Is this you?

Or how about this person?

Or this?

 If the answer is No, then why do want to be my friend on Facebook or follow you on Twitter?

My dear social media friends, these profiles pictures – the first two from Facebook – and the last from Twitter – are placeholder profile photos representing the account. They are generic and do not represent anything other than showing you the spot where your profile photo will be inserted.

If you are asked to follow one of the above and you don’t recognize the name, then you can assume that 99.9% of the time these are “fake” accounts. In fact, these are the “laziest” of the fake accounts, because the majority of “fake” accounts do at least spend one minute’s time to upload a profile photo. Whoever made these accounts has spent no time at all on them and they scream DO NOT FRIEND OR FOLLOW ME – I’M NOT REAL. Continue reading “FAKE OR REAL? Social Profiles” »