Posts tagged as “Bot Profiles”

Every Bot Has Its Day! The New York Times recently published a story, “The Follower Factory” where they revealed that celebrities, athletes, pundits, and politicians have purchased millions of fake followers. They revealed how little known companies such as Devumi have high profile celeb clientele who purchase millions of followers in order to appear popular. It’s a very well researched story on what the bot profiles consist of and who these popular folks are who buy followers. To put it simply the story “revealed” Popular personalities might have purchased followers. These include A president, an actress from Scandal, an American Idol contestant, and a star quarterback Companies such as Devumi and Social…