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Do PR people suck at tweeting? I think some do.

I recently came across a great list of PR folks who are on Twitter.

I've got to say, I was sort of shocked at some of their Twitter accounts. Their tweets had nothing to do with PR. For some of them it was simply an endless string of where they ate, what their fastest run time was, etc.

I mean, your Twitter account is yours to do with as you please, but if you are going to make it business related then the Twitter stream should at least resemble a business line of thought versus that of a bored 16 year old.

Also of note, when going through a Twitter list such as the one listed above, you really only have time to look at the five most recent tweets in determining if you want to follow someone. Therefore, if you've got 10 tweets talking about how your dog is so cute, that's all anyone is going to see upon first look (and it's probably what they will use to decide whether they want to follow you).

I will say though, there were some gems in that list. Folks tweeting about really good PR content and insight. I can't list them all here, but I'm sure you'll pick them up as I retweet some of their content over the coming months.

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