Corporate shirt. PR flack. Web guy. Blogger. Beverage enthusiast. Hubby. Daddy. Diggity. Giggity.
This space for rent
The idea came to me by "freak" accident (ahem) this morning when my better half accidentally posted something about rooster hair to my Twitter account. Her laptop is on the fritz so we've both been sharing mine. This means having to sign in and out of our respective Facebook profiles and such whenever we swap the Mac. Sure, we each have our own mobile devices but sometimes you just want to type on a keyboard. Regardless, all week we've been accidentally posting to each others' accounts. Harmless, but it made me wonder...
For the sake of science, would you entrust the keys to your online persona to another soul, and vice versa, even if only for 24 hours? Would you be willing to try?
Sure, you'd have to find someone who would agree to go along, figure out all the privacy and security stuff, all of that. Goes without saying, and perhaps easier said than done. But once you got past that, could you imagine blogging on your lab partner's behalf while they tweeted on yours? And could this work for businesses as well as buddies? Would you make it clear to both sets of audiences, and why or why not?
So many variables to consider, I know. Aimee and I may give it a go, if not just to mess with our in-laws:
[My wife, to her mom, pretending to be me]
"No, Aimee made it clear in no uncertain terms that you wanted the girls all summer. We're just grabbing a bite to eat on the way to your house. No need to help me unload the truck. I pretty much brought their entire wardrobes. But they will want to eat again the moment I arrive and they are already screaming 'Nana!' and 'New toys!'"[Me, to Aimee's tweeps]
"Screw this green organic vegan crap. The 'Kind Diet' my ass. I need cow, NOW. #winning"
Okay, maybe not to those extremes. In fact, forget the prank factor. Drum up a deal where you guest host/star/chair with someone you know, just for one single day. Trading places on Posterous. Whatever.
Plausible? Practical? Possible?
Please share if you intend to try this at home (or work). But please kids, do not try this at home without consulting a physician, human resources, a law office or a priest. I can't be held responsible if you lose the kids or the farm, especially when you mess with moms.