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To Tweet Or Not To Tweet? How Top CEOs Use Twitter (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post     First Posted: 06/21/10 04:37 PM ET   Updated: 05/25/11 05:40 PM ET

Should CEOs use Twitter? The ball's still in the court: for some it brings trouble, like when former Whole Foods CEO John Mackey discussed company stock info, while others believe it builds a valuable relationship with consumers and employees. Some CEOs tweet effectively, with millions of people awaiting their daily musings, while others use the social media tool as as little more than a company mouthpiece.

Whatever the cause, an authentically-written Twitter page from the CEO -- especially one that is not all shop talk -- can generate the most precious of commodities for marketers: actual interest and engagement with customers. Or, as with one ubiquitous and often maligned media maven below, Twitter can even make a corporate titan seem more human.

Check out some of the best CEO Twitter pages now.

Martha Stewart, founder of Martha Stewart Living
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@marthastewart
Followers: 1,994,464

Too lazy to tweet with proper punctuation and spelling, Stewart's page is refreshingly imperfect (bonus: it's also free of PR-speak).
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Should CEOs use Twitter? The ball's still in the court: for some it brings trouble, like when former Whole Foods CEO John Mackey discussed company stock info, while others believe it builds a valuable...
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mitchpeter
07:34 AM on 06/23/2010
I and others have been able to reach people who would not normally respond to the "non-famous."
I for one find twitter to be a very useful tool!
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geomoore
so it goes
10:15 AM on 06/22/2010
why would anyone want to follow or listen to this miscreant?
he has defiled the environment and thinks that's 'winning'.
maybe instead of pontificating, he should get some paper towels and help with the cleanup in the gulf...his musings and sense of 'leadership' are pure crap-
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booki
06:58 PM on 06/21/2010
just like on HP...
who cares what u say.........
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littlepuffycloud
I propose a toast to my self control...
05:56 PM on 06/21/2010
I'd rather know about the bottom or near to the bottom ceo's. top ceo's are so predictable.
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writeon1
Pundit in my own mind
05:55 PM on 06/21/2010
I guess I'm just too long-winded for tweeting. Husband says I talk like an English novel, too long, too much and too much information. I guess that is why I resort to blogging http://newsy1.wordpress.com because I can talk (in print anyway) for as long as I want...
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hypnotoad72
Freedom = real democracy = living wages
04:59 PM on 06/21/2010
Top of what? I'm no bottom boy, sorry.
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jinjinpinti
"I used to be disgusted, now I'm just amused."
04:21 PM on 06/21/2010
Tweeting? Just one more opportunity to monumentalize ones ego all over the current reality.