ul> <li><strong>Queen Rania Al Abdullah <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/QueenRania" target="_blank">@QueenRania</a></strong></li> </ul> Being that Oprah is often referred to as the Queen of Media, it’s only right that she has a few royal friends like <a href="http://www.queenrania.jo/" target="_blank"><strong>Queen Rania</strong></a> of Jordan just one tweet away.
- <ul> <li><strong>Ashton Kutcher <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/aplusk" target="_blank">@aplusk</a></strong></li> </ul> The actor/producer has accomplished a lot in his 33 years, including being the first person to gain one million followers—including snagging a follow from Oprah—and Charlie Sheen’s job. #Winning
- <ul> <li><strong>Demi Moore <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/MrsKutcher" target="_blank">@MrsKutcher</a></strong></li> </ul> If Oprah’s going to follow Mr. Kutcher, it’s only right that the same courtesy be extended to his wife, Demi Moore.
- <ul> <li><strong>Oprah Radio <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/OprahRadio" target="_blank">@OprahRadio</a></strong></li> </ul> Another one of Oprah’s media properties, <a href="http://www.oprahradio.com" target="_blank"><strong>Oprah Radio</strong></a>, featuring a newsfeed focused on her XM 111/Sirius 204 broadcasts.
- <ul> <li><strong>Hugh Jackman <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/RealHughJackman" target="_blank">@RealHughJackman</a></strong></li> </ul> The Australian-born actor is a fellow philanthropist that shares Oprah’s philosophy of giving back.
- <ul> <li><strong>Jimmy Fallon <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/jimmyfallon" target="_blank">@jimmyfallon</a></strong></li> </ul> The <a href="http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com" target="_blank"><em>Late Night</em></a> host is not only one of Oprah’s peers but also a member of her select Twitter list.
- <ul> <li><strong>Sheri Salata <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/sherisalata" target="_blank">@sherisalata</a></strong></li> </ul> Behind every great daytime queen, there's a great executive producer. That’s where Salata, who serves as President of Harpo Studios and occasional on-camera visitor to Oprah’s couch, comes in.
- <ul> <li><strong>Shaquille O’Neal <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/Shaq" target="_blank">@Shaq</a></strong></li> </ul> The NBA all-star is big on jokes and Twitter, especially with bragging rights of having a follow from the billionaire businesswoman.
- <ul> <li><strong>Erik Logan <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/etoppenberg" target="_blank">@etoppenberg</a></strong></li> </ul> As president at Harpo Productions, Logan reports directly to Oprah, who just so happens to be following his every tweet.
- <ul> <li><strong>Ellen DeGeneres <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/TheEllenShow" target="_blank">@TheEllenShow</a></strong></li> </ul> As host of <a href="http://www.ellentv.com" target="_blank"><strong><em>The Ellen Show</em></strong></a> DeGeneres went from comedian to talk show with a loyal following, which also includes Oprah.
- <ul> <li><strong>Oprah Winfrey Network <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/OprahWinfreyNet" target="_blank">@OprahWinfreyNet</a></strong></li> </ul> With the ending of <em>The Oprah Winfrey Show</em>’s broadcast run, faithful viewers will have only one place to get fresh doses of their favorite mogul, <a href="http://www.oprah.com/own" target="_blank"><strong>Oprah Winfrey Network</strong></a> (and it’s twitter feed.)
