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Spamollow: Using Twitter 'Follow' As A Spam Vector

Posted by Will on Monday, July 21, 2008 at 2:46 PM

I'm not sure if there is a term for following someone on Twitter just to get them to click on your link but I'm suggesting the following:

Spamollow: (verb)

To follow someone on Twitter for the purpose of getting the user being followed to click on a link they would not otherwise in their worst moments of depravity or boredom click on.

Spamollower: (noun)

One who spamollows.
A parasite.

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