Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted March 30, 2017 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted March 30, 2017 (edited) State Department using taxpayer money to up Hillary's reputation. Disgusting. Sorry I know the source is really anti-Hillary. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/03/state-department-facebook-likes-spent-630000_n_3541734.html A striking finding in a recent Inspector General report revealed that the U.S. Department of State spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on Facebook “likes” in the past two years, effectively buying fans. In order to bolster its presence on Facebook, the State Department paid about $630,000 for campaigns to increase its total number of likes, the May 2013 report indicates. While the sheer amount of funds the State Department dropped on social media may be surprising in and of itself, the most significant aspect of the report may be the finding that these fans are, for the most part, fake. As the report states: “Many in the bureau criticize the advertising campaigns as ‘buying fans’ who may have once clicked on an ad or ‘liked’ a photo but have no real interest in the topic and have never engaged further.” Brought to light by DiploPundit, the report states that the Bureau of International Information and Programs commenced a crusade to expand the department’s social media presence globally in 2011. Facebook, in particular, was targeted with two campaigns — launched in 2011 and 2012 — with the overarching goal of increasing the department’s fan base on the social networking site. The $630,000 Facebook campaigns were, in fact, successful, increasing the total number fans of the State Department’s English-language pages from about 100,000 to 2 million since 2011, the report notes. (The State Department’s main Facebook page currently has more than 279,000 likes.) However, no matter how well-intentioned the efforts, the act of liking a Facebook page does not automatically translate into active engagement. By mid-March 2013, only a small percentage of fans were regularly contributing to the pages, with just over 2 percent liking, sharing or commenting in the previous week. As Foreign Policy notes, Facebook also made some changes to its News Feed in 2012 that were detrimental to page owners, including many media organizations. With the tweak, fan pages became much less prominent in the News Feed, meaning owners would have to pay for sponsored ads to keep their brands visible. Though the State Department appears to be making a lot of changes to its social media program, including proposed guidelines that restrict what employees may post, the IG recommends the State Department adopt a clear-cut strategy that clarifies the “public diplomacy priorities of its social media sites.” State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki addressed the IG report in the department’s daily press briefing Wednesday, assuring that “spending on online advertising has significantly decreased.” “It’s now at $2,500 a month, and that still allows us to reach out and communicate with a wide range of individuals living overseas,” Psaki said. “I think that’s a clear indication we’ve taken the recommendations seriously and put changes in place.” Edited March 30, 2017 by Highmark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 The Dems SOOOOOOO badly want to be part of " the popular cool kids"....but they aren't. Remember this rally for Clinton? I circled all the dupes her staff added for the media story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEFF Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 What a fucking joke... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold War Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Pathetic. Russians! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member Kivalo Posted March 30, 2017 Gold Member Share Posted March 30, 2017 This is an old story I think. Still no need for the DOS to buy likes on Facebook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmo Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 6 minutes ago, Cold War said: Pathetic. Russians! It's so obvious who was rigging the election. Paid "likes", paid protesters, paid bloggers, dead voters, illegal voters, more money than god, MSM in the bag and still lost to an outsider. Damn is that funny! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold War Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 17 minutes ago, Edmo said: It's so obvious who was rigging the election. Paid "likes", paid protesters, paid bloggers, dead voters, illegal voters, more money than god, MSM in the bag and still lost to an outsider. Damn is that funny! Not to everyone. Emotion always Trumps common sense.............No matter how blatantly obvious something is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted March 30, 2017 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted March 30, 2017 24 minutes ago, Kivalo said: This is an old story I think. Still no need for the DOS to buy likes on Facebook. It is but its relevant again with the whole Russian Twitter Bot thing coming up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 39 minutes ago, Edmo said: It's so obvious who was rigging the election. Paid "likes", paid protesters, paid bloggers, dead voters, illegal voters, more money than god, MSM in the bag and still lost to an outsider. Damn is that funny! "IN A NUTSHELL" POST OF THE DAY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted March 30, 2017 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted March 30, 2017 1 hour ago, Edmo said: It's so obvious who was rigging the election. Paid "likes", paid protesters, paid bloggers, dead voters, illegal voters, more money than god, MSM in the bag and still lost to an outsider. Damn is that funny! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^This^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 We could of bought a sweet fucking missle with that kind of cash.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 6 minutes ago, Snake said: We could of bought a sweet fucking missle with that kind of cash.... I bet you just love getting both your hands around a sweet fucking missle whenever you can !!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111111 faggot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 1 minute ago, f7ben said: I bet you just love getting both your hands around a sweet fucking missle whenever you can !!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111111 faggot An AT-4 would make a pussy like you shit yourself all the way up your back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 1 minute ago, Snake said: An AT-4 would make a pussy like you shit yourself all the way up your back. I stand next to a furnace that is unloading more power than your gay little missile every second .......you drive around in a cube van delivering boxes. I am 100000x your superior on the man scale you little half pint boot licker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member BOHICA Posted March 30, 2017 Gold Member Share Posted March 30, 2017 49 minutes ago, f7ben said: I stand next to a furnace that is unloading more power than your gay little missile every second .......you drive around in a cube van delivering boxes. I am 100000x your superior on the man scale you little half pint boot licker Lol!!! Standing next to a furnace psst... I break the entire man scale everyday before noon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtralettucetomatoe580 Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 1 hour ago, Snake said: An AT-4 would make a pussy like you shit yourself all the way up your back. Carl Gustaf with the heat round gives makes Jesus proud to be American. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, BOHICA said: Lol!!! Standing next to a furnace psst... I break the entire man scale everyday before noon. You have no clue .....it sounds like gun ship cannons going off 1000 times per second right next to your head. Molten slag and steel flying everywhere.Your entire body vibrates to the core. Its fucking nuts lolz Edited March 30, 2017 by f7ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez ryder Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, f7ben said: I stand next to a furnace that is unloading more power than your gay little missile every second .......you drive around in a cube van delivering boxes. I am 100000x your superior on the man scale you little half pint boot licker wow some real village people man off shit going on here Edited March 30, 2017 by Ez ryder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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