It Took Seven Years To Tweet Every Word In The English Language
Early on the morning of November 30th, 2007, a newly-hatched Twitter account posted its first tweet. It was an odd message—simply the letter "a":
The Elder Scrolls Online Players Are Pissed About Bots
Players who have waded into the newly-minted Elder Scrolls MMO are up in arms about the game's bots.
Not Everyone Playing 'Twitch Plays Pokémon' Appears To Be Human
Right now, more than fifty thousand people on a Twitch channel are trying to control a trainer in Pokémon Red. Collectively, they've acquired seven gym badges, which means that the end of the game is near. Great! Except not everyone watching is interested in helping making progress in the game.
University Researchers Discover Cure for FarmVille Bots
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If you are a company who rakes in millions making social games for Facebook, I have good news for you. Researchers at N.C. State University have developed the means of more accurately detecting bot accounts without alerting their owners, so the game's developers can shut them down and kick those freeloading sons of…