Wanna be MTV's first Twitter jockey?
Wanna be MTV's first Twitter jockey?
Remember the MTV VJ? That's so two decades ago. Now the network is looking to hire its first TJ, or Twitter Jockey.
MTV officials say the search is on for a new social media maven who will engage with the MTV audience and serve as a liaison between viewers and network honchos.
The network has identified 18 potential candidates and is asking its audience to find two more. The 20 hopefuls will compete in a series of online challenges this summer designed to reveal their personalities and demonstrate how they connect with Twitter followers.
"The hope is that this person will be dynamic, engaging and energized, an enthusiast within the social media world," said Dave Sirulnik, the executive overseeing the contest. "Somebody who will represent the audience by taking their thoughts and questions and ... through an ongoing dialogue with them, be able to bring those questions inside the walls here to the people who make MTV."
The new Twitter Jockey will report on MTV events, such as the Video Music Awards in September, and appear on-air periodically.
Viewers can nominate themselves or their favorite Facebook friends for the position online beginning Monday. The MTV TJ will be based in New York and earn a six-figure salary.
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- Posted on June 15, 2010
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I am so tierd of seeing so many boring videos on youtube twitter and face book why do they even call it like that you can even see the peoples face and i mean like you are saying hey we known each other for a long time on face book do you want to hang out and if the person you are talking to is a really bad person and you can get hurt you never know with who are you talking to except if there your friends is ok but you got to wacht out with who are you talking toand right now I'm super bored I'm going to stop writing cause my hands are starting to crap up so dont for get be careful with who are you talking to so peace.... BE SAVE BE CARFUL SIONILLYS...
this is dome to be on face book and twitter it is also a wast of time it takes up most of your time
and if you would stay on it for one hour you would loos so many brain sells.!!!!!!!.
Mtv wants a new jockey for twitter. First, Vj was the jockey about 2 years ago so goodbye Vj. The network is looking for anew jockey. Next, there are 20 helpful changllanges last summer. They are nailing it down to people that can be the twitter jockey. Lastly, they want someone to repersent the audence.They them to repersent them by taking questions and thoughts to help the mtv. I wonder if they well do a butterfly or a fairy.
No not really because I am more of a facebook fan i do not really like twitter all that much i honestly don't really get the whole point on twitter.
I think it would be really cool to be one of MTV'S Twitter Jockey's. I use facebook, and myspace so I have no idea how to work it, and I think it's a waste of time for me, but other's probably enjoy it, and It is a good way to comunicate I guess.
Well I think that both facebook and twitter is a waste of time. If you want to talk to your friends then just hang out. You cant express feelings over the internet.
Twitter is really confusing. My big brother signed up for that twitter jockey thing, he couldn't move on though because he's already a dj so...ya. Bye!
i don't remember the MTV JV .i would love to tweet for them at anytime.I would have to stay on the computer at all times. and i wouldn't get the job anyway.
I don't remember the MTV JV. I would love to tweet for them at anytime.Iwould have to stay on the computer at all times . and I would't get the job anyway.
I don't remember MTV VJ's. Why would I? I wouldn't mind tweeting for MTV though. It would be kind of fun. I'm not very interesting so I probably wouldn't get the job.