I object to the term influencer. Can’t we just call such people marketers, or self-promoters? Self-promoting marketer Chet Larson from Minnesota seems to share my discomfort…
Tag: social media
Jackley Sues to Crack Down on Meta’s Unchecked Surveillance Capitalism
Published 2023-10-30
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Cory Allen Heidelberger
Thank goodness South Dakota has a liberal Attorney General. During his first stint as South Dakota’s top lawyer, Marty Jackley helped expand government by winning…
Week of Words: Dems Lose Ryder for Mean Critiques of Republicans, Haugaard Catches Heck for Noting Acquaintance’s Descent into Prostitution
Published 2022-03-06
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Cory Allen Heidelberger
South Dakota’s Democratic and Republican parties both faced kerfuffles last week over mean words from statewide candidates. The Democrat committed his offense on social media…
Noem’s “Saturation Level” for Promoting Coronavirus Vaccines: Zero Tweets Per Month
Published 2021-08-03
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Cory Allen Heidelberger
Governor Kristi Noem says she isn’t saying much more about the coronavirus vaccine because she worries that if people hear too much from her, they’ll…
People Suck: Research Shows Bashing Out-Groups Good for Social Media Shares
Published 2021-06-24
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Cory Allen Heidelberger
But enough meditation on Supreme Court rulings and labor market conditions; if I want my Google juice, I’ve got to get back to slagging my…
Using Facebook for Politics Ridiculous, Except for Powerful Republican Blog Sponsors
Published 2021-06-03
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Cory Allen Heidelberger
Before falling asleep over the holiday weekend, the SDGOP spin blog posted a lazy attack on the radical nutjobs in their party who are including…
Corn Palace Crowd and Website Functionality Fail to Meet Pillow Guy’s Hype
Published 2021-05-11
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Cory Allen Heidelberger
His pillow sales are down, so Minnesota radical Mike Lindell came to the Corn Palace yesterday to sell ideological cushions to the easily duped infomercial…
Game Fish & Parks Follows Unsavory Confederate Flag-Flier on Twitter
Published 2020-10-01
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Cory Allen Heidelberger
Reviewing my Twitter replies, I find some anonymous traitor proudly displaying the Confederate flag above his Trump apologetics and promotion of a social-media refuge for…
Quitting Facebook Boosts Offline Interaction, Personal Well-Being
Published 2020-03-16
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Cory Allen Heidelberger
I quit engaging much on Facebook in November 2018, when Facebook admitted to targeting George Soros with a smear campaign for criticizing their company. I…
SB 153: Hate Speech Is Arbitrary Personal Perception, So Let’s Ban Twitter Bans!
Published 2020-02-16
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Cory Allen Heidelberger
If you thought the defeat of litterbug Senate Bill 54 meant the end of ban bans in the 2020 Session, think again. On Tuesday morning, Senate…