They did something similar with American Idol for this season's top 24, but some genius at Fox wanted to disable the followers/fans stats, which couldn't be done.
http://news-briefs.ew.com/2010/03/04/american-idol-twitter-facebook/ I suppose someone thought that knowing which of the Idols had the most followers would somehow diminish interest in the show, or in voting for it, but it's not at all clear whether that would matter. And since you have those sites like Vote for the Worst, I'd think you'd assume crap like follower numbers would be gamed like a three-card monte table. David ________________________________ From: Kevin M. <[email protected]> By the way, I am working on a theory regarding this series, and I think it would be quite easy to prove. I believe Shannen was required to sign up for (or be signed up for) Twitter and a Facebook fan page (Shannen has, until about a month ago, had no official online presence). I believe most if not all of the other contestants had to do the same. I further believe that either ABC or the BBC have somewhere in the neighborhood of 14,000 fake Facebook profiles and several thousand dummy Twitter accounts, which some intern in their marketing department gets to log into so he/she can become a fan of or follow her online (as well as the others on the show). A check of the fan pages of a few others shows apx. the same number of fans, regardless of background. I just can't explain the sudden burst of online enthusiasm her Facebook and Twitter received the first 24 hours, and the distinct lack of enthusiasm which followed it. I believe Shannen has posted a few things herself (most likely saying out loud what some assistant types in), but otherwise, has no genuine interest in being online. She has never been the type to focus on fan reaction (something else I commend her for). Anyone with a greater interest in exposing this would only need to check the list of followers on the current contestants' respective Twitter accounts/Facebook profiles, as well as those of past contestants. Take a look at their friends and their fan pages. Compare and contrast. If a 12-year-old girl is a fan of both Buzz Aldrin and Shannen Doherty, start there. I'm not particularly interested in expose (accent over the second e) reporting, but I'm reasonably certain there's a story there. It is the next generation of the lugheads we used to get on this message board, who were paid to promote certain shows and/or trash the competition (UPN seemed to have a large budget for that for a while). The media picks up on the internet buzz and reports it, not knowing the buzz is merely a marketing campaign. Then it all sort of feeds on itself. Or, potentially more explosive, ABC or BBC are marketing certain contestants whom they want to win in certain (more favorable) ways, effectively attempting to rig the competition. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tvornottv+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject.
