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How come I got already a bunch of followers in Twitter in less than 1 hour? - solar_c75 - 10-01-2012 10:33 AM
I just created my completely fresh and new Twitter account around an hour ago and I do have already a bunch of followers who -by the way- I don't know. Who are these people? why they want to follow me if they don't even know who I am? What's the gain for them?
- reagentphx - 10-01-2012 10:41 AM
Maybe cause you're so awesome? idk
- SBSkateboarder - 10-01-2012 10:41 AM
they love you, you are famous and you don't know it!
- iamthejan - 10-01-2012 10:41 AM
I would guess there are bots that latch on to new accounts to then scan & track for specific words or phrases that flag you in their database. To track trends, for news stories (to monitor the "buzz" on the internet), for target marketing, etc. I can think of more sinister motives, but I think that is the most likely.