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Astroturfing is an English-language euphemism referring to political, advertising, or public relations campaigns that are formally planned by an organization, but designed to mask ...
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Allegations of "astroturfing" appeared in a Playboy article by Mark Ames and Yasha Levine in February 2009. The article was removed after libel claims, but no legal action ...
AstroTurfing - Boycott Novell
Plamondon on schmoozing the Computing Society; Posts on the subject: Astroturfing Examples: Learning How Microsoft Tames the Internet; LawMedia Group May be Another Confirmed ...
Astroturfing « Neptunus Lex
The Speaker of the House implies that opponents of the president’s health care plan are organized shills for the medical insurance companies and therefore inauthentic.
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astroturfing@Everything2.com
An attempt to create imitation grass-roots support. A recent example (though it never became operational) was Microsoft 's reported plan to use paid testimonials and advocates in ...
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The Naked Novelist and the Dead Reputation Algis Valiunas September 2009; Why Are Jews Liberals?—A Symposium David Wolpe, Jonathan D. Sarna, Michael Medved, William Kristol and ...
Astroturfing — Blogs, Pictures, and more on WordPress
A pause re profitability ... The Lieberman-Warner Climate inSecurity Act (CISA) can accurately be described as the Coal Subsidy Act. With all the embedded subsidies and support for ...
astroturfing - Consumerist
astroturfing Is AT&T Behind Grassroots Groups That Are Opposed To Net Neutrality? In the net neutrality debate, there are a surprising number of grassroots organizations (well ...
NewPR Wiki - AntiAstroturfing.HomePage
astroturfing: n. The use of paid shills to create the impression of a popular movement, through means like letters to newspapers from soi-disant 'concerned citizens', paid opinion ...
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Peter Foster: A load of Hoggan-wash
Nationalpost.com
Hoggan spoke of “astroturfing,” that is, the creation of phony grass roots organizations. Maybe the U.S. coal industry does such things. But there could be no more glaring current example of a phony grass roots operation than something call...
Glenn Beck Has a 'Plan' to Sell Books With March On Washington on the ...
AlterNet
... who, earlier this week, promised a “holy war” over the bill, today embarked on his jihad, which sounded a lot like the talking points advanced at Tea Party rallies by the astroturfing groups FreedomWorks and Americans for Prosperity. “
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American Thinker
There are ACORN-style crony contracts to be had, not to mention all the jobs created by the David Axelrod astroturfing media escapades. If you are connected or if your dream is to enrich yourself by killing the dreams of others, then the fi...