OT: Saab repair in Boston? ABJ Auto?
cobram at juno.com
cobram at juno.com
Tue Apr 15 15:11:20 PDT 2008
Max Baker <max at warped.org> writes:
> Astroturfing? I can gather from context that it means writing
> yourself
> good reviews... but wha???
I've never heard it in this context either. It usually means an
orchestrated "grass roots" political demonstration which is staged, I
believe the word was invented to describe "spontaneous" demonstrations by
paid demonstrators. Fake "grass roots" = fake grass..astroturf. I guess
the word has morphed to mean fake reviews on web sites too?
BCNU,
http://www.geocities.com/cobramsri/
"In my many years I have come to a conclusion
that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm,
and three or more is a congress."
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