>> I wonder how often these are just the Baader-Meinhof effect. No. That is, there's Baader-Meinhof effects, misattribution and other things going on at the su

>> I wonder how often these are just the Baader-Meinhof effect. No. That is, there's Baader-Meinhof effects, misattribution and other things going on at the surface level... but the actual reality is much worse. Ad tech is the entirety of FB & Alphabet. Ad tech is their business and as an industry it rivals energy, shipping... everything but defense. It is the tech industries' biggest achievement, and the most economically significant "big data" and machine learning sector. Don't underestimate it. Tracking and snooping are the single most important element in ad tech. Views & user volume is secondary.