Comments on: What’s with the fake Facebook friends?

By: Do Brands Belong on Twitter?

Do Brands Belong on Twitter? — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 12:51:47 +0000

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�Forman las marcas parte de Twitter? | Mashable — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:57:13 +0000

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By: Do Brands Belong on Twitter?

Do Brands Belong on Twitter? — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:30:19 +0000

[...] in their handle, bio, or feed, but in an environment of authenticity and therefore increased trust. Some people will game the system, to be sure; but they will often get found out through the wisdom of crowds, so what’s the [...]

By: Idea Peepshow » Blog Archive » Mixed Feelings on Parker Whittle and Other Fictitious Web “Friends”

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:03:05 +0000

[...] discovering Parker Whittle, I’ve read several stories about other people questioning the validity of some online acquantances.�Some social media “personas” are [...]

By: Judi Sohn

Judi Sohn — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:01:30 +0000

Hi Seth, I wasn’t questioning that it was the real you. When Eric showed me the request I looked at your profile and saw it was legit.

I was questioning the fact that Eric (my husband, Eric Sohn) had sent the request for your friendship in the first place. He insists that he never did, so he was surprised to get an email that you accepted a request he never made.

By: Seth Godin

Seth Godin — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:48:47 +0000

I’m guilty of being way behind on approving friend requests, but if it was the real me (I don’t know which eric you mean), it was only because someone had friended me first!