How do I totally automate my twitter account?

I think you may have missed the point.

The OP did not start the thread attempting to determine "IF" he should go the route of automating his Twittering objectives. That issue was not up for debate. He was clearly dead set on automation when he asked the question, "How do I totally automate my twitter account?"

Any comments to the effect suggesting that he should not automate his Tweets were in fact counterproductive to his request. IMHO, surely those making such comments, stating their disdain with automating Tweets would have been better served starting a thread expressing their feelings/opinions as opposed to using his thread with its specific mission as a platform to show their disdain... essentially taking his thread in a direction [an unnecessary debate] he didn't intend for it to go.

And John, just so you know, I'm US Air Force - Invisible Badgers; we don't get frustrated, nor do we get flustered because we can see in the dark!

Oh and that analogy about the chainsaw; I probably would have used C-4 to sculpt the ice, that way I could have me a Hawaiian Shaved Ice after the explosion. :rolleyes:

John, when it comes to Internet Marketing, I have absolutely ZERO bias! If it works, and it is not a time drain, resource hog or endless money pit, I'm in! You will never hear me talking about I hate this tool, system or strategy because I understand that there are various business models, many of which produce amazing results when followed.

IMHO, it would be an egregious case of un-business-like conduct for me to rail against a business model because I don't use it, don't like it or don't understand it. So to answer your query, I don't see it that way, but then again, I'm not the sum total of all knowledge.

OK, ramkarthik, you sound like the vegetarians who state, in their opinion that no man should eat meat. Or, how about the people who opinion that humans should never wear furs. Or how about those who opinion that no one should drive Hummers.

My response to the vegetarians who take the time to make their opinions known? You might want to try the Alaskan Baked Salmon; it's savory, and so tender that it flakes to the touch and the chef seasoned it just right with freshly squeezed lemons, black pepper, cayenne pepper, sea salt and topped it off with a special marinade and fresh cilantro.

Translated; try it, you may like it and just may leave the vegetarian stuff to the humming birds, cows, squirrel and horses...

And just to be crystal clear, as far as my Twitter accounts, I could care less about getting followers and/or interacting with potential customers or current customers VIA Twitter. For me, Twitter is just a tool that in our current business model, we use to expand our BL network. We are not trying to build a relationship with followers. Truth be told, they could all unfollow and we wouldn't skip a single beat.

In summation, all that means is that we view Twitter differently and have different business models. My Twitter Business Model works like a charm and hopefully yours does to.

Giles, the Crew Chief

Giles, I see your point about taking the thread in a different direction than intended. Maybe it was coincidence, but I read several posts of yours in a short time chastising people for being against using some automation tools. Including some wild ranting about Honey Badgers and some kind of underground anti-Google cadre that had me searching for my tinfoil hat.

And the Air Force thing explains a lot, too. If it weren't for some serious automation, you guys would still be dropping grenades from hand-cranked biplanes...

And unless you're awfully clever with that C4, you're more likely to end up with a steam facial than shave ice.

Seriously, though, in general I get your point and don't disagree with you. My biggest beef is that so few people take the time and trouble to learn to use the automation tools available well.

In conversations on copywriting, when someone inevitably protests that they hate long copy, my response has been that I don't dislike long copy - I dislike bad copy. The same goes for automation.