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He made the real Donald Trump into @realdonaldtrump on Twitter
AP via the San Gabriel Valley Tribune ^ | May 31, 2016 | Julie Pace, AP White House Correspondent

Posted on 05/31/2016 8:06:55 AM PDT by EveningStar

Peter Costanzo is the man who helped turn Donald Trump into @RealDonaldTrump.

That, of course, is Trump’s Twitter account — a high-octane portal for the presumptive Republican presidential nominee to pump out insults, political attacks and self-promotion to more than 8 million followers. But the billionaire’s foray into the world of social media began with a much simpler purpose, yet one that’s still distinctively Trump: making money.

Costanzo crossed paths with Trump in 2009 when he was working as online marketing director for the publishing company putting out the businessman’s book, “Think Like a Champion.” Twitter was still in its infancy at the time. But Costanzo saw the 140-character-per-message platform as a new tool that the real estate mogul could use to boost sales and reach a broader audience.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 2016election; costanzo; donaldtrump; election2016; facebook; google; microsoft; newmedia; newyork; petercostanzo; realdonaldtrump; trump; trump2016; twitter
@RealDonaldTrump
1 posted on 05/31/2016 8:06:55 AM PDT by EveningStar
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To: EveningStar

As one of the 8m followers of the next pres, o am well aware of this.


2 posted on 05/31/2016 8:08:49 AM PDT by BigEdLB (Take it Easy, Chuck. I'm Not Taking it Back -- Donald Trump)
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To: BigEdLB

I didn’t know the history behind Trump’s Twitter account.


3 posted on 05/31/2016 10:20:00 AM PDT by EveningStar
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