As it happens, this will work to my advantage in so much as the tools that lets them build up huge ‘followings’ (of more bots) will allow me to reach 100,000 following in a matter of weeks. After that tip over point, well, starts to get interesting.

Looking at reading tools now as I’m already at the point where trying to see real people among the thousands of tweets an hour is a struggle. In the past week – with thousands of followers I think I’ve only found about two dozen ‘real people’ that acknowledge you!

I’m doing this for a few reasons, none of them related to fame or money:
* Huge load of health problems and issues over the past few years and pretty much escaped into online games. Need to break out of that rut.
* Saw the potential for good in Twitter – and over the past few weeks watched spammers destroy it for short term gains. If, as a nobody, I can build up a million followers in a matter of several weeks, well, you can see where that leads.
* Just to prove the point that I can. I’m the sort of professional that can easily earn $1,000’s a day, but have absolutely no interest in money. I don’t smoke, I can’t drink, I rarely leave the house and my computer gear is cutting edge. I have no financials concerns and I’m far too grumpy to be wanting fame or notoriety.
* So, basically, for the sheer hell of it.