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Why so many spamblogs right now: a theory.

(Expanding on this a little.)

You may have seen a confusing sponsored post by the American medical insurance company Aetna:

There’s no particular reason for any human being ever to reblog this except maybe to make fun of it (see: me). It conveys no useful information of any kind.

But there’s also no reason for a bot to reblog it. Bots like stuff that 1) contains plain text that search engines can read, and/or 2) is tagged such that it looks appropriate to their ostensible theme

The post presently has over 2,500 notes, many of them reblogs. Maybe there are a lot of self-improvement-themed spamblogs, or education-themed ones? Getting tricked by the tags #mindfulness and #educate?

Nope, most of the reblogs look like this:

Q:

Why would large numbers of gay porn blogs reblog this incoherent medical insurance ad?

A:

Because Yahoo promises Tumblr advertisers a minimum amount of exposure, partly to be measured in number of Likes and Reblogs.

I don’t immediately see any reason for pornbots to reblog this post. If you look through their content, it’s clear that they’re generally sophisticated enough to avoid reblogging stuff other than actual porn. And why would you advertise for a company that’s not paying you for it?

But it’s good for Tumblr’s bottom line, because they can show their advertisers note-count and reblog-count - give them the idea that a lot of real people are really engaging with and sharing their ads.

The advertisers most likely do not know how to look at the notes and see how many of these notes are bots. Aetna’s PR department doesn’t have TagViewer.

If I’m right, Tumblr isn’t getting rid of the pornbots because Tumblr is running a lot of the pornbots.

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cute gender neutral names to call ur partner

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Okuu took to placing a small kiss on Pascal’s forehead. “I think you’re right. Hopefully we’ll be able to finish it by ourselves. If not we can always take it home and eat it for later...as late night snack or some shit like that.” Because they both knew that their snacks were almost always sweets, especially if it was late in the night. Hopefully they would be snacking instead of doing something else. Though the latter was a good option too. 

   One could have sworn that the look on the cats face went from recovering from embarrassment to complete adoration of the mentioned strawberry cake. A few might exaggerate and say her eyes changed to the same pink the cake was for just a moment. For now, she had completely forgotten about those who were watching what went on just seconds ago and now she was ready to take on a creamy mountain of baked goods topped with strawberries.  “We will destroy the cake. Devour it”

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“I would really like that. Warm hugs are the best if you ask me...makes me feel  closer to the person.” And getting close to her aunt was something that she decided to make a new goal. She wanted to be close to her as she would a parent. 

Okuu found herself smiling warmly at her aunt’s positive attitude. It was nice to have an aura like that around for sure. “I agree…I’ve needed a lot of hugs the more I think about it…yeah definitely.”

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Pascal had almost as big a sweet tooth as her so the cake would work wondrously for the both of them. Her sudden declaration on the obliteration of the cake made the demigoddess laugh a little given how serious she sounded about it. “Yes we’re gonna make this cake regret that it ever became a cake and it will be a delicious victory.” They’re talking about a cake. 

   Things certainly seemed to be getting quite interesting in front of the cafe, at least in the cats own mind as she stood rather stunned to those lips so quickly returning favor to her. Those cheeks of hers flushed brighter then ever before as she looked around to see who might be watching before giving in and enjoying the moment. At this rate it was going to be public knowledge but its not like she wanted to stop. “You drive a hard bargain there Okuu. A very hard one at that… Will let them watch then. Lets get inside though and see whats new today”

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Okuu found herself smiling warmly at her aunt’s positive attitude. It was nice to have an aura like that around for sure. “I agree...I’ve needed a lot of hugs the more I think about it...yeah definitely.”

“Truth be told, I’m not what you call mature either exactly.” Given how colorful her language was atop her sarcastic attitude, Okuu was barely mature. When she needed to be of course but never in an every day situation. “Thanks…that’ll help a lot. So will the hugs.” Her smile turned rather genuine as she gazed over to their hands. “Thanks, auntie.”

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“That sounds completely fucked up but...my mom is gone so I can’t rule it out.” Okuu sighed as she would’ve loved nothing than to see her mother again no matter how much it scared her. “You’re my mom...but you’re also not.” The demigoddess looked over the other and smiled a bit. “Still...I like seeing you.”

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“Something is wrong then..you don’t even know who I am…” Okuu failed to realize that she was older so even if this was her mother, she probably wouldn’t recognize her. “I know who you are…all to well.” Letting herself calm, she hugged herself rather tightly. “You don’t see it…this is stretch but…you really don’t know who I am do you, mom…” 

“The simple answer is that you’re the child of another dimensions me’!” Black Heart said, as that really was the only thing she could think off right now. She gave a smile and then deadpanned. “Which means you have landed in a foreign dimension somehow and that makes me your mother. Kinda.”

