Nora Reed has developed tons of popular Twitter bots. Their works include infinite_scream, breathebot_10, hydratebot, bad_passwords, botblique, NerdGarbageBot, DOTHINGSBOT, and many more. Today I'll higlight @Thinkpiecebot, a bot that tweets made-up opinion piece titles; often they're prime clickbait--- if only they were real.
Data analysis is difficult both because the bot is prolific, and because Reed has at times used the bot account to voice their own concerns. The list below is edited to remove obvious commentary, but some of the content may have been inserted by hand.
| Date | Text | Retweets | Likes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri Oct 12 15:12:47 +0000 2018 | Anime Is Shameful Nonsense | 34 | 59 |
| Mon Jul 02 07:11:44 +0000 2018 | Why Are Millennials So Obsessed With "The Boys Are Back In Town"? | 25 | 70 |
| Wed Aug 01 05:11:59 +0000 2018 | As A White Dude, I Really Think We Should Focus On Upper-Class Americans Instead Of The Global Rise Of White Supremacy | 21 | 74 |
| Sun Jul 22 07:11:52 +0000 2018 | I Was Too Busy Writing About Artisinal Cheese To Warn Y'all About The Rise Of Fascism, Oops | 20 | 80 |
| Thu Jul 26 00:11:56 +0000 2018 | Noodles and Steven Universe: Not As Badly Paired As You'd Think | 14 | 87 |
| Tue Oct 09 16:16:02 +0000 2018 | I Was Too Busy Writing About Outrage Culture To Warn Y'all About The Rise Of Fascism, Oops | 23 | 79 |
| Thu Sep 20 04:12:21 +0000 2018 | Do Teens Have A Shitposting Problem? | 31 | 72 |
| Mon Sep 24 08:12:22 +0000 2018 | The New Craze In Brooklyn Is Artisan White Fragility | 20 | 83 |
| Mon Oct 08 05:13:04 +0000 2018 | How Death Can Ruin YOUR Marriage | 27 | 77 |
| Wed Sep 19 05:12:24 +0000 2018 | Well, Fascism Is Normal Now, Let's Talk About Gender Theory Instead | 27 | 82 |
| Thu Jul 12 10:11:46 +0000 2018 | How Big Dick Energy Is The Biggest Threat To The American Community | 31 | 81 |
| Mon Aug 20 01:12:07 +0000 2018 | Wow! This KKK Member Does Yoga! | 17 | 95 |
| Mon Jul 30 00:13:17 +0000 2018 | In Defence Of Shitposting | 31 | 84 |
| Thu Oct 18 03:12:47 +0000 2018 | Are The Youths Getting High On Polyamory? | 37 | 86 |
| Mon Jul 30 20:22:38 +0000 2018 | Millennials Could Afford Families If They Stopped Spending Money On Sarcophogus Juice | 50 | 105 |
| Sat Jun 23 03:11:40 +0000 2018 | As A White Dude, I Really Think We Should Focus On Getting Offended Instead Of The Global Rise Of White Supremacy | 47 | 118 |
| Sun Jul 22 00:11:51 +0000 2018 | Millennials Are Right To Oppose Nazis But Not In A Way That Blocks Traffic | 47 | 123 |
| Thu Jun 28 02:11:44 +0000 2018 | Are Millennials Getting High On Explicit Parallels Between Modern America And Nazi Germany? | 47 | 132 |
| Wed Sep 19 03:12:45 +0000 2018 | This Op-Ed About Hookup Culture Will Surely Distract You From Global Fascism | 55 | 171 |
This is a bot that just screams. If you tweet to it, it'll scream back. What tweets do people like best? Well...
| Date | Text | Retweets | Likes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat Oct 13 05:11:26 +0000 2018 | AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH | 16 | 64 |
| Mon Oct 15 07:11:27 +0000 2018 | AH | 17 | 65 |
| Thu Oct 18 06:41:32 +0000 2018 | AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH | 24 | 61 |
| Mon Oct 15 14:01:36 +0000 2018 | AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH | 25 | 63 |
| Fri Oct 19 05:21:09 +0000 2018 | @ LIHIpdx AAAAAAAAA AAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH | 2 | 91 |
| Fri Oct 12 22:46:12 +0000 2018 | @ fakersmason AAHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHH | 2 | 93 |
| Sun Oct 07 06:21:20 +0000 2018 | AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH | 31 | 73 |
| Tue Oct 16 22:01:33 +0000 2018 | AH | 26 | 96 |
| Sun Oct 07 15:11:15 +0000 2018 | @ py_ebarry AAAAAAAA AAAAAAAHHHHHH | 3 | 172 |
| Wed Oct 10 15:16:16 +0000 2018 | @ Sifakao1 AAAAAAAA AAAAAAAHHHHHHHH | 19 | 507 |
I have a very short time window on this bot--- you'll note that all these are just this month.
