Twitterin' away
You might have read my colleague Liset Marquez's article on Sunday about a church that is twittering sermons. Pastor Ed Blonski told Marquez, "Twitter embraces what Christ is all about. It's about wanting to know other people and wanting to develop relationships."
Twitter seems to be embracing what politicians are all about, too. In addition to maintaining his Facebook page, Mayor Don Kurth also twitters several times a week. Or at least it seems like Kurth twitters, like the June 4th tweet "Just finished a television interview with CNN Headlline News." Other times it seems like somebody tweets for him, like the May 20 tweet "Don Kurth met with Tri County Dental Assn to gain their support for Don's State Assembly race \ Calif Medical Assn already on board" Or maybe he likes to refer to himself in the third person?
Anybody out there have twitter feeds to share?
Twitter seems to be embracing what politicians are all about, too. In addition to maintaining his Facebook page, Mayor Don Kurth also twitters several times a week. Or at least it seems like Kurth twitters, like the June 4th tweet "Just finished a television interview with CNN Headlline News." Other times it seems like somebody tweets for him, like the May 20 tweet "Don Kurth met with Tri County Dental Assn to gain their support for Don's State Assembly race \ Calif Medical Assn already on board" Or maybe he likes to refer to himself in the third person?
Anybody out there have twitter feeds to share?
Mayor Kurth isn't the only person who may have tweets written for him. Back in March, the New York Times published an article that discussed who wrote their own tweets, who didn't, and the arguments for and against the practice of "ghost Twitterers."
For the record, my Twitter account is @empoprises - and for better or worse, I write it all myself.
I don't mind ghost twitterers but I think they should twitter in the first person and in their host's voice. I wonder how much ghost twitterers get paid. And is there job security?