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Re:After spending $57M on Facebook ads, I was kicked off by pdonis on Monday January 04, 2021 @07:02PM (#25640053)
> In the context of advertising, I read "57M" as $57,000.

?? I would expect to see $57,000 abbreviated as $57K.

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Re:After spending $57M on Facebook ads, I was kicked off by CamperBob2 on Monday January 04, 2021 @07:41PM (#25640442)
That's now how they roll in that business. CPM for instance = cost per thousand.
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Re:After spending $57M on Facebook ads, I was kicked off by pdonis on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @01:42PM (#25649178)
Maybe they all studied Latin or learned Roman numerals?
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Re:After spending $57M on Facebook ads, I was kicked off by CamperBob2 on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @04:02PM (#25650996)
Yep, the 'M' means 'mille' as I understand it. 'MM' is 'mille mille', or 'thousand thousand.'
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