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onehandle

(51,122 posts) Thu May 2, 2013, 03:32 PM May 2013

WTF, Facebook?

Apparently, they think I would be interested in being friends with these people/organizations.

Starts off making sense with the first one, but then...

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WTF, Facebook? (Original Post) onehandle May 2013 OP

I don't go to Facebook. In_The_Wind May 2013 #1

"I'm a leader, not a follower, which is why I don't do Facebook." Jamaal510 May 2013 #2

I see that kind of crap all time... RevStPatrick May 2013 #3

I think any interest at all in politics it draws the RW crap caraher May 2013 #4

What's wrong with Peter Gabriel? baldguy May 2013 #5

He appears to be in bad company. nt onehandle May 2013 #8

Peter Gabriel wasn't in Bad Company, he was in Genesis. baldguy May 2013 #9

Easy explanation. Wait Wut May 2013 #6

you should see some of the ads that pop up here at DU. nt Lex May 2013 #7

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

1. I don't go to Facebook.

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Thu May 2, 2013, 03:56 PM

May 2013

Jamaal510

(10,893 posts)

2. "I'm a leader, not a follower, which is why I don't do Facebook."

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Thu May 2, 2013, 04:08 PM

May 2013

-Jamaal510

RevStPatrick

(2,208 posts)

3. I see that kind of crap all time...

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Thu May 2, 2013, 05:13 PM

May 2013

Although I don't really notice it any more.

Type in "Michelle Malkin is just about the dumbest human on the face of the earth" and before you know it, Facebook thinks you want to be friends with her.

caraher

(6,278 posts)

4. I think any interest at all in politics it draws the RW crap

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Thu May 2, 2013, 05:28 PM

May 2013

My guess is that those pages all pay FB to be promoted. It makes sense that it skews toward guns and RW figures because they have more money to promote their FB presence