In all caps, @oprah writes on her brand new Twitter account: HI TWITTERS . THANK YOU FOR A WARM WELCOME. FEELING REALLY 21st CENTURY . @PatrickRuffini’s classic response … The moment Twitter jumped the shark. We know she had a thing for Skype, but why ruin Twitter?  [Oh well, it …

Nora McAlvanah waited until the last minute to hang at H&R Block with her taxes in hand, Doug Heye turned 27, Elliot asked all of DC to "Rock the ‘Hawk" for the Caps, still lots of out of office replies on the hill [recess], $20 says Karl Rove didn’t say …

Good question [earth day ]

Yesterday we posted about these dueling billboards from Audi and BMW that turned up on Santa Monica Blvd. Well, photshoppers quickly got to work in what they felt would be appropriate counter responses.  Seen here . In the spirit of Photoshop Friday, we decided to take create our very own …

Facebook Status Abuse: Craig is going hiking with Tammy but can’t stop checking his blackberry! He is such a slave to work! Craig, the "Douchebag Parade" called, they’re hoping you could join them as the Grand Marshal. Are you friends abusers? [contact-form 3 "Facebook Alerts"]

Memo To: WMATA, the guys who hand out the 37 different free papers at Metro Stations and the GW Kids Trying to Sell Me Krispy Kremes From: Ticked Off Metro Rider Re: You Suck … Every morning, I get up, take care of the assorted rituals that make me acceptable …

Something tells us that this shouldn’t really qualify as breaking news. —– Original Message —– From: CNN Breaking News <[email protected] > To: FamousDC Sent: Fri Apr 17 02:17:39 2009 Subject: CNN Breaking News — Ashton Kutcher is first to reach 1 million followers in Twitter contest with CNN.

Politico’s Patrick Gavin and Anne Bracken got engaged last night.  Congrats. A tip of the hat to: Aoife McCarthy and Seth Petras

Diary of a Mad DC Cabbie: The Stalkers The guy came clean and told me that he wanted to spy on his girlfriend because he is convinced that she is cheating on him. She was supposed to be in her bed early, at least that was what she told him …

AP: NBC broadcaster John Madden retires [turkey leg] We’ll see you around Madden. Thanks for the laughs — and for ruining Shaun Alexander’s career (and our fantasy football season) by putting him on the front of your game.

children, security, Americans, taxes [SJL’s Capitol Words ]

We join the nation in remembering the families of the victims of the Virginia Tech shooting.  It has been two years, and for a majority of us April 16, 2007 remains fresh in our minds. Our good friend Dave Levy has a great post about how this tragic event was …

Where the politics are always heated and we take our football damn serious. [Man Removes Car Flag, Gets Clocked By Motorist]

Are you trying to decide between Cannon Carry Out and the Rayburn Deli for that special first date location? Want to know how to tactfully throw your office mates under the bus for taking all the fun constituent mail and stunting your career? Are you jumping from K Street to …

A fundamental practice used in public relations is to identify your target audience, and to then tailor every message to appeal to that audience. Below are five keys to building a successful and lasting brand.  1. Hire fun and creative people who like their job: Here’s a classic example as …