PDA

View Full Version : Newt gaming Twitter?


Parkbandit
08-02-2011, 08:22 AM
Newt Gingrich is reportedly gaming his Twitter numbers, quoting an unnamed former aide who said he has hired guns helping boost his followers.

Gingrich spokesman R.C. Hammond responded in kind: "A false accusation which will hurt the feelings of 1.3 million people. #rude PS: be sure to follow us @newtgingrich."

Continue Reading
UPDATE: Hammond, later in the day, took to Twitter himself to say: "@Newtgingrich's 1.3 million followers are legitimate. @Gawker 's 'source' is not. Story untrue."

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0811/60438.html#ixzz1TsDOenyD

I don't really think this is as big of a story as it's being made out to be.. but just another in a series of stupid moves by Newt.

Just drop out already.
Androidpk
08-02-2011, 08:23 AM
Worthless news.
Cephalopod
08-02-2011, 09:51 AM
Meh. I follow Newt on Twitter. He's doing nothing ON Twitter that makes him worth following. Coupled with the fact that he has more followers than Sarah Palin (who IS worth following), I do find his follow numbers suspicious. Still, non-news since his campaign is already dead. If this is true, it just makes it deader.
Parkbandit
08-02-2011, 10:27 AM
Meh. I follow Newt on Twitter. He's doing nothing ON Twitter that makes him worth following. Coupled with the fact that he has more followers than Sarah Palin (who IS worth following), I do find his follow numbers suspicious. Still, non-news since his campaign is already dead. If this is true, it just makes it deader.

I hope you are right about his campaign being dead. We thought McCain's campaign was dead.. and it suddenly blossomed to life... which was disappointing.
Back
08-02-2011, 10:41 AM
Perfect example of a politician “out of touch” with reality.
Suppa Hobbit Mage
08-02-2011, 11:11 AM
Perfect example of a politician “out of touch” with reality.

Just one of hundreds.
Ceyrin
08-02-2011, 12:16 PM
I liken this sort of news to something I saw the other day about a dog giving birth to a puppy that had no sphincter opening.

It's trivial, and causes me to imagine bad things.

PS: The randomness of my response is directly correlative to the randomness that generated this thread into existence. IE: Newt + Twitter + Scam.
Cephalopod
08-02-2011, 10:43 PM
Alright, guys, we can relax. Gawker updated the story, and it turns out only 92% of Newt's followers were fake (http://gawker.com/5826960/update-only-92-of-newt-gingrichs-twitter-followers-are-fake). Non-issue, move along.
Back
08-02-2011, 10:54 PM
Newt Gingrich leading an army of spambots is kinda scary...
CrystalTears
08-03-2011, 07:03 AM
Newt Gingrich leading an army of spambots is kinda scary...

Yeah they're going to rule the world one spam ad at a time.
ClydeR
07-21-2012, 10:33 PM
What’s happening? It seems to have started Friday, when Romney’s typical average of 3,ooo-4,000 per day increased some twenty fold to over 62,000 in a single day, according to TwitterCounter.com. But the new followers are highly suspect. From “empty” accounts to pornbots, spambots, Justin Beiber-related accounts, Obama supporters and foreign accounts, the followers tell a puzzling tale, suggesting spam automation, purchased traffic or perhaps even sabotage.

Accounts like “@banvardrazjzk” or “@etonyge” have ten or less tweets, some containing gobbledygook characters and despite only following a few accounts themselves, they each have hundreds of followers, implying it’s part of a mass-generated fake account network.

Romney’s account had over 673,000 followers on July 20 following his typical numbers, but his graph made a “hockey stick” leap yesterday, climbing to over 767,000 as I write.

More... (http://nyaltnews.com/2012/07/romneys-twitter-followers-mysteriously-surge-overnight/20653/)

This should disqualify Romney as a candidate for the nomination.
Liagala
07-22-2012, 11:56 AM
Damn it Clyde. Did you have to bump this thread? I saw a post from Nachos and got all excited, thinking he was coming back. Then I noticed the dates (and the fact that Newt was relevant subject matter) and realized it was an old thread. Now my day is ruined.
Parkbandit
07-22-2012, 12:27 PM
Damn it Clyde. Did you have to bump this thread? I saw a post from Nachos and got all excited, thinking he was coming back. Then I noticed the dates (and the fact that Newt was relevant subject matter) and realized it was an old thread. Now my day is ruined.

What... you wanted another opportunity to break up his marriage?

Maybe you should go back to Whore Island where you belong.
Back
07-22-2012, 12:54 PM
http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web05/2012/7/16/10/anigif_enhanced-buzz-12085-1342448154-5.gif
Tisket
07-22-2012, 02:04 PM
Damn it Clyde. Did you have to bump this thread? I saw a post from Nachos and got all excited, thinking he was coming back. Then I noticed the dates (and the fact that Newt was relevant subject matter) and realized it was an old thread. Now my day is ruined.

I didn't think it was Nachos. I thought it was his psycho wife fucking with us.
Androidpk
07-22-2012, 02:34 PM
Why would you get excited about that creep coming back.
Tisket
07-22-2012, 02:45 PM
He was funny.
Androidpk
07-22-2012, 03:00 PM
That's like saying Back is funny.
Back
07-22-2012, 03:06 PM
Thats like saying Androidpk is mature.
Androidpk
07-22-2012, 03:08 PM
Thats like saying Androidpk is mature.

Exactly.
Tisket
07-22-2012, 03:22 PM
That's like saying Back is funny.

Back has made me laugh. Your life isn't enriched by a refusal to find humor in unexpected places.