Being the Brand’s Bird: Guidelines for the Professional Twitter User

July 16th, 2009 admin

by Chris Allison of neboweb ( @neboweb ) As Twitter continues to define its niche, many companies are hiring individuals for the sole purpose of being the brand’s face on Twitter. For companies with a bigger grasp of the online scene, these individuals often do much more than just Tweet, but being the brand’s bird is still a crucial part of the job


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