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A U.S. president elected by leveraging a single Twitter account, supported by semi-anonymous organic and sponsored posts on other social networks. Despite the e
by ogou 7y ago
A U.S. president elected by leveraging a single Twitter account, supported by semi-anonymous organic and sponsored posts on other social networks. Despite the ethical or political implications, the actual phenomenon will be seen historically as a milestone in technology's impact on society.
- wyclif 7y agoThis isn't a technological breakthrough, though— Twitter is a jacked up, turbocharged shortcode SMS for the web. Also, I don't think it's true that Trump was elected solely by leveraging Twitter (though there's no doubt he has leveraged it more effectively than any other president). There are a number of factors that played into Trump's election.