2016 Postmortem

Luminous Animal

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5. Smart ad buy.

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Thu Oct 15, 2015, 11:12 AM

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Did I miss the discussions of Sanders purchasing the top twitter topic? [View all] FSogol Oct 2015 OP

LOL! leftofcool Oct 2015 #1

But paying $630,000 or so for Facebook likes is good business? n/t djean111 Oct 2015 #4

leftofcool is laughing because of the faux outrage over what you just mentioned wyldwolf Oct 2015 #66

Bernie did not buy followers or likes. djean111 Oct 2015 #67

buying a hashtag is buying news placement wyldwolf Oct 2015 #68

So is spending millions of dollars on TV ads. djean111 Oct 2015 #69

This was an ad. It is described by Twitter as an ad. He bought an ad. Motown_Johnny Oct 2015 #70

Clever, actually. Give em credit where due. Think about it. randys1 Oct 2015 #2

Those aren't trending topics pinebox Oct 2015 #3

From the article: FSogol Oct 2015 #6

That's what the poster just showed you. Fawke Em Oct 2015 #13

Here's what I see for trends now. None have an "ad" or "promoted" designation. FSogol Oct 2015 #15

Irrevelant post. TM99 Oct 2015 #17

I think it is because they really don't understand it. nt artislife Oct 2015 #25

"New to twitter" pinebox Oct 2015 #62

The campaign purchased an ad on Twitter. HooptieWagon Oct 2015 #50

Smart ad buy. Luminous Animal Oct 2015 #5

He's probably regretting it now. JaneyVee Oct 2015 #7

Why? Fawke Em Oct 2015 #14

nah....smart buy......much better than the millions that Hillary has spent on ads in Iowa and NH virtualobserver Oct 2015 #18

interesting bigtree Oct 2015 #8

And I'm sure you have quite the imagination demwing Oct 2015 #11

For taking out an ad? I just logged into twitter. Google Photos has an ad which is clearly marked Luminous Animal Oct 2015 #39

Advertising can be purchased by anyone, a straightforward candidate or a crook. Autumn Oct 2015 #52

Bet that ruined some planned fun for his detractors. NorthCarolina Oct 2015 #9

Huh? That has nothing to do with the topic. FSogol Oct 2015 #12

It does actually. Fearless Oct 2015 #29

It was right there in the article exceprt in the OP cyberswede Oct 2015 #45

Thanks. n/t FSogol Oct 2015 #48

Maybe. I mentioned it. Fawke Em Oct 2015 #10

The whole point of hundreds of thousands of people donating their hard-earned.. aidbo Oct 2015 #16

Exactly! TM99 Oct 2015 #19

I use Twitter ads in my business too. Get good results. nt ChisolmTrailDem Oct 2015 #21

Socialist! Nonreality Based person! artislife Oct 2015 #26

You know what's funny... I'm not a social media expert. I manage an ecommerce website and I ChisolmTrailDem Oct 2015 #37

The men and women during Mad Men times thought the same artislife Oct 2015 #40

Now that Hillary knows about this . . . Vinca Oct 2015 #20

Obama and Romney both did this during the last election. It is hardly a secret. FSogol Oct 2015 #22

So the point of the post is what? That Hillary is behind the times? Vinca Oct 2015 #51

Bernie supporters and MSNBC's Chris Matthews are holding up Sanders as having the top trending topic FSogol Oct 2015 #54

He did have the top trending Twitter feed though, that's indisputable riderinthestorm Oct 2015 #55

Dinosaur here . . . not totally Twitter literate. Vinca Oct 2015 #64

Smart politics to neutralize the sleaze coming from Annie Oakley. n/t Admiral Loinpresser Oct 2015 #23

Buying an ad is 1,000 times better than buying fake followers. arcane1 Oct 2015 #24

And it is an AD, which is what money that is raised artislife Oct 2015 #27

Yep, and I'm glad to have pitched in a few bucks here and there :) arcane1 Oct 2015 #31

You don't understand ad buying on social media. Anyone under 30 is laughing right now. Fearless Oct 2015 #28

I do understand social media ads and advertising. Here's an example of my point since you seemed to FSogol Oct 2015 #32

This has nothing to do with anything. Fearless Oct 2015 #33

The example is not unrelated to my point. Ingersoll Rand owns Trane. How can you have an unbiased FSogol Oct 2015 #35

Ad buys are marked with "promoted by" That is how the WSJ knew that it had been purchased. Luminous Animal Oct 2015 #41

30 is in my rearview mirror, and I'm laughing. n/t winter is coming Oct 2015 #36

Yep. cyberswede Oct 2015 #46

Smart move, speciall considering many of his followers are young and new to politics. NCTraveler Oct 2015 #30

Scoobie doo head twist artislife Oct 2015 #42

Thanks for you allowance. I feel special?.?.? NCTraveler Oct 2015 #43

I am glad you feel special. We all are in our own way! artislife Oct 2015 #44

It's an ad buy - akin to Hillary buying a tv ad spot riderinthestorm Oct 2015 #34

They bought an ad to appear on the top trending twitter... Ino Oct 2015 #38

A smart buy mythology Oct 2015 #47

Exactly. Eric J in MN Oct 2015 #56

Those damn kids and their fancy scmancy Twitter machine. 99Forever Oct 2015 #49

Oh wow! workinclasszero Oct 2015 #53

So campaigns should never buy tv ad space during debates? riderinthestorm Oct 2015 #57

OMG! Aerows Oct 2015 #58

Great campaign ad idea pugetres Oct 2015 #59

You do know you can talk to your kids without a Twitter interface? FSogol Oct 2015 #60

Yep! pugetres Oct 2015 #61

You do realize you can talk to the world on twitter, right? pinebox Oct 2015 #63

Great the Sanders campaign is spending advertising money wisely. n/t slipslidingaway Oct 2015 #65