To bot or not to bot that is the question

When working with social networking the question eventually comes up, “Is there a way to automate some of these processes?”

Yes, without a doubt there is a market for these products and they are out there. I will review many of them and describe their features and benefits.

Before I launch into any product review of these items I do need to give fair warning to potential users. By using these products you are violating the terms of service of most of these websites and are risking deletion from them.

Most social networking services regard bot use as a strain on their system and frown upon them. Myspace has been cracking down very hard on automated uses of their system lately leading to a large number of profile deletions. While they don’t delete your profile every time you may be marked as a spammer rendering your profile rather useless. However, if you use a little bit of common sense and restraint you can use these tools effectively.

I would like to state though that while I am familiar with these programs I don’t use them on any of my personal profiles because I fear deletion with them. Also I want you to understand when I give a review of a product and tell you the features and how to use them that I am not promising that you will not lose your profile.

So remember to back up any customization of your profile just in case you do run into any issues.

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