5 Ways to Spot a Twitter Bot
It has been estimated that Twitter Bots generate almost 25% of messages on Twitter. This research has been conducted through various social media specialists. Although some information is useful, most of the information being thrown out there by these Twitter Bots is spam. No one wants to deal with spam and information that they do not want. Twitter is supposed to be a fun place to communicate with the people that you choose. This makes it even more important to help destroy Twitter Bots before they become an even larger problem then they already have become.
You may be wondering what you can do. This article will show you some ways that you can spot a Twitter Bot. One great way to get rid of these, is to block them when you find them. If accounts are blocked enough, they will eventually be suspended. Gone are the days when you could spot a Twitter Bot by the avatar being used. These evil little bots are being created with more sophistication everyday. We will now get into how to spot a Twitter Bot. Once you learn the signs, it can be quite easy.
You really need to watch your tweets. If you feel you are getting way too many, this may be a good indication that you are dealing with a Twitter Bot. These crafty little bots can spit out over 150 messages daily. They also have a tendency to hide within tweeting famous quotes to make them look real. Be very leery of homilies related to the same reason, and duplicated messages. Twitter Bots will often send out the same stream off messages. Really watch the pattern when in comes to your tweets. If something does not look right, you are probably dealing with a bot.
You may happen to notice a high follower to following ratio. This can be a dead giveaway. This is something that will not happen under normal circumstances. Twitter Bots don’t have conversation, so you will never see @mentions or @posts.
If you happen to see an exclamation point next to a link, there is a very good chance that you are dealing with a Twitter Bot. Always remember if you are in any way able, block the bot from your Twitter account.
Pay very close attention to the source of your Tweets. If you watch closely, the source can be a dead giveaway to a twitter Bot. Bots will also throw you tweets that seem unrelated to each other and disjointed. These are easy to pick out, since they will often not make sense.
Hopefully, you now know what to look for on your hunt for the Twitter Bot. It really comes down to watching your tweets and focusing on where they come from. Blocking bots will close the account they are coming from after they have been blocked so many times. Once you can spot a bot, you will be surprised at how much you can cut down on spam and other unwanted information.
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