Former The Tonight Show host Conan O'Brien -- aka "Coco" -- has officially become a Twitterer.
A few hours ago, we noticed a new Twitter account, @ConanOBrien, had become active. We contacted Twitter to find out whether this account was the real deal. It told us that it thought it was likely, but was still verifying his identity.
Now it's official: Conan O'Brien is part of the Twitterverse, and his following is growing rapidly. In just a few hours, he has grown to more than 50,000 followers and 1000+ lists.
Conan gained huge support after an NBC shakeup forced Conan O'Brien out of The Tonight Show. Major Facebook campaigns helped him win the hearts and mind of the Internet.
It's reasonable to believe that he will flourish on Twitter, although we don't know whether he can surpass Bill Gates's rapid Twitter growth.