Campaigns
How the internet shaped Trump's victory
FWIW
"For starters, I think the Trump campaign’s embrace of long-form podcast interviews (he had done more than 20 of them) was a stroke of genius that helped humanize the candidate and provide voters with new information about someone who has been in the public eye for decades."
How Harris won at TikTok but lost the election
Washington Post
"Harris racked up more than 3.4 billion views on TikTok across the Harris, Walz and campaign accounts since the vice president launched her personal account in February, according to a Washington Post analysis of TikTok view count data. The Trump campaign cracked 3.2 billion views since the president-elect started his personal account in June."
Content
The Future of Political Influencers
Wired
"The election, and the future of the political influencer, has forever changed as we know it. Now, they’ll be organized and operating under a new Trump administration as well."
Fundraising
The Kamala Inc. Fire Sale
Puck
"The Harris financial juggernaut, which raised well over $1 billion, is still soliciting cash and has begun seeking buyers for its email lists in order to stave off its debts—raising uncomfortable questions about where and how all that money was spent in the first place."
Social Media
Trump expected to try to halt TikTok ban, allies say
Washington Post
"The deadline in the law for TikTok’s China-based owner ByteDance to divest is Jan. 19 — the day before Trump’s inauguration."
Bluesky Adds One Million New Users After Election
New York Times
"It now has 14.7 million users, the company said."
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