http://ericpratum.comMusings on Bettering Your Chances in Lifeenhttp://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/2542914http://www.feedburner.comhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Self-promotionForSmartPeople/~3/457723849/TwitterfoundmytweeplesuspensiontweetlatertwollowericauthorTue, 18 Nov 2008 17:07:51 -0600http://ericpratum.com/?p=408http://ericpratum.com/2008/11/18/2-easy-steps-to-get-your-twitter-account-suspended/feed/Just now, I stumbled upon Twollow.com. Twollow allows you to auto-follow anyone on Twitter that tweets certain keywords you select. Sounds awesome if you want to grow your network, right? 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