A bot is a machine that takes the place of a human in a communications medium
A bot is a
machine computer program that takes the place of a human in a
communications medium social network
Programs which generate "content"
Usually run on a schedule
Mostly disconnected posts
Often not interactive
...very like a spam bot
@AlphaNano @CRASH__N__BURN pic.twitter.com/DqfEZsNQxf
— TЯEИT👽📡 (@pr1ntf) January 27, 2017
@solarce @CRASH__N__BURN oh wow you just brought me back 15 years ago.
— Michael Schubert (@schubertcx) February 4, 2017
Dear @555uhz I want you to know you'll always be my fav Twitter acct and I miss you everyday https://t.co/TumTcRaSu2
— MaulerTruckrHat (@RednckTruckrHat) February 17, 2017
@555uhz Never forget cc @ra pic.twitter.com/HcJWtMFxMs
— Nick Fox-Gieg (@n1ckfg) February 28, 2016
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— everyword (@everyword) November 30, 2007
aardvark
— everyword (@everyword) November 30, 2007
sex
— everyword (@everyword) February 9, 2013
@everyword I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS DAY FOR A LONG TIME
— Amy (@Aim0zz) February 9, 2013
zymurgy
— everyword (@everyword) June 7, 2014
THE END IS HERE! @everyword: zymurgy”
— Ron Fournier (@ron_fournier) June 7, 2014
éclair
— everyword (@everyword) June 7, 2014
.@everyword B-B-BUT
— Shin Neo (@NKGhidorah) June 7, 2014
YOU CAN'T
JUST
DO
THIS
Long, slow, casual performance
Audience interaction
Bounded or unbounded
@Kels_Schro @SortingBot YO HOW DID YOU MAKE THIS HAPPEN
— Ryan Harvot (@HarvotRyan) December 6, 2016
@SortingBot how does this work lol?
— Ashlee Bailey-Seal (@AnnabelleLee94) April 6, 2015
@SortingBot how the fuck do u work
— Alizée 🥀 (@jcfuckash) July 8, 2016
The only secret of magic is that I'm willing to work harder on it than you think it's worth.
Penn Jillette
Cambio en el título pic.twitter.com/glvwz9EkW3
— Editando TN (@tn_diff) May 17, 2017
Modification du Titre pic.twitter.com/sLsV5B6cDj
— L̶e̶ ̶S̶o̶i̶r̶ édité (@lesoir_diff) May 17, 2017
Omar, perhaps world's longest cat, finds internet fame - BBC News https://t.co/Z2HyoelJQp ➜ https://t.co/zB2S7P0s5A pic.twitter.com/1fJPPKHWKy
— Editing the BBC (@bbc_diff) May 17, 2017
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