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Subject:Re: verb for "gaining followers on Facebook" ? From:Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com> To:Monique Semp <monique -dot- semp -at- earthlink -dot- net> Date:Tue, 1 May 2012 12:36:10 -0700
The word I hear used most often to describe actually trying to gain
Facebook followers is "whoring," but I'm assuming you want one that isn't
derogatory.
Gene Kim-Eng
On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 11:33 AM, Monique Semp <monique -dot- semp -at- earthlink -dot- net>wrote:
> Just wondering if there’s a one-word verb that means “gain a follower on
> Facebook”?
>
> I don’t need to worry about whether the people that are gained are fans or
> followers, and I’m not talking about the person who chooses to follow
> someone (which could be sort described by the verb “like”). I’m hoping that
> there’s just a less wordy way to say “gains followers on Facebook”...
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