Thursday, April 22, 2010 5:15:47 PM by Crystal Matthews
We run the same type of platform with Bodybuilding.com. We have a 'Bodybuildingcom' handle and a 'BBcomDeals' handle. Love it this way. We occasionally retweet a deal on the main handle, but it has to be very compelling. People that are interested in conversation don't like feeling "spammed".
Ghost-tweeting isn't exactly a new phenomenon, but it's not something people know much about. We sat down with freelance writer, Annie Colbert, who ghost-tweets for Guy Kawasaki, founder of alltop.com, to discuss why you should be employing this supernatural tactic to keep up with the conversation on Twitter.
Loss of control? Lack of resources? Or just plain old stuffiness? New York Times columnist David Pogue authored the newspaper's first personal technology blog and watched as the The Gray Lady overcame its own fears.