40% Of Social Media Accounts Are Run By Spammers

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  1. Jun 4, 2012
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    smash-wear.nl

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    [h=1]http://www.psfk.com/2012/05/forty-percent-social-media-accounts-spam-headlines.html[/h]Spammers currently account for 40% of social media accounts and send 8 percent of messages on networking sites



    via PSFK: http://www.psfk.com/2012/05/forty-percent-social-media-accounts-spam-headlines.html#ixzz1wr4wKwOt
     
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    FreashCoast

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    "8 percent of messages on networking sites " - this is great news
     
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    Anonymous~

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    yeah, i think its true. because I'm one of them
     
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    lancis

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    So who are the real 60%? Lady Gaga's little monsters?
     
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    techcrunked

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    who gives a shite
     
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    dbyrn

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    40% of accounts and only 8% of messages?
    If spammers send less messages then real users then who is really a spammer??
     
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    Very interesting stat. It sounds about right.
     
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    Arcazle

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    I don't believe that at all...there must be exceptions like Instagram for example?