"If you've used Facebook or Twitter, you're almost certainly familiar with 'bimbots' ? accounts that have profile pics of attractive women, but seem to exist only to send send spam links with varying degrees of subtlety. Henry Copeland, the founder of BlogAds, tracks the social network of one such Facebook bot, and finds that she's friends with a long list of influential tech and media folks. Copeland also tracks down the origin of the photo that accompanies the account."
Daniel Reviewed by Daniel on . Dozens of Tech Bigwigs Friend Facebook Spambot "If you've used Facebook or Twitter, you're almost certainly familiar with 'bimbots' ? accounts that have profile pics of attractive women, but seem to exist only to send send spam links with varying degrees of subtlety. Henry Copeland, the founder of BlogAds, tracks the social network of one such Facebook bot, and finds that she's friends with a long list of influential tech and media folks. Copeland also tracks down the origin of the photo that accompanies the account." Rating: 5