Monday, November 25, 2013

Twitter ghostwriters of the rich and famous

How fake users are taking over Twitter | Facebook may reserve autoplay for videos uploaded directly to site | Retailer pulls the plug on its social accounts amid criticism
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November 25, 2013
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How fake users are taking over Twitter
Fake Twitter accounts can be bought for less than $100 per 1,000 "users," and unscrupulous brands, celebrities and perhaps even governments are using the fakes to pad their follower counts and disrupt the online activities of others. "If what is trending on Twitter is being faked by robots, people need to know that. This will and should undermine trust," said Sherry Turkle, director of the MIT Initiative on Technology and Self. The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model) (11/24)
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Twitter ghostwriters of the rich and famous
Celebrities are increasingly employing people to follow them around and regularly update their social media profiles on their behalf. "If you have a great social presence, that is a 100% benefit," says LaQuishe Wright, who updates Channing Tatum's Twitter feed. "Fans are more prone to go see Channing Tatum's movie if he's telling them about it... And Hollywood is paying attention to that now." Los Angeles Times (tiered subscription model) (11/15)
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"Anchorman 2" social marketing is the stuff of legend
Paramount has established its most integrated movie pairing with Tumblr through an "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues" partnership that includes more than 50 promotional videos and snackable items from star Will Ferrell and director Adam McKay. "Anchorman 2" is setting itself apart with sheer volume, from a Web contest to join the "Anchorman" team to commercials starring Ferrell's character. "This has been the most comprehensive amount of material I've ever participated in," said Ferrell. Adweek (11/24)
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AFP, Getty to pay $1.2M for lifting photos from Twitter
Freelance photographer Daniel Morel has won a $1.2 million judgment after suing Agence France-Presse and Getty Images for their use of his images, which were published on a Twitter feed, without permission. The court had previously ruled that Twitter policies allowing images to be retweeted did not give companies blanket permission to use those images for commercial purposes. Reuters (11/22)
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I do think it's really hard for a celebrity to run all of their accounts by themselves. The smart ones understand they need someone to help."
-- Liz Jones, senior vice president of digital marketing at Relativity Media, as quoted in the Los Angeles Times
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Andy Sernovitz is the New York Times best-selling author of "Word of Mouth Marketing: How Smart Companies Get People Talking" and the blog "Damn, I Wish I'd Thought of That!" He runs WordofMouth.org, where marketers and entrepreneurs learn to be great at word of mouth marketing, and SocialMedia.org, the community for social media leaders at the world's greatest brands.
 
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