1) The Creator Has Discovered The Magic Of "Sock Accounts"
For those who don't know, a "sock account" in Social Media speak, is an extra user account created by registering to the same site, using a different email address. Why would someone want two or more accounts for the same site? So they can stroke themselves and comment on their own stuff of course! And this is what it usually looks like:
OMG! I love this video! You're really hot btw! LOL!! I don't know WHY no one is commenting, come on people! N-E-WAYZ...Did it take long to make this? Cuz it looked like it would be a lot of work! Prolly not many people could do it! LOL! N-E-WAYZ...keep it up! Oh! I'm gonna subscribe to you too! LOL!
These are easy to spot because you'll notice the "commenter" will tend to not comment on the content, but rather put the focus on the person that made it...a little too much. This is usually an unconscious move on their part. These types of users also tend to fail to come up with user names much different from their first ones...sad, I know...but true.
Example:
- SARA_IZ_HOT
- S_hottie_U_nottie
= Same person.
2) Hollywood Has Discovered The Magic of Desperate Freelance Writers for Hire
Most Hollywood producers and agents are in the business of selling people as products. Does Miley Cyrus 's video on Youtube really need 200,000 comments? If for some unholy reason her ratings start to plunge, you bet your a$$ it does. Do you realize how many people count on her for their paychecks? Here's how to tell the difference between the "brand pushing" comments from normal "fan luv".
Normal fan luv: OMGGG!! I LOVVVEEE YOOUU MILEEEY!!!!
Hollywood : Miley Cyrus does it again! Miley, when is your new album coming out?? I need to buy some copies for my entire class of friends at school before summer vacation starts! I will be sad if I have to wait till then! Grrr! LOL!
Normal fan luv: Is it weird that my Dad said Miley was hot?
Hollywood: Hey Miley, I love your show Hannah Montana , and all your movies! You know what I found out about you, that I bet no one else knows? I found out that you are coming out with a special Christmas album this year, featuring duets with you and the Jonas Brothers!!!! Oh no! I guess I just blew the surprise!!!! Grrr!!! Sorry Miley:(
These are easy to spot, just look for a large block of comments created seconds apart from each other.
3) Its all Relative(s)
Sometimes users turn their family members and closest friends into their own personal "comment army". These fake comments can usually be spotted by their unmistakably warm tone, as well as the use of nicknames. Like if the users name is Jack, but the commenter refers to him as "J-dawg". Sometimes however, relatives that are aware you have an account and that you make videos, will take it upon themselves to spur you on...all on their own:
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