# Getting Punk'd On Twitter Ashton Kutcher Ready to Punk CNN Founder Ted Turner By TopDog | Published 2009-04-14 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/getting-punkd-over-twitter References: [techcrunch](http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/13/ashton-kutcher-promises-to-punk-ted-turner-if-he-beats-cnn-to-a-million-twitter-followers/) Popularity is paramount on [Twitter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/super-follows). Ashton Kutcher recently realized that he has a lot of [Twitter followers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/streets-of-toronto), almost as many as Britney Spears and CNN. At around 850,000 followers, Kutcher believes he is in the race for the lead. In this video, Kutcher announces his intentions to Punk Ted Turner, if he can reach 1 million followers before CNN who is currently just over 900,000. It may be worth the attention to help out Ashton Kutcher if he can think of a great way to punk Ted Turner with something other than the “ding dong ditch”. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.3/10 - Popularity: 38% | Activity: 83% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 90% men, 10% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Media](https://www.trendhunter.com/media) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Popularity on Twitter:** Leverage the power of Twitter popularity to engage and influence a large audience. - **Race for Followers:** Promote friendly competition among celebrities and brands by racing to reach a milestone number of followers. - **Prank Culture:** Explore innovative ways to engage with audiences through playful and unexpected pranks. ### Where This Applies - **Social Media:** Leverage the power of social media platforms like Twitter to build a large and engaged following. - **Entertainment:** Use friendly competition and pranks as a marketing strategy to generate buzz and increase audience engagement. - **Marketing and Advertising:** Incorporate pranks and social media challenges into marketing campaigns to create memorable and shareable content. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Interactive VTuber Mascots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mascot-vtuber.md) - [80s-Style Telethon Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/telethon-for-hawkins.md) - [Social Media Expansive Features](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/twitter-blue-2.md) - [Dedicated Social Media Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/twitter-3d-gadget.md) - [Celebrity Social Feeds](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bereal-1.md) - [Social Media Follower-Celebrating Initiatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/streets-of-toronto.md) - [Social Media Tipping Features](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/social-media-tipping-features.md) - [Prankster Film Trading Cards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zerocool.md) - [Intention-Driven Social Feeds](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/intention-based-social-app.md)