Khloe Kardashian and Twitter Spam
If there's ever a "what has my life come to" moment, searching on Twitter for "Kardashian" has got to be high (or low) on the list. Anyway, I found myself doing a search on Twitter for Kardashian, and I was surprised that I saw a few tweets coming from different people that had no links, but the exact same text. I did a search for the exact text and was surprised by what I saw:
It doesn't take an expert to spot the tell-tale signs. Generic sounding names with numbers all tweeting out the identical content. Looks like someone is trying to increase Ms. Kardashian's "relevance." (See "Google + Bing Confirm that Twitter/Facebook Influence SEO" [SEOmoz].)
As tragic as it was that I was doing a Twitter search for Kardashian, I was actually looking for an article that talked about her sister's pledge to stay off of social media in an effort to raise money for World AIDS Day and Keep a Child Alive (both laudable causes, no doubt). Her sister and other celebrities are staying "off-line" until people pledge 1 million dollars to these organizations, but as New York Magazine mentioned, the whole thing may backfire:
As tragic as it was that I was doing a Twitter search for Kardashian, I was actually looking for an article that talked about her sister's pledge to stay off of social media in an effort to raise money for World AIDS Day and Keep a Child Alive (both laudable causes, no doubt). Her sister and other celebrities are staying "off-line" until people pledge 1 million dollars to these organizations, but as New York Magazine mentioned, the whole thing may backfire:
donations have been slim, topping out at just $160,000 this morning, which suggests that the celebrities may have to stay off Twitter far longer than intended.I guess people are thinking they should give money to a charity (just not this one) and if the response is tepid enough, Kardashian may just stay off Twitter for good (or as long as she can hold out). [Crazily (in a sure sign that the apocalypse is near, or at least that things are not right and just in this world), Kardashian actually is paid to tweet: "Is she worth $10,000 per tweet? Kim Kardashian earns big money using her Twitter account to advertise to her 2 million fans."]
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