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Rebecca J. Rosen

Rebecca J. Rosen - Rebecca J. Rosen is an associate editor at The Atlantic. She was previously an associate editor at The Wilson Quarterly, where she spearheaded the magazine's In Essence section.

9 Clever, Funny, or Just Plain Odd Twitter Bots

By Rebecca J. Rosen
Jan 9 2012, 10:48 AM ET Comment

Most Twitter bots are running around sending spam to unsuspecting tweeters, but a few are in a class of their own, taking the Twitter API and twisting it into lulz. Earlier this week, Alexis Madrigal noted one such bot, @StealthMountain, who corrects anyone who misspells "sneak peek" as "sneak peak." The bad spellers are chastened, and, typically, furious, which makes laughs for the rest of us. Here are few more good bots from the land of Twitter.



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