[ NNSquad ] "Buying Their Way to Twitter Fame"

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

"Buying Their Way to Twitter Fame"

http://j.mp/O7snpe  (New York Times)

   "It may be the worst-kept secret in the Twittersphere. That friend who
    brags about having 1,000, even 100,000 Twitter followers may not have
    earned them through hard work and social networking; he may have
    simply bought them on the black market.  And it's not just ego-driven
    blogger types. Celebrities, politicians, start-ups, aspiring rock
    stars, reality show hopefuls - anyone who might benefit from having a
    larger social media footprint - are known to have bought large blocks
    of Twitter followers."

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--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren 
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info
Founder:
 - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org 
 - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info
 - Data Wisdom Explorers League: http://www.dwel.org
 - Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance: http://www.gctip.org
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