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“Something is wrong then..you don’t even know who I am...” Okuu failed to realize that she was older so even if this was her mother, she probably wouldn’t recognize her. “I know who you are...all to well.” Letting herself calm, she hugged herself rather tightly. “You don’t see it...this is stretch but...you really don’t know who I am do you, mom...” 

Couldn't’t Be

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Okuu remained unconscious for some time before waking up in a familiar room. It didn’t make any sense, the Basilicom had been destroyed. Her eyes then met what seemed like her mother and in turn, she backed herself against the wall.

“The fuck is going on, you can’t be who you are…” As much as she wanted to believe it, her mother was no longer alive so why was she staring at her. “You can’t be her…”

Black Heart deadpanned and got closer to the female, before raising an eyebrow at her jumbled words. “I am the CPU of Lastation, Black Heart or Noire as some people call me.” She wanted answers and she would get them. One way or another. “Now tell me what you meant with that and who are you?”

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“Ah I broke a few bones anyways.” Walking away from said commotion and met with Stocking. “By the way, aren’t you that cute girl I saw at the cafe?”

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⊰♥⊱      Stocking glanced up at the commotion. 

                                  “…Just punch him in the dick if he is being a lil’ bitch.”

     Then again that was her solution to almost anything.

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Oh how Okuu loved putting her love on the spot. Placing the cap back on her cat’s head, she nodded and lead them into the cafe, wondering if the patrons from the outside were able to see. The girl figured the waitress who would be taking care of them knew since she gave the two a sweet smile as she happily sat them at a table. “Oh..hey Pascal look, they have a creamy strawberry cake that’s big enough for two people..” 

   Pascal couldn’t lie about being excited for the date. The soft flush look to her face said everything as the other would glance over her. “A bit more then excited you could say. A first big formal outing on the town just doing what we please” The feel of Okuu’s arms slowly pulling her in and closing around her waist put her at ease. She so adored those soft hands and how they worked over her skin and would lean back and sneak a kiss to those lips before putting her cap over her love. “At this rate we are going to put on a display out here”

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Okuu remained unconscious for some time before waking up in a familiar room. It didn’t make any sense, the Basilicom had been destroyed. Her eyes then met what seemed like her mother and in turn, she backed herself against the wall.

“The fuck is going on, you can’t be who you are...” As much as she wanted to believe it, her mother was no longer alive so why was she staring at her. “You can’t be her...”

Couldn't’t Be

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Okuu’s piercing eyes seemed to burn as she looked up to what looked like her mother. No, she wasn’t hallucinating and it only made her heart tighten. The demigoddess felt herself getting lightheaded and she began to stagger a bit , her head starting to throb as well.

“You could say that..” She mumbled before eventually passing out due to the rush of emotions and the pain in her chest.

Black Heart simply grabbed the young girl before she hit the ground from having lost consciousness.

She was very confused as to why the girl just did that, but nonetheless sighed in annoyance and flew to her home, simply taking care of the other and making sure she was okay, then putting her into the Guest Bed and waiting in the room, for her to wake up.

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Okuu’s piercing eyes seemed to burn as she looked up to what looked like her mother. No, she wasn’t hallucinating and it only made her heart tighten. The demigoddess felt herself getting lightheaded and she began to stagger a bit , her head starting to throb as well.

“You could say that..” She mumbled before eventually passing out due to the rush of emotions and the pain in her chest.

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Okuro couldn’t even open her mouth as her gaze was wide and shocked. There was no way in hell that her mother was in front of her. It had to be some sort of sick joke but no one has snow white hair like hers and striking eyes. Not even the best fabricator could get that. “…” Her words were stuck in her throat as she stepped back.

“T…This is a sick joke…isn’t it…a sick fucked up joke..” Her voice trembled and her eyes shook, tears threatening to fall in volume. Her chest tightened up and her knees began to buckle out of shock. “No…no…no…” 

The Goddess with said white hair and blue power symbol eyes merely stared at the black-haired, young woman in-front of her. She quirked an eyebrow at the other taking a step back, as well as mumbling up some jumbled words. That didn’t really shock Noire, as this was one of the many standard reactions one had when meeting a CPU.

No, what took her by surprise were the tears. “Child, why are you crying?” She questioned and took a step closer this time, just staring with a neutral gaze. “Did you by any chance lose something precious to yourself?”

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“Just Sit Back And Watch Me Burn!”

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For those who don’t know what Samurai Jack is and why we should be stoked that it’s coming back:

There’s a loner with a man-bun

Who was pulled out of his timeline

And sees modern things through the lens of 17th century Japanese prince.

There are awesome fight scenes

And dramatic narrative moments

And best of all, the show fluctuates between being awesome and freaking ridiculous at the drop of a hat, often in the same narrative breath.

It’s a really good show to watch if you want to learn about the use of color and shapes in storytelling, as well as exaggerated perspective, use of negative space, timing, and narrative arcs. I recommend it to all comic artists, storyboarders, illustrators, cinematographers, writers… heck, ANYONE. GET HYPE.

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