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Twitter took my bots!

01.09.13 - 2:21 pm | Caitlin Donohue |
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Back to being irrelevant and unpopular, meow.

Party's over, people. After my cover story hit newsstands today, and my ruse of buying a truckload of manufactured Twitter followers from Intertwitter had been exposed, the blue bird busted up the party with digital billy clubs and a grim sense of humor. Yes, she's back to non-celebrity status after our mid-Market neighbor stripped my profile stats at some point this morning. How will life ever be the same after one has tasted the sweet nectar of having 3,000 followers? Hey, at least we know the tech community is reading our newspaper. And now I have one more thing in common with Beyonce. 

UPDATE: The bastards suspended Candra "Racist Bot" Obrien (@candraobrien). We were working with her on her bigotry! Actually, maybe that part was a good idea. 

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I can't believe they stripped it.

Better luck next time i guess.

Posted by Twitter lover on Jan. 11, 2013 @ 7:29 am
Greta article; important issue

Thank you Caitlin for your article.

I have long suspected a lot of manipulation of social media sites. It is an issue that doesn't seem to garner much real media attention either.

Search engines are almost worthless now. I have always loved Youtube for it's VOD, but now they have removed so much of what I watch. And Google wants to remove any and all privacy for the luxury of using any of their services. Vevo wants me to log in to watch it's videos...

Posted by Erika McDonald on Jan. 09, 2013 @ 4:57 pm
Wait. Sorry. Two Songs:

Wait. Sorry. Two Songs:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hy9W_mrY_Vk

Posted by Trollllllllllllllllll on Jan. 09, 2013 @ 2:28 pm
Thanks llllllllllllllll

But that video makes me think about the time me and the bots jumped into the swimming pool fully clothed *choke* *sob* *reaches for US Magazine*

Posted by caitlin on Jan. 09, 2013 @ 2:36 pm
There is only one song whose

There is only one song whose words can adequately express my feelings at this moment:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSVTOMkJdqs

Posted by Trollllllllllllllllll on Jan. 09, 2013 @ 2:27 pm

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