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The answer probably isn't satisfying - pranks on friends, it's cheap and is usually a good laugh. 20k followers for around $10 found on a blackhat SEO site. 19.
by problems 10y ago
The answer probably isn't satisfying - pranks on friends, it's cheap and is usually a good laugh. 20k followers for around $10 found on a blackhat SEO site. 19.5k of which are still around after about a year.
You could totally use it for business purposes too - as a really shitty form of advertising or just to make your popularity look higher. I doubt it'd be too effective, but hey, it's cheap.
- andai 10y agoI see... Could someone buy 200k for $100?
- chillydawg 10y agoI'm not sure, but I expect it gets harder to hide the fakes at larger scales.
- nickfromseattle 10y agoI'm familiar with this space and I think the biggest benefit is providing 'social proof' to new websites / startups / brands. I know from my own experience when doing research on a company - whether it's a prospective client, vendor or competitor, I'll click through to their social properties to gauge their traction. I definitely look at their engagement ratios to determine whether their social following is organic or fake, but I think typical consumers miss this.