Ashton Kutcher vs. CNN

The news today has reported that actor Ashton Kutcher has challenged news station CNN to a popularity contest via Twitter. Both are racing to gain one million followers on their respective Twitter sites. Kutcher explained, "I found it astonishing that one person can actually have as big of a voice online as what an entire media company can on Twitter. So I just thought that was just kind of an amazing comment on the state of our media, and I said that, if I beat CNN to 1 million viewers, then I would ding-dong ditch Ted Turner -- because I don't think it's gonna happen."

Is Kutcher making a valid point through his “contest” or is this just another ridiculous use of an online form of communication? Does this “contest” validate Twitter as a useful site or prove, to the opinion of many, that Twitter is an infantile waste of time?

Many readers might breath a sigh a relief- According to the article, “As of Wednesday afternoon, Kutcher's Twitter account had 896,947 followers, putting him in third place in the number of followers. Britney Spears was in second with about 905,640 followers, and CNN's breaking news account was watched by 937,787 people on the site.”
So maybe some of us don’t want to see Britney Spears’ Twitter as the second most popular, but at least CNN reigns number one. Let’s make sure it stays that way- Start clicking.