[Kazanne]

I don't have a lot to do with social media stuff but it seems to be interfering with the way BB is supposed to be,it's no fun anymore to vote for housemates as you just know once campaigns start,it's kinda pointless,it kinda takes the true competition away from it all and takes over everything,it used to be fun it doesn't seem that way anymore,does anyone know what I mean,or even agree?

[Achilles]

[erinp5]

It played a massive part tonight getting Winston out .

[Northern Monkey]

[MrWong]

[chuff me dizzy]

Ashleigh fans are taking credit for Winston going ( silly I know, but still true ) ALL the fans of the other hm8s got the chance to get rid of a major threat tonight and did it

[MB.]

If social media campaigns are what got Jale and Winston out, then I'm all for them

[daniel-lewis-1985]

The social media that's been around since 2006 you mean? lol The campaigns are far smaller now but then so are the voters.

I don't know how to answer really....I think it was worse back in BB12 when it had facebook voting, that's how Aaron won.

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by erinp5

It played a massive part tonight getting Winston out .

I know that's kinda what I meant,I wasn't a Winston fan,but I was shocked he went,just shows the power of it

[Marsh.]

People called it the "Helen Curse". It's not so much the "Helen Curse" as it is obsessed Ashleigh fans campaigning. Like when Jale left.

I suppose now that the viewing figures are so small, the voting pool is even smaller, so the social media users can influence a vote much more easily nowadays, campaigns are more successful because it's not such a large vote anymore. Especially when there are several housemates up at a time.

[Benjamin]

Kazanne. there has always been campaigns to get housemates. Before social media it was just the media, it goes way back to BB1 when they campaigned to get Mel out, BB2 to get Paul out over Helen and BB3 to get Adele out over Jade (and Jade was the MASSIVE fave to go). This is nothing new to BB, it has always been like this.

[Achilles]

Originally Posted by erinp5

It played a massive part tonight getting Winston out .

I was like Vincent Coccotti tonight from True Romance.

I haven't voted, vote vote, since BB9, vote, vote.

The campaign inspired me to vote and be a part of BB history

[JoshBB]

Originally Posted by MB&U

If social media campaigns are what got Jale and Winston out, then I'm all for them

What was wrong with Jale?? I think she was evicted purely as a scapegoat for Ashleigh to stay, can't find why someone would dislike her.

[Achilles]

Originally Posted by MrWong

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Achilles

be a part of BB history

Anything post 2006 is a black mark on BB history.

[Benjamin]

Originally Posted by JoshBB

What was wrong with Jale?? I think she was evicted purely as a scapegoat for Ashleigh to stay, can't find why someone would dislike her.

Because she was a boring and spineless waste of space.

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

People called it the "Helen Curse". It's not so much the "Helen Curse" as it is obsessed Ashleigh fans campaigning. Like when Jale left.

I suppose now that the viewing figures are so small, the voting pool is even smaller, so the social media users can influence a vote much more easily nowadays, campaigns are more successful because it's not such a large vote anymore. Especially when there are several housemates up at a time.

I know ,it just seemed more fun when it first started,lol,I can remember running massive phone bills up

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Benjamin

Kazanne. there has always been campaigns to get housemates. Before social media it was just the media, it goes way back to BB1 when they campaigned to get Mel out, BB2 to get Paul out over Helen and BB3 to get Adele out over Jade (and Jade was the MASSIVE fave to go). This is nothing new to BB, it has always been like this.

It's a lot easier to campaign nowadays too with twitter etc. All much more instantaneous.

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by Benjamin

Kazanne. there has always been campaigns to get housemates. Before social media it was just the media, it goes way back to BB1 when they campaigned to get Mel out, BB2 to get Paul out over Helen and BB3 to get Adele out over Jade (and Jade was the MASSIVE fave to go). This is nothing new to BB, it has always been like this.

I don't remember that campaign to get Paul out over Helen,but it was a long time ago,the only time I remember a big FB campaign was when Aaron won and it's gone on from that I think.

[Absorption]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

I don't have a lot to do with social media stuff but it seems to be interfering with the way BB is supposed to be,it's no fun anymore to vote for housemates as you just know once campaigns start,it's kinda pointless,it kinda takes the true competition away from it all and takes over everything,it used to be fun it doesn't seem that way anymore,does anyone know what I mean,or even agree?

This is true to a certain extent but the show has also changed greatly from what it started out as, ie, a gameshow crossed with a social experiment (no, don't laugh...before people knew it could launch a 'career' or how to play to the cameras, it was almost scientific! Hey, I said 'almost'...).

Also, social media was close to non-existent in the way we think of it now back in the late nineties, so I guess it was bound to evolve (or perhaps the opposite) alongside things like Twitter and discussion pages like this.

The biggest manipulation is from the production team. It's not even subtle these days and that for me has been the biggest killer of fun.

[erinp5]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

I know that's kinda what I meant,I wasn't a Winston fan,but I was shocked he went,just shows the power of it

I didn't think he would go, l with you I was not a fan...but it was a WOW moment.

[Niamh.]

Power of the people for the win!!! social media fans seem to be bigger fans and better informed so I'm all for it. And for the record I think Ashleigh fans got Winston out tonight, good on them, I say!

[chuff me dizzy]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

People called it the "Helen Curse". It's not so much the "Helen Curse" as it is obsessed Ashleigh fans campaigning. Like when Jale left.

I suppose now that the viewing figures are so small, the voting pool is even smaller, so the social media users can influence a vote much more easily nowadays, campaigns are more successful because it's not such a large vote anymore. Especially when there are several housemates up at a time.

BS ,there are more fans of the others than the blonde cow

[mrflibble]

The public are game players

[alex_front2]

I agree with Marsh, fewer voters than during Jade Goody (RIP) heyday means a well organised targetted campaign can work.

I genuinely believe prior to show Winston was safe, Pav going. But the pro Winston cheers and banners alerted the other fans, especially fans of Christopher and Ashleigh of Winston's popularity, and they bandied together to vote him out.