dark post
dark post noun: a social media ad which doesn't appear on the poster's timeline.
Noun
dark post (plural dark posts)
- A social media ad which doesn't appear on the poster's timeline.
- “The only way an ad isn’t a ‘dark post’ is if you’re promoting an organic News Feed post,” says Gary Coby, former director of advertising at the Republican National Committee, who worked on the Trump campaign. “It’s impossible to properly use the Facebook platform, to test or buy at scale, with...2017 September 20, Michael Zumstein, “The Real Trouble With Trump's 'Dark Post' Facebook Ads”, in Wired, archived from the original on 10 May 2024
Forms of dark post
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Questions about dark post
- What does dark post mean?
- Dark post means a social media ad which doesn't appear on the poster's timeline.
- What part of speech is dark post?
- Dark post is a noun.
- What is the plural of dark post?
- The plural of dark post is dark posts.
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