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From: Ryan E. Benson
Date: Oct 29, 2012 9:11PM

I've seen the same behavior as Karen, but haven't blocked them yet. As John
mentioned they have sort of scan. I had somebody at work ask about them,
and essentially told them if they could point me to which agency they were
under, I'd do more. I think the name is to trick people, but they're not as
bad as essential accessibility of whatever that other group is.

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Ryan E. Benson
On Oct 27, 2012 7:33 AM, "Karen Mardahl" < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> On Sat, Oct 27, 2012 at 1:09 AM, James Bailey < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> > Anyone heard of or worked with this group? This is *not* a promotion. I
> > was asked about this organization and I know nothing about them.
> >
> > http://www.boia.org/
> >
> >
> I don't know them, but I am one of many who was annoyed by their Twitter
> behavior. They keep following people - as in, follow, then unfollow,
> followed by a new follow! I have no clue why they do this. Maybe like a
> puppy wanting attention? They ended up being blocked by a number of people
> according to tweets I saw, myself included.
>
> They could be a fine company, but their social media behavior has lost them
> some credibility.
>
> Regards, Karen Mardahl
> > > >