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Famous to Fake – Signs that Prove Your Big on the Internet

Posted by John Saddington on Apr 20, 2009

fakemarkdriscollHow ‘famous’ do you have to be to start getting people to create bogus and fake Social Networking accounts of you?

Late last night I saw that @FakeDriscoll is now following me and I had to chuckle. Mark Driscoll (real Twitter account is @PastorMark) is an easy take and target; he’s created some controversy over his subject matter, delivery, and pretty much everything else that Mars Hill Church does.

But that doesn’t mean he’s wrong necessarily, but it’s made him “big” on the internet.

But Mark’s not the first to get this comical use of social networks: I see that Ed Young also has a fake account as well (@FakeEdYoung) and then Tony Morgan has had, for a while, some faker pose as him on Facebook.

So how famous does one have to be to start getting the fakers to come out and play? Is this just a new “cost” of doing big things for Jesus online?

How would you respond (or react) if you woke up with a few social network posers cramping your style online?

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John Saddington

John is the Chief Editor @ The 8BIT Network and Senior Blog Junkie here at ChurchCrunch.He enjoys Triple-Tall Americanos, developing Wordpress Themes, and a few other Random Things.

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11 Responses to “Famous to Fake – Signs that Prove Your Big on the Internet”

  1. JakeSchwein
    Monday, April 20, 2009 at 1:19 pm

    I have heard imitation is the greatest form of flattery. Actually I think it is funny that someone would put time and energy into being a "fake" anyone.

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  2. Ancoti
    Monday, April 20, 2009 at 1:28 pm

    There is little that can be done about celebrity on the internet, and a s long as you have not sought it in notoreity, I guess you should just enjoy the flattery.

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  3. human3rror
    Monday, April 20, 2009 at 1:31 pm

    some people have a lot of time on their hands…

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  4. stephenbateman
    Monday, April 20, 2009 at 1:33 pm

    I think the fake*christian* thing is pretty funny

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    • stephenbateman
      Monday, April 20, 2009 at 1:33 pm

      but I certainly don't have time to be real-me and fake-you.

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  5. human3rror
    Monday, April 20, 2009 at 4:09 pm

    puaha.

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  6. rswprwi
    Sunday, April 26, 2009 at 5:21 pm

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  7. Joanna
    Monday, May 25, 2009 at 2:14 pm

    Hmm the fake driscoll page is really charming (not). Don't people have better things to do with their lives?

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    • human3rror
      Monday, May 25, 2009 at 2:17 pm

      apparently, right? .. hm.m.

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  8. stephy
    Saturday, January 23, 2010 at 4:48 am

    I kinda wish someone would make a fake twitter for me, it would be hilarious!

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