The news about the world’s largest oil spill is becoming tiresome and Facebook users are now turning to groups and events in order to call on others to boycott BP. One Facebook Page, Boycott BP, now has over 630,000 fans and is growing quickly. A Facebook event, which also calls on users to Boycott BP, now has over 130,000 attendees, and there are countless other groups, pages, and events, all calling on the same thing.
As more and more oil spills into the Gulf of Mexico, social media has become the central place for people to express their frustration about the issue. Whether it has been logo contests to redefine BP’s logo, or a Firefox Plugin like the one developed by the team at JESS3, there are now numerous ways for people to express themselves online about the BP oil spill, which doesn’t appear to be ending anytime soon.
Whatever way people express themselves, there’s a good chance that much of the conversation will shift to Facebook, as it has become the central place for people to connect online. Expressing the shared emotions of frustration, anger, and lack of control is simply a way for humans to cope. While it may not accomplish much, it helps us connect with one another and its own way, RSVPing to an event, joining a group, or becoming a fan of a Facebook Page that’s boycotting BP is a simple way to feel a little bit better.
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YOU REAP what u sew!!!!!!!
Comment by Diane — June 16, 2010 @ 8:53 am
It's the local dealers who rely on their station's sales to make a living who are being hurt by the boycotts, not BP. http://shar.es/mzguT
Comment by Sharon McPherson — June 16, 2010 @ 9:11 am
Then let them switsch to Shell or any other business.
Comment by Hendrik Maat — June 16, 2010 @ 10:46 am
Yeah, boycotting bp stations doesn't hurt bp, 'cuz they still sell gas to those stations that aren't making any sales! Wait… no… um…
Hm. I guess that means that all boycotts have collateral damage for anyone who's involved. If it's really so bad, stop whining, and sever all ties with BP. If they're as close to going out of business as they say they are, there's nothing to lose by cancelling the contract–which was something they relied on to boost business previously.
I cannot imagine a lamer argument against boycotts.
Comment by mmm — June 16, 2010 @ 1:10 pm
Hey Nick,
The growth in the Boycott BP page value is extremely high – valued at $6.8 million a year up from $750K a few weeks ago.
The page owner is pushing around 266 posts per month (almost 9 per day).
Check it out:
http://evaluator.vitrue.com/pages/119101198107726
-mike
Comment by Michael Strutton — June 16, 2010 @ 7:47 pm
Millions of FB users are also idiots who don't know how to use FB (join your freakin network), and drive chevy suburbans and ford explorers/excursions (buy a diesel German car or support the German hydrogen vehicles – like Mercedes Benz and their fleet of hydrogen buses).
Comment by Guest — June 17, 2010 @ 12:28 am
There has to be a BP in order for the world to progress with new solutions to problems. Each generation solve problems of old. Now we are at the chaos stage again: problems, solutions.
Comment by Bertha — June 17, 2010 @ 11:35 am
Michael that site is soooo wrong. I bought a FB page for a few thousand that had 750k people. Pages don't go for millions and users from china don't convert well. Only US and other countries are worth a max $1 each.
Comment by J — June 18, 2010 @ 6:32 am
I'm a little confused as to how a page with 630,000 fans and an event with 130,000 attendees amount to "millions" of Facebook users boycotting BP. Seriously, I love this blog and all, but hyperbole like this defies all reason and makes me really hate blogs and journalism sometimes.
That said, it's cool that so many Facebook users are doing this.
Comment by Miriam Mogilevsky — June 22, 2010 @ 9:23 am
Facebook have removed the site! Censorship!
Comment by Chris — June 28, 2010 @ 5:28 pm
I've been tracking this story and the number of followers on Boycott BP's Facebook page. Now the original page is gone. In its place a new one with a fraction of the followers the old one had, all the original content gone, etc. Anyone know what happened?
Comment by Allison Seale — June 28, 2010 @ 8:10 pm
Boycott BP was removed from Facebook around 45 mins ago!
Comment by Heath — June 28, 2010 @ 8:43 pm
As of June 29, 2010, Facebook removed the original Boycott BP site put up by Lee Perkins of Louisiana. It was met with massive outrage. There are other Boycott BP sites on Facebook, but this was the one that generated almost 800,000 fans and several interviews of Mr. Perkins, one of which was with Diane Sawyer. The article about the shut down is here: http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-466703
He worked quickly to put up a new site with is now called Boycott BP/ARCO. It can be accessed here:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Boycott-bpARCO/1383...
Comment by Carolyn Kochek — June 28, 2010 @ 9:34 pm
I am sure they bought the fans like Vin Diesel at http://www.webtraffic2010.com Anyone can buy fans easily, maybe Shell also paid for these boycott bp fans
Comment by Amanda East — August 26, 2010 @ 12:06 pm