Another common fakester is the door-to-door house-improvement salesman who claims that the prospect's house is the first approached in the area and that, if he will agree to have his home repaired or improved at a special bargain price and permit it thereafter to be used as a model for others in the neighbourhood to view, the property owner will receive a $50 bonus for every additional job done in that area.
1990 — Patrick Goldstein, "Pop eye", Los Angeles Times, 7 October 1990:
And congrats to KROQ-FM deejay the Poorman, who nabbed a fakester passing himself off as comic-pitchman Joe Piscopo.
2004 — Fiona Shoop, Buying & Selling Antiques: Insider Knowledge and Trade Tips to Help You Make Money From Your Hobby, How To Books Ltd. (2004), →ISBN, page 221:
Old wordworm is not a problem and can actually add 'character' to furniture as long as it isn't too regular — another fakester's trick — or too prolific, but new woodworm will need treating.
2006 — Roger Friedland & Harold Zellman, The Fellowship: The Untold Story of Frank Lloyd Wright & the Taliesin Fellowship, Harper Perennial (2006), →ISBN, page 242:
Peters found it hard to believe that Wright had fallen for "a fakester."
Noun: "(Internet) a user account on a social networking site with a profile containing information of a false, satirical, or promotional nature"
These "fakesters" portray themselves as everything from inanimate objects like the World Trade Center to celebrities like Paris Hilton to historical forces like War (which lists its profession as "resolving disputes").
Some users — known as "fakesters" — registered under pseudonyms such as Ali G, LSD or Homer Simpson.
2006 — Wade Roush, "Fakesters", Technology Review, 1 November 2006:
MySpace, however, has been hospitable to fakesters from the beginning—so much so that it's now perfectly kosher for a company (or one of its fans) to create a profile for a fast-food chain, a brand of soda, or an electronics product.
2008 — Guy Kawasaki, Reality Check: The Irreverent Guide to Outsmarting, Outmanaging, and Outmarketing Your Competition, Portfolio (2008), →ISBN, page 118:
Friendster, by contrast, tried to shut down "fakester" members that stood for shared interests or identities as opposed to real people.
Raging fights — some people accused him of being a fakester sock puppet aimed at gathering sympathy or donations (!) — side conversations, philosophical arguments.
Noun: "(slang) a person who affects a behavior, style, or attitude"
