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The man behind the Obama for America campaign

Harper Reed, an American computer programmer and the man behind President Barack Obama’s 2012 online election campaign, speaks to Polity.org.za about social media and big data. Camera: Nicholas Boyd. Editing: Darlene Creamer. Recorded: 3/10/2013.

4th October 2013

  

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Harper Reed is a hacker/engineer who builds paradigm-shifting technology and leads others to do the same. He loves using the enormity of the Internet to bring people together, whether as CTO of Obama for America, CTO at Threadless.com, or on his own projects. Reed and his team created Dashboard, a site that connects volunteer teams and acts as an online component of the field office. Reed can often be found playing with new technology, looking for something to hack, or enjoying life in Chicago with his wife, Hiromi.

 

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