Taylor is crushing Bernie on Facebook!

[Agschmid]

Taylor is crushing Bernie on Facebook!
Facebook (FB) has over a billion accounts.
In Social Media, FB is king.

Remember when it was "news"
that Bernie got 1,000,000 "likes"?

Bernie’s Facebook Page Gets 1,589,000 Less than 2% of Taylor's

When you’re running for president in a social media world, people respond all at once, too: Bernie's page received just over 1,589,000 likes. At the time of this writing, the page has 1,589,000 likes. A Facebook spokesperson said the page started at some point, which means it began with zero likes.

Topping the page is a link to Bernie's official campaign website and the recording of his announcement, Bernie's announcement happened in Vermont a lovely state for travel.
https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/likes

The probability that those 1,589.000
were individual FB users is unlikely.
But we can't be sure.

Considering that he has hardly doubled
his "likes" since her launch seeds even more doubts.
He currently has just over a million.

Apparently, Bernie has plateaued!
He's out of steam and struggling
to stay relevant in social media.
And all the cool kids are on social media!

WHEREAS, Taylor is gaining
momentum and surging past Bernie.

Taylor has over 72 million FB "likes"...
and continues to climb, adding 235,000 LAST WEEK!
https://www.facebook.com/TaylorSwift

The little known singer from America
is surging past the her rival, Bernie,
who has universal name recognition.

Facebook is the worlds first real time and
ongoing "poll" of public consensus.

Which do you believe represent public opinion better,
a "weighted" poll of 1000 people, or 72 million "likes"

Bernie has plateaued, Taylor is surging ahead!

[Agschmid]

5. Comparing Facebook likes to actual polls/votes.

Enjoy the fruit, it goes bad so quickly.

[Agschmid]

9. You mean "math'?

Just remember social media isn't always what it seems.

http://www.businessinsider.com/chaos-ensues-as-instagram-deletes-millions-of-accounts-2014-12

[sabrina 1]

36. Keep thinking that. That's what they said re Obama. I remember wondering what

century those who dismissed his savvy use of social media were living in.

But in a way I hope they stay in the past.

Social Media is the new media.

The Corporate Media is old, it is irrelevant and isn't used by a majority of young people for news.

Polls do not poll young people who do not own land lines.

They too have not caught up with today's electorate.

Bernie like Obama, has long been a Social Media user so it's natural that he would know how to use it in his campaign.

Hillary otoh, and those around her, I know a few of them and tried to get them interested in this new media but they had no clue, thought it was just a 'toy' back then.

They are running an old campaign, depending on the old media mostly.

People are people, and unless you think that those are just robots on FB, Reddit, Twitter, Tumbler etc, that is where political activism takes place in the 21st Century.

It was social media that organized the 100,000 person event this week across the nation.

OWS would never have been heard of by most people, like the War Protests, had it not been for Social Media

It's just a fact, don't know why you are so upset over it or in denial about it.

Better to accept change.

I know I am not a robot nor are any of the people I now on Social Media, each and every one of them is a VOTER.

[Agschmid]

51. Wait...

I thought I was supposed to be angry Hillary was avoiding the media? Now she is embracing it?

And yes social media is the way of the future but certainly it has it's faults, see Gawker.

[sabrina 1]

58. I don't care what you are angry at or not. These campaigns are not about YOU or Me

or even the Candidates, they are about ISSUES.

The fact is that your OP appeared to be dismissing Social Media as a force in political campaigns. Period, I responded with some known facts, that is all. Nothing about YOU, or Me, just the reality of the world today wrt to the ISSUE you raised.

ALL Movie Stars and Entertainers and Sports Figures, TV stars, Reality Show stars etc have millions of followers.

So I have no idea what your OP was trying to say.

Sanders eg, was a virtual unknown to the entire country just two months ago.

Taylor Swift has been around for years. Even dead musicians are going to have huge followings.

You don't compare politicians to entertainers if you are trying to make a point.

You compare them to OTHER politicians.

If you want to make a point about Taylor Swift's popularity, then compare her to Lady Gaga, or some other COUNTRY MUSIC star.

The OP doesn't make sense, in its attempt to dismiss social media's impact on today's public.

