Comments on: Twitter, Meet the President

By: Gin

Gin — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:28:13 +0000

I enjoy seeing tweets from the White House which is more than I can say for the Canada gov’t. I think it’s great that tweets are sent out (even if it is Mr. Presidents EA) as it provides a sense of comraderie with those that care and the curious. Interaction does leave a sense of a, ‘I hear you,’ message.

By: Steven Roddy

Steven Roddy — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:38:32 +0000

Hmmm He should of at least send one tweet so that he could have said…Sure I have tweeted. I can’t much now but I did while campaigning.

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By: Paul L'Acosta

Paul L'Acosta — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:36:30 +0000

Well I was duped then, but one of the 418 tweets to be just him saying something like “I like my dog” (even if that took him half a day to type it down) would’ve been better than say “I have never tweeted”. They could’ve been more honest and say on the bio “From the Office of the 44th President”. I don’t know, I know people can get excited about the whole idea, but one out of 418 would’ve been more pleasant. –Paul
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By: Dean

Dean — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:25:03 +0000

With all due respect to your “pre-emptive strike”…

Followers of Obama’s Twitter account feel duped? I mean people actually thought for one moment that the Leader of the Free World, dealing with a deep recession, wars in the Middle East, reforming Health Care, and paper training a puppy would find time to Tweet??

If so, I suppose there is merit to believe that the Ab-Roller will sculpt your midsection in 10 days, that Nigerian guy really does have millions of dollars he need you to sneak out of the country, and Axe body spray will make the girls swoon.

C’mon Frank – maybe its time we all step away from the Social Media juice and start drinking some common sense soda. Show me anywhere in the Social Media Constitution where it says “People will be genuine and transparent when they tweet because that just the rule – No duping allowed”)

BTW – It really doesn’t matter much. I just saw a movie and the world is gonna end in 2012 anyway.

By: ObamaFan

ObamaFan — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:21:23 +0000

This is silly. Of course it’s not him tweeting personally. What? Did you think he was writing ALL those campaign emails too? Yes social media is based on relationships as well as real time sharing of information. But, I think we need to be realistic about our expectations of those we follow that are in power or are in the media spotlight. It is no different than a client hiring an agency to handle their Facebook page and Twitter account. Next you’ll be asking for actual avatars of the actual person tweeting. !!

By: Adi

Adi — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:17:23 +0000

Sadly this is common in all manner of spheres. The vast majority of articles written by famous people are actually written by their PR departments. It’s a sham. As a child at school you’re taught that putting your name to work that is not your own is wrong. I wonder what went wrong?

By: Sage Lewis

Sage Lewis — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:50:41 +0000

I am actually a fan of transparency and disclosure in social media. It helps orient me to know who I’m dealing with.

For example, if a company is doing a clever campaign using social media, if it’s fun and good, I’m all for it… as long as they are clean about who is doing the talking.
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By: Frank Reed

Frank Reed — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:45:37 +0000

@Sage – That’s certainly an option.

I believe that one thing we have to remember in our industry is just how ‘unsophisticated’ the vast majority of people are with this stuff. Imagine the Facebook followers of the President. Do you think they even thought anything other than ‘I am hearing from Barack Obama!”?

It is SO important for us to step outside of our assumptions of people being social media savvy and make sure we see everything from the eyes of everyman. Their numbers are bigger.

Thanks for checking in!
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By: Sage Lewis

Sage Lewis — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:28:46 +0000

As a close follower of Obama, I had a personal understanding that it wasn’t him sending out the tweets or updating his Facebook page or the myriad of other social media positions he has. There’s simply no way one person could have updated all of the content that was updated under his name.

But I’m quite sure there are people who think it’s him somehow getting access to post content to a social media site. He has the most locked down Blackberry in history, possibly and probably doesn’t even email Hillary because of security and such.

All that said, if it would make the social media space feel better, maybe there should be a disclaimer on his social media sites that say something like: Messages from the President presented here by White House Staff.
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By: Cathlyn Driscoll

Cathlyn Driscoll — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:21:38 +0000

I believe that transparency is important, but honestly, isn't the messages being sent out there the most important thing on a Twitter Account? Certainly I'd like to think that the President has some over site to his Twitter account, or at least trusts the persons sending out the messages. While I'd like to believe that each person is actually sending out his or her own Twitters, I believe that the helpful, informational info and links are really my priority. Once the links start getting too spammy or useless, that is when I stop following. .-= Cathlyn Driscoll´s last blog ..Best Business Mastery Email Consultation (sold in U.S. dollars) =-.