Do Your Political Beliefs Influence the Social Media Sites You Use?

by Heisenberg Posted 2012/07/11 19:00:00

Related Topics: 2012, Media, Social Media, Politics, ebay, Sell, Sites, Engaged

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Are you an eBay user or do you spend most of your online time on sites like Reddit? Apparently, the kind of social media sites you visit divulge a lot about your own political affiliations. Check out the graphic below and see if you agree with the findings.

ENGAGEDC.COM reports:
Like to sell stuff on eBay? You might be a Romney voter -- and you’re probably very highly engaged politically. Like xckd and Tumblr? You’re totally in the Obama camp

sell ebay romney voter highly engaged politically xckd tumblr totally

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tobe 2012/07/11 19:17:16

No

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if its not directly about politics, i don't bring up politics. same rules of the bar, avoid politics and religion.
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poet4justice 2012/08/11 22:09:25

No

not really but when I at city hall thatis where i can influence the most

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serethiel 2012/07/16 03:59:42

No

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it doesn't say very much, i use sites from both sides of the dotted map thingy.

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valeria la potra 2012/07/15 17:13:53

Yes

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To some:)

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alex 2012/07/13 16:52:28

No

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not everything has to be about politics.

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Flyaway 2012/07/13 16:22:56

No

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I don't get why this should matter by what websites I go on, but if it does then I am mainly neutral

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Zach 2012/07/13 14:20:11

No

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I use a majority of the sites on here.

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Skylaris Alanis 2012/07/13 13:21:23

No

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I hate politics with a passion. I will not let it slither it's way into my internet.

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Rod 2012/07/13 10:44:33

No

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No. Content and the individual delivering the message is what influences me. Periodically i will visit a site for plain old entertainment... like SodaHead for instance.

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beach bum 2012/07/13 07:38:46

No

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no

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Nuke 2012/07/13 07:01:07

No

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I go to all sorts of sites so not really

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Your Favorite Nerd Guru 2012/07/13 03:29:04

No

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Mostly. no.

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megan 2012/07/13 03:15:39

Yes

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ummm, sort of?

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Devil's Advocate 2012/07/13 02:38:31

No

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I am a Keynesian economic historian who is on SodaHead, so evidently not haha

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☠ Live Free Or Die ☠ 2012/07/12 23:56:04

No

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However, they weren't wrong about Reddit, though.... lol

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Platinum Fangs 2012/07/12 23:25:33 (edited)

No

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They said that about the things you like determine your political alignment too. If your into pro-wrestling, you a Democrat. if your into monster trucks, you a Republican. So if you like both, are you an independent?

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Michael=Constitution & Liberty 2012/07/12 22:46:11

No

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I use SH and FB to promote my website, that's it.

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Margaret Jacobson 2012/07/12 20:36:28

No

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don't think so ??

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C.C. 2012/07/12 20:18:36

No

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Not really

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Jan Haskell 2012/07/12 19:35:47

No

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I've never examined the political leanings of a web site. If I like it, I'll use it.

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jimf 2012/07/12 19:10:25

No

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Seems like a load of crap to me. I use a wide range of those sites and none of them is influenced by my politics. BTW none of the two political parties above mean a thing to me.

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Marianne 2012/07/12 18:29:51

No

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Social media might seem to be involved in politics and many other themes or be influenced by them, but opinions differ and "currents" vary in every community. All the different people of all kinds who are part of these communities and transmitting their opinions and feelings are the essential composition and keep them alive. There are of course specific communities which are more or less engaged in political or religious matters, but they will rarely extend like communities open to everybody.

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kir 2012/07/12 18:28:57

Yes

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Politics effect everyone's life whether on the web or not; it's just that the average person would rather keep their heads shoved in the sand.

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jake 2012/07/12 17:33:45

Yes

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People that say no are blind. Politics influence everything we do

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Nuke to jake 2012/07/13 07:07:40

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I think you have no guidelines...
I have a set of guidelines I follow, if something matches up with those guidelines then I go with that, I'm constantly bombarded by things but it still doesn't change my mind one way or another because if it doesn't follow my guidelines then it doesn't influence me.

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jake to Nuke 2012/07/15 19:24:17

I know but lets say your governor or mayor passes this gay ass law. Your gonna be pissed. So if that one thing made your day pissy people aren't gonna wanna be around you. which means you could have met your wife that day that you were gonna be rich with and have like 40 kids and still have money to buy 18 more mansions. But no, you were pissy and now your wife don't want to ever meet you. But if your governor or mayor didn't pass that law and you were happy. BAM! theres your 40 kids and 18 mansions and sexy hot model wife. I think they influence peoples life to some extent

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Nuke to jake 2012/07/17 04:40:51

Government passes laws all the time, we vote those people out all the time, we change laws all the time.
If I don't like something I say something but really all we can do is follow what's closest to what we believe and vote that way and hope for the best, I think for the most part your analogy is mostly hyperbole though.

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gocar 2012/07/12 17:18:59

Yes

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I am quite involved in politics and reading about it so I am naturally attracted to sites with information and opinions about politics.

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kiaflow 2012/07/12 16:26:17

No

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Naw cuz IDGAF about politics. It's already predetermined. Going out to vote and rally only wastes gas

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Linkums 2012/07/12 16:02:01

No

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I lean very much Republican and while I do use EBay, I also love xkcd.

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Uranos7 2012/07/12 15:20:42

No

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EBay and Amazon.com are social sites? I jusst buy stuff there.
I avoid google and Gmail because they are spam machines IMO not because of any ideology.

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Professor Wizard 2012/07/12 14:16:20

Yes

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Yes... I find I avoid some sites because the political discussion turns into a name-calling, personality-bashing, one-upmanship, who-can-make-the-best-put-down contest.

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Medulla Oblongata 2012/07/12 13:28:50

No

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I don't tell anyone my political affiliations, actually, when it comes to social media.

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DeborahLakeHelen 2012/07/12 12:52:24

No

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My moral views determine that.

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~HopelessRomanticM17~ 2012/07/12 07:03:51

No

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No...because my political beliefs don't control my life.

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L1Z2 2012/07/12 06:47:51

No

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Hahaha! So untrue, I know people who frequent such sites, and their political beliefs are quite the opposite.

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lorenab. 2012/07/12 05:24:58

No

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why would they?? plus... i love tumblr and im not in the "Obama camp"

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Inquisitve Kat 2012/07/12 04:42:58 (edited)

No

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Well, to some degree...

According to the graph, I'm all over the place.

They more influence the news sources I check. But, they don't influence my choice to use sites like Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and the like.

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⚜3rd Street Boss⚜ 2012/07/12 02:54:33

No

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Vice versa

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Garciataria 2012/07/12 02:52:32

No

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Unlike some people I've seen on here, politics DOES NOT conquer all for me.

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The One 2012/07/12 01:45:34

Yes

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Why not?

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