Hackers are selling fake 'Likes' on FB, Instragram

[ChristopherGlaeser]

An interesting article on how to get social media buzz:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/16/fake-instagram-likes_n_3769247.html

[AWCthreads]

I hope Google is reading and adjusting social algo indicators accordingly.

[ChristopherGlaeser]

Is there a way Google can detect hacked social buzz vs those who pay FB to boost a post?

Best,
Christopher

[AWCthreads]

No idea.

Incentivizing social is easier than incentivizing backlinks and there's a quite a bit of gray area in acquiring backlinks.

[Ron_McCabe]

Not really sure of the question here.  This has been around awhile.  Like all these schemes they really do not add any long term value.  Talk to newt Ginigritch ;). http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/aug/04/newt-gingrich-twitter

[David-E-Carey]

Not quite Hacking but despicable all the same.

See this video clip from the UK investigation programme 'Dispatches' - 'Click farms': how some businesses manipulate social media - Channel 4 Dispatches video trailer. I'm not sure if you can see the programme outside the UK but you should get the general idea from this 'Guardian' posting.

People bent on fraud and shortest route to quick gains will try anything Christopher

http://www.theguardian.com/media/video/2013/aug/02/click-farms-social-media-video

David

[jesse-landry]

Here's a fun Facebook hacker story http://rt.com/news/facebook-post-exploit-hacker-zuckerberg-621/#.UhJPVHjA3Q8.twitter

[AWCthreads]

Can you believe the security head telling the guy he won't get paid?

It seems the security engineer shouldn't be paid.

[EGOL]

If I was the boss at FB...  this guy would have been paid - more than $500 -  and given a hot line to the chief of security.

[jesse-landry]

Yeah. I believe it was Ian Lurie @ Portent who said "FB needs to hire this guy"

[KevinBudzynski]

Wow. Look at how much negative PR this created. Much more than $500. I'm sure they get plenty of emails on vulnerabilities, but each one should be looked at. If not, look at what happens...

[TammyWood]

Nice! Thank you David for the share.

[KevinBudzynski]

Checking the news today. The gentlemen apparently did received the $500.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/100976139