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Almost HALF of Cisco Switching Twitter followers are fake

849,504 "fake followers" were found among the 19 Cisco Twitter accounts audited, with the singular Twitter account of Cisco CTO Padmasree Warrior solely responsible for 60% of Cisco's total "fake" Twitter followers:

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Desperation in San Jose?

Audit reveals almost HALF of

Cisco Switching Twitter followers are fake!

As a U.S. Army veteran (Vietnam era), I thoroughly enjoyed being appreciated during Veterans Day.

And I ate like a "KING for FREE" at Bob Evans (breakfast), Isaac's Famous Grilled Sandwichs (lunch) and Applebees (dinner).

While reflecting on all the wonderful appreciation that I received during Veterans Day, the above Twitter Tweet by Cisco Chairman and CEO John Chambers got me to wonder what else was "fake" about Cisco's Twitter accounts.

Well, according to the below audits of 19 different Cisco Twitter accounts, there appears to be quite a lot of "fake" going around when it comes to Cisco and its Twitter accounts.

849,504 "fake followers" were found among the 19 Cisco Twitter accounts audited, with the singular Twitter account of Cisco CTO Padmasree Warrior solely responsible for 60% of Cisco's total "fake" Twitter followers:

1. Cisco Twitter account audited: Padmasree - 509,426 Fake Followers

2. Cisco Twitter account audited: Cisco - 95,579 Fake Followers

3. Cisco Twitter account audited: CiscoSecurity - 62,297 Fake Followers

4. Cisco Twitter account audited: Cisco Mobility - 43,546 Fake Followers

5. Cisco Twitter account audited: Cisco Collaboration - 23,128 Fake Followers

6. Cisco Twitter account audited: CiscoEnterprise - 21,662 Fake Followers

7. Cisco Twitter account audited: Cisco Data Center - 18,135 Fake Followers

8. Cisco Twitter account audited: Cisco TelePresence - 13,298 Fake Followers

9. Cisco Twitter account audited: Cisco Support - 12,365 Fake Followers

10. Cisco Twitter account audited: CiscoIT - 12,006 Fake Followers

11. Cisco Twitter account audited: WebEx - 9,215 Fake Followers

12. Cisco Twitter account audited: Sourcefire - 8,629 Fake Followers

13. Cisco Twitter account audited: Cisco Small Business - 7,226 Fake Followers

14. Cisco Twitter account audited: Cisco Switching - 5,993 Fake Followers

15. Cisco Twitter account audited: Service Provider - 3,357 Fake Followers

16. Cisco Twitter account audited: CarlosDominguez - 1,855 Fake Followers

17. Cisco Twitter account audited: CiscoCSR - 980 Fake Followers

18. Cisco Twitter account audited: CiscoGovt - 603 Fake Followers

19. Cisco Twitter account audited: Cisco Services - 204 Fake Followers

Related story:

It appears Cisco has been buying Twitter followers for Padmasree Warrior
 

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