If You Tweet It, The Universe Will Come

The Internet is a vast place, just like the universe — had I written that statement on Twitter, I’d likely get a response from “the universe” itself.

Parody account @THEUNlVERSE responds to Twitter users who include the word “universe” in a tweet. The messages are often witty or sarcastic, and always in all caps.

The account is run by Amathev, who shared the prank on Reddit where it was quickly up-voted to the front page.

Twitter may be cracking down on the spam accounts, but parody accounts have found creative ways of getting around it. Amathev is restricted to a daily limit of @ replies to avoid triggering Twitter’s spam algorithm. The more followers a parody account acquires, the less likely it will be suspended. And with 7 billion of us here on Earth and who knows how many little green men out there, @THEUNIVERSE has the potential to rack up an out-of-this-world follower number.

Image courtesy of Terry Hancock
source:http://mashable.com/2012/07/13/universe-twitter-account/
author:Christine Erickson