(Tip: To report spam, follow @spam on Twitter and then direct message the @username – e..g., “d spam @spammer”)
You @-reply people you don’t follow with links.
You still have the default avatar (Hint to anyone who hasn’t yet)
You have been suspended on a regular basis: “Sorry, the account you were headed to has been suspended due to strange activity. Mosey along now, nothing to see here.”
You have one update, yet you add 100 people to your follow list every day.
You repeat your same tweet w/ blog post several times a day, and freely admit that it wasn’t a technical glitch on the part of your Twitter client.
Shamwow
Your followers count is in the single digits, but you’re following 100-1000 people.
Your URL goes to a horribly ugly site with black and red bold sans-serif text, sporadic yellow highlights, occasional ALL CAPS and exclamation POINTS on a white background!!!
You URL has a video of you pulling $2,000 cash.
You are following nor followed by anyone, and regularly send @reply messages advertising your product.
You follow people at random and drop them as soon as they’re following you.
You have a “system” for making lots of money.
Automatic direct messages with links to new followers.
“Be-a-magpie”
Your “name” associated with your Twitter ID consists of a 6-letter combo of the letters a-s-d-f.
All @replies.
No status updates.
No profile, url, default background…