<story><title>Cambridge Analytica were the tip of the iceberg</title><url>https://graphcommons.com/stories/3f057b42-09fb-49af-aab4-f5243e48734d</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>rhizome</author><text>This is kind of a thin post linking to someone&amp;#x27;s larger project&amp;#x2F;company, but it does almost touch on something of substance, that there&amp;#x27;s (what I call) a &amp;quot;Blackwater Problem&amp;quot; with statistical-targeting companies. This is when one company out of many (manymany) emerges as the whipping boy for a problematic (if not inherently criminal) industry or profession. We see the same kinds of company name shuffling, same maintenance of primary leadership, who is essentially that industry&amp;#x27;s lobbyist over the long term.</text></comment>
<story><title>Cambridge Analytica were the tip of the iceberg</title><url>https://graphcommons.com/stories/3f057b42-09fb-49af-aab4-f5243e48734d</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>chishaku</author><text>Edit:  This is an honest question -- just wondering the difference in tactics and have received one helpful comment so far.&lt;p&gt;---&lt;p&gt;When Obama won in &amp;#x27;08 and &amp;#x27;12, his team of data &amp;quot;nerds&amp;quot; were lauded as geniuses.&lt;p&gt;Examples:&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;How Obama Tapped Into Social Networks’ Power&lt;/i&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.nytimes.com&amp;#x2F;2008&amp;#x2F;11&amp;#x2F;10&amp;#x2F;business&amp;#x2F;media&amp;#x2F;10carr.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.nytimes.com&amp;#x2F;2008&amp;#x2F;11&amp;#x2F;10&amp;#x2F;business&amp;#x2F;media&amp;#x2F;10carr.htm...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;When the Nerds Go Marching In&lt;/i&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.theatlantic.com&amp;#x2F;technology&amp;#x2F;archive&amp;#x2F;2012&amp;#x2F;11&amp;#x2F;when-the-nerds-go-marching-in&amp;#x2F;265325&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.theatlantic.com&amp;#x2F;technology&amp;#x2F;archive&amp;#x2F;2012&amp;#x2F;11&amp;#x2F;when-...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;Can someone distinguish between what Obama and Trump were doing when it comes to digital campaigning?</text></comment>