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roseBudd

(8,718 posts)
Sat Jun 28, 2014, 07:55 AM Jun 2014

So I created a Facebook page...

That IMHO is Frank Luntzian brilliant in its short concise name that uses emotion.

My idea for this page is to have it quietly gain steam (followers) and then go viral in 2016

I am here because it is about economics.

IMO we have to educate people about economics if we want to win more than national elections and elections in blue or purple states.

I also own the domain that is the name of this Facebook page.

Are there activists in this group that can see the utility of social media in this endeavor.

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So I created a Facebook page... (Original Post) roseBudd Jun 2014 OP
Oh yes! Facebook is the new town hall. canoeist52 Jun 2014 #1
And we'd love to have the name and/or link to it to help. canoeist52 Jun 2014 #2
You could be my first Like roseBudd Jun 2014 #3
I am honored to be just that. canoeist52 Jun 2014 #4
liked. redwitch Jun 2014 #5
Liked Petrushka Jun 2014 #9
FYI I am Mark Jones if you get a Facebook request from me roseBudd Jun 2014 #10
Liked hedda_foil Jun 2014 #11
Thanks! roseBudd Jun 2014 #16
Though this isn't my motivation, pages with lots of traffic... roseBudd Jun 2014 #6
Kick femmocrat Jun 2014 #7
Thanks. I have also written lyrics for a song roseBudd Jun 2014 #8
NSA Spying Keeps Me From Facebook - The Concept Seems Worthy Of Pursuit cantbeserious Jun 2014 #12
I actually have a real and a pen name on FB... roseBudd Jun 2014 #13
All Fine And Good - I Don't Trust The NSA Or Corporations Like Facebook cantbeserious Jun 2014 #15
Anyone who would like to be an admin on this page PM me.... roseBudd Jun 2014 #14

canoeist52

(2,282 posts)
1. Oh yes! Facebook is the new town hall.
Sat Jun 28, 2014, 08:28 AM
Jun 2014

I have been doing this for years and have quietly changed friends minds. But I only have settings of "friends of friends" not public yet.

roseBudd

(8,718 posts)
6. Though this isn't my motivation, pages with lots of traffic...
Sat Jun 28, 2014, 09:43 AM
Jun 2014

do I think make some money on advertising.

I am looking for partners in this endeavor, as I am sure pages like I Acknowledge Class Warfare Exists have multiple admins

My skills are in graphics so I can crank out JPG memes. I made the Stiglitz one in the photos section and saw how getting it to an admin for I Acknowledge Class Warfare Exists, who then posted it as a status update caused an exponential increase in shares and likes.

roseBudd

(8,718 posts)
8. Thanks. I have also written lyrics for a song
Sat Jun 28, 2014, 10:13 AM
Jun 2014

It's more of a Weird Al because the song is an existing one by Lou Reed

roseBudd

(8,718 posts)
13. I actually have a real and a pen name on FB...
Sun Jun 29, 2014, 07:56 AM
Jun 2014

But is is because of my employer. And because most sites switched to Facebook commenting to get rid of trolls. It is a lot harder to create new accounts with FB for the purpose of continued trolling despite being banned for trolling.

I compare Facebook to a bee hive. We liberal bees are buzzing and our activity transmits outward.

Most liberals have a variety of friends. When someone who reflexively votes Republican realizes that what they have been hearing about those "libs" is a crock, they see the Conservative Entertainment Complex has no credibility.

DU is a closed system

Check this out

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/facebook-friends-voting-has-impact-on-election-day-turnout-study-finds/2012/09/12/92024dd2-fce3-11e1-a31e-804fccb658f9_story.html

roseBudd

(8,718 posts)
14. Anyone who would like to be an admin on this page PM me....
Sun Jun 29, 2014, 08:00 AM
Jun 2014

I see this as a place to disseminate information on economics.

While I can write about econ, I don't truly have the right kind of brain for econ. Art brain rather than math brain

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