Random woman becomes celebrity/receives gifts thanks to Conan O'Briens twitter
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[quote]CONWAY TOWNSHIP, MICH. -- Last week, Sarah Killen had three Twitter followers.
This week, she has almost 22,000 -- as well as a new iMac and offers to help pay for a dress and drinks for her wedding.
The unsuspecting rural Michigan woman has one out-of-work late-night talk show host to thank for her new online popularity: Conan O'Brien.
The deposed "Tonight Show" star -- whose exit deal with NBC barred him from TV appearances for several months -- has taken to Twitter to reach the masses during his exile. He has quickly garnered more than half a million followers.
But until Friday, O'Brien did not follow the feeds of anybody else.
Enter Killen, 19, who is finishing up her high school requirements, preparing to make the jump to college and getting married in September.
"I've decided to follow someone at random," O'Brien's posting read Friday. "She likes peanut butter and gummy dinosaurs. Sarah Killen, your life is about to change."
Boy, did it ever.
Immediately after O'Brien started following her, Killen -- whose Twitter handle is "LovelyButton" -- picked up followers at a rate of 150 per minute. Then came the calls: family, friends (current and long-lost) and interview requests from Web sites, TV shows and radio stations.
She says she has fallen woefully behind on her schoolwork and day-to-day activities. "It's totally nuts," she said.
Until O'Brien plucked Killen from obscurity and turned her into an overnight Web celeb, she and fiance John Slowik Jr., 21, lived a quiet life, residing in the basement of a house in Conway Township, more than an hour's drive west of Detroit.
It's hard to say exactly what O'Brien's motivation was; his spokesman Beau Benton had no comment Wednesday. But as a result of the exposure: A Florida businessman bought Killen an iMac; a New York designer is donating a wedding dress; and a third party is sending wine for her nuptials.
Not bad for a couple who had saved $30 for the wedding, hadn't reserved a location and faced the prospect of not being able to afford a dress.
"People are saying that I'm asking for gifts and stuff, and I'm not," Killen said. What she is asking of her new army of Twitter followers is to contribute to charity, including the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure.
But Slowik says he'd love one more thing from O'Brien: to be his best man at the wedding.[/quote]
lol conan
Conan Is not cool.
[QUOTE=The_Lizard_Xing;20689224]Conan Is not cool.[/QUOTE]
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the fuck you say?
Aww, made me happy.
[QUOTE=The_Lizard_Xing;20689224]Conan Is not cool.[/QUOTE]
I think he's awesome.
She lived in a basement?
What an ego that guy has.
"YOU WILL NOW BE FAMOUS!"
like some sort of celebrity god.
[QUOTE=sloppy_joes;20689384]What an ego that guy has.
"YOU WILL NOW BE FAMOUS!"
like some sort of celebrity god.[/QUOTE]
but he [b]IS[/b] one of the better Late Night Show hosts
eehh hee... excuse me... was....
Fucking Conan is the motherfucking [i]man.[/i]
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[QUOTE=sloppy_joes;20689384]What an ego that guy has.
"YOU WILL NOW BE FAMOUS!"
like some sort of celebrity god.[/QUOTE]
Hey it worked out for her so I'm not complaining.
[QUOTE=sloppy_joes;20689384]What an ego that guy has.
"YOU WILL NOW BE FAMOUS!"
like some sort of celebrity god.[/QUOTE]
That's true, but it's cool for the girl and that's what matters first
Motherfucker stole my idea. I always said if I ever become rich and famous, I was going to choose people at random and make them famous and they would love me forever.
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Conan kicks ass though, no doubt about it.
he is an Internet "god"
Long live the King... baby
That was really nice of him.
man fuck jay leno
[QUOTE=sloppy_joes;20689384]What an ego that guy has.
"YOU WILL NOW BE FAMOUS!"
like some sort of celebrity god.[/QUOTE]
Well she DID become famous, you know. And now tons of people are sending her money. Ego or not, he did a good thing.
I'm gonna say this was 50% goodwill, 50% mindless sheep
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the fuck you say?[/QUOTE]
Arnold Schwarzenegger is not cool either. :colbert:
[QUOTE=Madman_Andre;20690199]Arnold Schwarzenegger is not cool either. :colbert:[/QUOTE]
Nope, he's smoking HOT.
Arnie is awesome, like Mr. T
[QUOTE=Madman_Andre;20690199]Arnold Schwarzenegger is not cool either. :colbert:[/QUOTE]
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[i]I'll be back[/i]
That's neat, but it only happened because someone famous did it.
i guess you could say... [I]conan is o'giving away celebrity status[/I] xD
CoCo is God.
And the Prez of our lovely Land of Polar Bears, Suomi Vodka, Saunas and Santa Clause.
Conan is awesome. That's the type of shit I would want to do if I were famous.
NBC suck for fucking over Conan, their loss I guess.
But Conan is awesome, This is why you watched his show!
Awesome move, Conan.
wow
just... wow
i never saw his show and never cared until now, he seems like a really cool guy.
[QUOTE=coreyhaimsghost;20693859]i guess you could say... [I]conan is o'giving away celebrity status[/I] xD[/QUOTE]
No. No, you couldn't.
Enter Killen ? Real name ?
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It's ok, I guess , for a 19 year old girl in high school who is going to get married.
Hah, awesome! I hope Conan will be his best man at the wedding.
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