So who operates that Olbermann Twitter account? It's complicated...

[NYCGirl]

According to this, it's been run by MSNBC for several months.

http://www.mediabistro.com/webnewser/social_nets/so_who_operates_that_olbermann_twitter_account_its_complicated_112519.asp

We're getting closer to solving the mystery of who set up a Twitter account in Keith Olbermann's name.

Last Friday, Olbermann named Twitter 'Worst Person in the World' for allowing an account to be set up in his name. "I found out today that I have 13,900-some odd followers on Twitter," Olbermann said, adding, "I'm not on Twitter."

It turns out the account Olbermann may have been referring to @KeithOlbermann, which currently has 12,099 followers was set up by someone who was friendly enough to later give that account to MSNBC, which has had it for several months. But Olbermann wasn't made aware of that not-so-minor detail, insiders tell us. Twitter co-founder Biz Stone (@Biz) had some fun with that in a Tweet on Tuesday.

http://www.mediabistro.com/webnewser/original/TwitterBiz_3.26.bmp

But there's also the matter of an account called @KeithOlbermann1. When you go there, you learn the account "has been suspended due to strange activity." MSNBC asked Twitter to shut down that account and they complied.

But that's not all. It turns out Olbermann is on Twitter through an account called @countdownmsnbc. The profile is a combined feed of MSNBC show clips, and Olbermann's blog entries and is operated by Countdown staffers, but not Olbermann.

[Sebastian Doyle]

1. If Keith and/or his show had a Twitter account set up, I'm sure he'd mention it

Or at least KNOW about it. So until I hear otherwise from him, I'm going to assume all the accounts are frauds. Not that I use Twitter anyway.

[NYCGirl]

2. His show does have one. It's here:

http://twitter.com/Count_Down

[NYCGirl]

4. Wanted to edit: Just saw they added "fan site". But they only post clips, so they're

harmless.

[CC]

3. Keith said he tried Twitter

in the past and couldn't figure it out. My guess is that the @KeithOlbermann with the MSNBC graphics was the one he tried. It hadn't been updated in a long time and only had maybe 8 updates on it. The @KeithOlbermann1 was newer and was being updated recently so I thought that was the one KO was complaining about. It was taken down the same night he made Twitter worst person, before Rachel was over. Looks like the other one is gone now too. The Countdown page says,"Fan Site, not affiliated w/MSNBC." All guesses on my part but it does appear that making Twitter worst person did what KO wanted, got rid of the sites claiming to be him that were not him.