[Agschmid]

59. Taylor Swift is not Country Music!

[sabrina 1]

63. So you wanted to talk about Taylor Swift? Okay then, she was a country music star!

But shouldn't discussions about entertainers be in the Lounge?

Anyhow:

Taylor Swift

Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Raised in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, she moved to Nashville, Tennessee, at the age of 14 to pursue a career in country music. She signed with the independent label Big Machine Records and became the youngest songwriter ever hired by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house. The release of Swift's self-titled debut album in 2006 established her as a country music star. Her third single, "Our Song," made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Hot Country Songs chart. She received a Best New Artist nomination at the 2008 Grammy Awards. .

Just so we keep the facts straight about this most serious topic, Swift moved from country to pop. So it all depends on what the meaning of the words 'she IS a country star' are. Is she still a country star? That is the burning question people are still asking.

So, is she running for the WH? What is the connection to Bernie here? He did try to sing some folk songs a long time ago, but he was awful, not a chance of him making it in that field.

[Agschmid]

64. No I think she has moved on from Country.

[sabrina 1]

65. Okay, can't say it matters that much to me. I liked her country music songs but again

what is the connection between her and a candidate for the WH?

[Agschmid]

67. Facebook likes appear to have direct correlation to a candidates viability.

I think it's important that we make sure everyone knows he still has a ways to go, better get liking.

[leftofcool]

2. OMG! Taylor really is a cool kid!

[Agschmid]

12. Apparenly she supports strong women as well...

She has great campaign videos!

[DURHAM D]

27. Indeed.

She self-identifies as a feminist.

[Agschmid]

30. Good!

We need more candidates like that!

[MannyGoldstein]

3. Sounds like I should vote for Taylor for President

Thanks for keeping me on track.

[Agschmid]

4. Well you should at least buy the CD.

Looks like she's got a blank space baby...

[artislife]

6. Running mate...it will seal the deal. nt

[Agschmid]

10. Ain't the the truth.

[sufrommich]

7. Taylor/Drake 2016.

[Agschmid]

11. I think Drake is Canadian...

Aww...

I just had a sad.

[sufrommich]

14. But he has sooo many likes!

Time to change the rulez!

[Agschmid]

17. Unlike so many of these third way candidates...

he really did start from the bottom and now he is here.

You might be offended... and if you are on the jury PLEASE don't lock me out of my own OP, I beg you.

[Cosmic Kitten]

13. What is this, META parody!!!111!!1 I demand answers

[Agschmid]

15. Well I am reconsidering my vote for Taylor.

She seems to be a bit hawkish, what with that bad blood and all.

[Cosmic Kitten]

16. Is she a racist, gun nut or both???

[Agschmid]

18. You could ask her on the "Tweeter" she may respond.

[JTFrog]

20. Or that other realm of social media, the google. n/t

[Agschmid]

22. Did you hear about the Google+

?!?!?!

I hear they have secret groups and such?

Wow.

[JTFrog]

23. The hidden ones!11!!!!?

OMG, how do I get on there!

[Agschmid]

25. Go to Wegmans...

Buy the third Cheerio box on the left shelf, the decoder ring is in there.

[JTFrog]

26. Hot diggity!

Will that make me one of the cool kids?

[ruffburr]

19. All this post tells me-

Is that some people are so desperate to try and Trash Bernie that they will do/say anything, Good luck with that, And actually who gives a crap about Taylor Swift's "likes" as was pointed out earlier shes a " Rock star" not a politician and she's been on facebook for a long time. This is possibly the weakest post i've ever read on D.U.

[JTFrog]

21. So you agree that a post in this vein about Hillary would be nothing but flamebait? n/t

[ruffburr]

28. Hardly

The post that i believe you are referring to compared likes from two politicians pages and at least has some relevancy instead of just inane comparisons of as one put it "apples and oranges"

[Agschmid]

29. And again...

Comparing actual polling data to Facebook likes is also Apples and Oranges. Do present it as anything else is rediculous.

[ruffburr]

31. On that we are-

On common ground, Agreed

[JTFrog]

34. It was intentionally inane.

This thread has served a purpose.

