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*sigh* No. buzzfeed.com/craigsilverman/the-strangest-fake-news-empire?utm_term=.iw1bavJz7#.rdylVD9rp
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lol. Ok. I guess this is 'above average' except it doesn't actually have anything to do w/web hosting & every gamer knows this stuff.
Permalink On twitter.com ❤️ 1 Favorite 2016 Dec 18 Mood +3 🙂

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It takes 5 minutes and almost no technical skills to set up a WordPress website. This sounds impressive b/c there is no context.
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Also networks of fake news sites are nothing new, look at Listicles or Broviral Chronotope/735600709375262721
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Not to mention the SocialHolic network Chronotope/735605725351796737
Permalink On twitter.com ❤️ 1 Favorite 2016 Dec 18 Mood 0

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Once again, worth noting that despite multiple BuzzFeed articles now that attempt to directly connect Facebook engagements to revenue:
Permalink On twitter.com ❤️ 1 Favorite 2016 Dec 18 Mood +2 🙂

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The numbers BuzzFeed reports do not indicate strong traffic in the context of the rest of the web, or strong revenue medium.com/@aramzs/the-media-is-a-business-and-journalism-is-a-job-get-it-together-c1ba78a4df95#.idh9z9pxi
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The author clearly knows what strong traffic looks like. This report is flawed and misleading. CraigSilverman/810688176536911873?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
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I challenge BuzzFeed & CraigSilverman to contact experts in the ad tech and analytics industry to put this report in context on the record
Permalink On twitter.com ❤️ 4 Favorites 2016 Dec 18 Mood -1 🙁

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Also, tho it sounds like he's uncovering a crazy set of sites, networks of linked sites has long been gray-hat SEO lionzeal.com/pbn-guide/
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Hi Mainstream Media! Welcome to how the internet has been run since SEO started being a thing. Some of us were paying attention.
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Context in a report like this matters. Yes, this is something worth reporting on, but not like this. Like this creates panic.
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Yes, there's a problem, but it is not new or politically-focused. The forrest has been burning for a decade and you're reporting on one tree
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I like BuzzFeed and I think BuzzFeed News does great work. But the way they have been reporting on Fake News is fundamentally irresponsible.
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For the record, I'd be glad to either connect CraigSilverman with experts or talk more in-depth about this myself.
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Also, I dunno... if you find a common AdSense ID, shouldn't you call up Google and ask why they haven't turned it off? I'd like to know that
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