When given a Twitter account, the system reports how many users it thinks are fake, how many are inactive accounts (ie. could be realaccounts but do not have much activity) and how many are active accounts.
FORBES: Twitter's Growing Spam Problem
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The real-name rule also addresses issues such as fake accounts and real rumor mongering that Chinese users don't actually object to.
WSJ: Beijing Orders Microbloggers to Register
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Residential real estate and 401k accounts that have fallen 50% in value will not recover quickly.
FORBES: On Your Own: Investing in An Era of Irrelevant Regulation (October 2009)