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Reba McEntire Comes Up with New Name for Twitter Followers - "Tweebas"

Posted by Sarah Norton on 07/07/2009
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Even though it took a while for Reba McEntire to join the Twitter revolution, she is now an active Tweeter. The Country star has been know to update fans with everything from vacation photos to what she had for breakfast.

Reba even coined a new term for her 23,000+ Twitter followers the other day with her Reba show co-star Melissa Peterman.

"I was spending time with Melissa the other day, and she was telling me how she refers to all of the fans following her on Twitter as 'Tweethearts'," Reba recalls, according to TheBoot.com. "So I got to thinking that was pretty cute, and that I should find a name for my friends on Twitter. Melissa blurted the term 'Tweebas' out, and I knew that was it!

"It's funny, I never would have thought when I began my career -- heck, even ten years ago -- that one day I'd be sitting here talking with people about 'tweets' and 'Twittering,' let alone 'Tweebas.' It's amazing how the digital age has changed the music business. And I am thrilled to still be a part of it ... it's keeps things fun and interesting for me to see what they'll come up with next!"