Buying Twitter followers, the legal and ethical implications

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I’m currently running an experiment in which I’m attempting to buy Twitter followers. I’m doing this for two reasons:

  1. to test whether these purported Twitter follower buying services actually work; and
  2. if I am able to successfully buy followers, to test whether these new (read: fake) Twitter followers will impact my real life, in any way.

I received some interesting feedback in the comments of my previous blog post pertaining to this issue. I’d like to elaborate on some of the issues which were highlighted.

Is buying followers a violation of Twitter’s Terms of Service?

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How $15 will make me the most popular marketing student ever

Twitter followers for @AdamJaffrey 2012.08.16 2304

If money can’t buy happiness, what can it buy?

Studies have shown that money can’t buy happiness. But can it buy popularity? Can it buy influence? These are questions I’m attempting to answer in an experiment I’m running.

So … it turns out you can buy Twitter followers. It’s actually pretty easy. Now, there are a lot of “professional” Twitter follower buying services out there, but I’m opting to lash out on the $5 online marketplace, Fiverr. I chose to use Fiverr for a few reasons:

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