The Web Ecology Project recently completed a two-week social experiment where Twitter bots tried to pass as human. This reminded me of a couple other projects related to fakery on Twitter, Truthy and Cyc AI.
Vote for Me
Apparently, I am running for President. And, thanks to viral marketing, the front-runner candidates are running for their political lives.
Not Richard Dawkins
Stolen identity is not uncommon in the online world. The microblogging darling Twitter was not immune, with people spoofing tweets for everyone from Bill Gates to George Bush. Now, it is atheist Richard Dawkins’ turn.