Celebrity Ghost Tweeter/ing + Fame & Fakes on Twitter Chart

[Ryan Goble]

Great behind the scenes interview with celebrity ghost Tweeter Annie Colbert in Wired Magazine. For those interested in digital media education these are two great short articles to share with students.  Plus, from a career point of view - it is interesting to think about the telling students they could have careers as ghost Tweeters. If I had to guess, Ms. Colbert probably brings in mid-six figures a year!

Twitter’s Fame Machine: Confessions of a Celebrity Ghost Tweeter

Odds are you’ve read Annie Colbert’s work—you just didn’t know it. That’s because Colbert (pronounced like Bert of Bert and Ernie, not like Stephen) is a celebrity tweeter. She has stood in at the keyboard for Hollywood starlets, sports icons, authors, and tech biggies like former Apple chief evangelist and venture capitalist Guy Kawasaki. The 29-year-old New Yorker, who has a degree in sociology, got her start as a blogger and freelance writer, then stumbled into social media and an extremely successful business venture. Wired asked Colbert what it’s like to be a professional ghost tweeter.

Wired:Your work is anonymous, so how do celebrities find you?

Annie Colbert:A lot of it comes from referrals. It’s in my Twitter bio, but I don’t advertise it. I don’t go out and network. I’m not a big social media hustler—that’s not my personality. But people are looking for me.

Wired:You only take on two or three clients at a time, which means you must turn other people down. How do you know when a client is right for you?

Colbert: I talk to them and see if it’s a good fit personality-wise. I’m going to need to embody who they are, so if we don’t click, that account is going to take up more time. They have to be willing to participate, too. Once we get going, I try to speak with them if not daily, at least weekly. It’s a partnership.

Read the full interview HERE.

 

Also, see this fun info graphic...

Brief History of Fame and Fakes on Twitter and Fakes on Twitter
Not all Twitterati are created equal. Here’s a look at some real and not-so-real celebrity moments on the social media hub.

From: http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/11/mf_samsung_qa_anniecolbert/2/