Are all my followers on Twitter bots and spam?

[Joey]

So I have about 35 followers and I always tweet stuff like "what is everyone up to today?" and even send some direct messages but no one ever answers me, even if the message is asking something direct. Is this because they're spam and only respond if my tweet mentions something specific? How can I get rid of the spam followers? It upsets me that people are following me if all they want is to sell their crap to me. I thought the purpose of Twitter was to keep up with friends.

[Kelsey]

They may be spam bots but it depends on how active they are; if they come on Twitter once a week or so, you probably won't be getting a reply. Or, if they're still trying to figure it out (AKA n00bs). Well you say you have 35 followers, have you ever tried clicking the number and actually LOOKED at your followers? You can easily detect a spam bot from an actual person; if you would like to get rid of them, click on their profile, look on the left side of their profile and click on "block username", this prevents them from having contact with you.

Lately however, Twitter has increased it's security; most of the spam bot's accounts will be deleted within a week. The only downfall is that they keep coming back! All I can say is, just keep blocking them.

If you would like someone to talk to, @reply to me anytime; I answer all tweets and I like to try and actually converse with people.

Happy tweeting!