Automated Tweets!

I have been doing some digging… I registered for an account at www.TweetLater.com and took it for a test drive. I really tried to be objective with the whole thing but…

Here’s the situation:

1. Social Media and the tools within it require an authentic, genuine self.

2. People are busy, juggling multiple technology and anxious to respond timely.

3. Faser and easier could mean automating some of your online activity.

So… if you were to automate your tweets: “Thanks for following” or “Get rich quick and acquire 1million followers in 2 days” or whatever that auto message is… are you being genuine? I guess so. Are you authentic… not sure.

Where does that leave us? I like automation. I like duplication. I like being efficient. I am not sure I like to automate my voice in a space that demands authenticity. Are automated tweets benefiting anyone except you? Probably not. So technically, they aren’t benefitting you either.

So, the verdict? Automated tweets are probably not your best bet… timed tweets <tweets you program to deploy at set times> I love.

What do you think? Does Automation work?