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Sounds great - except

PeraclesPlease — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 01:05:11 +0000

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Sounds great - except Parscale sux. Pretty successful company there, eh? what will Brad do the next 2 1/2 years, aside from cashing Russian checks?

Perhaps - I've always had the

PeraclesPlease — Mon, 26 Feb 2018 08:33:51 +0000

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Perhaps - I've always had the feeling that Parscale was a beard on something more sinister. Maybe he really believes what he says.

they are having a tough time

artappraiser — Mon, 26 Feb 2018 07:25:52 +0000

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they are having a tough time controlling the viral part of the equation:

Even after Facebook and Google said they would get ride of the conspiracy theory posts on the #ParklandShooting, people found a way to keep them going viral. Story via @jacknicas and myself. https://t.co/QppREcnHOQ
— Sheera Frenkel (@sheeraf) February 24, 2018

And why was Trump dispatched

PeraclesPlease — Mon, 26 Feb 2018 06:00:58 +0000

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And why was Trump dispatched to Michigan and Wisconsin the last days - a Facebook algorithm or something quite a bit more nefarious?

Were those hidden Alfa Bank and Spectrum servers tied to actual voting rolls and Facebook accounts and Russian-generated ads? How much chaos-per-post-per-ad-buy did Trump ads generate vs Russian ads money, and how much supporting meat world activity was taking place to support it? People who don't work in Silicon Valley are surprised by the power of algirithms, but people who don't work in politics are surprised by the reach of a climber like Manafort. This article is a lot if coulda-mighta without a lot of did-a. I'll keep looking elsewhere as well.

Tooting my own horn: ....

artappraiser — Mon, 26 Feb 2018 05:55:38 +0000

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Tooting my own horn: .....Facebook for now, be there or be square, something else will eventually take it place on HSG's Feb.18 news thread: HOW MUCH DID RUSSIA ACTUALLY HELP TRUMP?

I bet we were 100x to 200x

artappraiser — Mon, 26 Feb 2018 05:19:37 +0000

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I bet we were 100x to 200x her. We had CPMs that were pennies in some cases. This is why @realDonaldTrump was a perfect candidate for FaceBook.
— Brad Parscale (@parscale) February 24, 2018

Finally. @WIRED gets it right

artappraiser — Mon, 26 Feb 2018 05:18:16 +0000

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Finally. @WIRED gets it right. Here is an insider at @facebook that built the system and saw behind the curtain. https://t.co/47GviJd0jv
— Brad Parscale (@parscale) February 23, 2018

So true. https://t.co/G1jqwPGyHG
— Brad Parscale (@parscale) February 24, 2018

You don't have to be a Trump supporter to find the mechanics of his win informative.
— Noah Shachtman (@NoahShachtman) February 24, 2018

Totally. One thing that’s always intrigued me is that most folks at FB wanted H to win. But they knew Trump used platform better—and that his success is going to drive lots of business for them as future candidates copy him.
— Nicholas Thompson (@nxthompson) February 24, 2018