[sabrina 1]

60. It told us that Bernie is a Country Western Star??? I know he

tried but he wasn't very good. But hey, great that he's trying again.

[Agschmid]

24. Please...

I support Bernie I just call flamebait when I see it.

Heck a few hosts of the Bernie group gave me ironic "recs" on this thread.

... Wait, no they didn't. Haha.

[leftofcool]

32. Okay, I will rec it. Just cause it is funny.

[demmiblue]

33. So, alert on it as flamebait instead of starting a meta, copy-cat flamebait thread in response.

[Agschmid]

35. Why would I alert it doesn't violate the TOS...

That's the only reason people should alert to a jury.

[demmiblue]

38. Community standards violations are up to the DU community to judge in the form of jury service.

If you feel that disruptive flamebait threads are violating your interpretation of community standards, then you have every right to alert on it. If not, then just trash the thread. Starting another flamebait/disruptive meta/copy-cat thread is not productive.

[Agschmid]

40. Community standards...

Start wth the alerter, no alerter no jury, no host action.

I'm fine with my post if you aren't, you know what to do.

[Bobbie Jo]

41. the same rules apply to this thread

If you feel that THIS thread is violating your interpretation of community standards, then you have every right to alert on it. If not, then just trash the thread.

I gave it a rec....

[NCTraveler]

37. WHAT ABOUT HIS TWEETER111111111 nt.

[BooScout]

39. OMG!!!

Funniest line all week!

[RoccoR5955]

42. Who the hell is Taylor? n/t

[Agschmid]

43. O C'mon!

The one and only Taylor Swift! Her name recognition is usually amazing!

[RoccoR5955]

44. Oh, I see. I didn't know that the two companies had merged.

Taylor Swift meats must be killing an awful lot of cows and pigs. The vegans will be mighty mad at this. I hope they are not using GMO feed, or even the carnivores will get mad.

[Agschmid]

46. Yah well she'd be a great VP.

She gives back, she makes great music, and she's got a TON of likes!

[NCTraveler]

45. 72 million likes and you don't know?

Just playing. I did look up the most "liked" people on facebook. I was surprised that I was able to recognized all but about five of the top twenty-five.

[Agschmid]

47. Who are the top 10?

I'm sure Beyoncé right?

[NCTraveler]

48. Total likes.

Facebook themselves take the top two spots.

Facebook for Every Phone 543.5 Million
Facebook
Shakira
Christiano Ranaldo
Eminem
Coca-Cola
Rihanna
Vin Diesel
Youtube
FC Barcelona
Real Madrid CF 80.035 Million

Beyoncé comes in at #24 with 68.877 Million.

This if for Jan 2015.

http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/top-25-facebook-pages-january-2015-fc-barcelona-real-madrid-pass-king-of-pop/302100

[Agschmid]

49. Beyoncé NOOOOO!

My dreams are crushed.

[RoccoR5955]

61. Taylor Swift... Meat company?

The merger of Taylor and Swift?
I dunno.

[NCTraveler]

62. You don't really want to be a part of it.

Bad Blood is sweeping the country with this one. I would rather not take part in any Bad Blood.

[greatauntoftriplets]

50. And we all know that Facebook likes are one of the greatest achievements ever!

[rjsquirrel]

52. Here's my fever dream

Tay Swif endorses Bernie, as does Beyonce and a few other major pop culture icons.

Bernie wins the primary. He faces and beats Donald Trump in the most bizarre election in US history, with 90 percent turnout from 18-24s to the tune of Tay's monster smash hit "2016 Feel the Bern!"

Hey it could happen.

[Agschmid]

53. It could.

[WDIM]

54. Bernie's Reddit group is crushing Hillary's

I read an article (sorry no link) the Bernie for pres has over 68,000 followers the Hillary for pres has around 400.

[BooScout]

55. wooooo

I bet she's skeered!

[JTFrog]

68. I'm sure reddit being a cesspool of dude bros has nothing to do with that. n/t

[Vinca]

56. So what do the kids on the playground think?

[Agschmid]

57. Sand!

More sand!

Sand is very diverse as well the young kids love diversity.

[BainsBane]

66. Taylor for prez!

Anything to ignore the polls and actual voters.