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Good pivot.
by jdp23 16y ago
Good pivot.
- flatline 16y agoIndeed. Seeding the data everywhere and in plain sight has been a successful tactic in the past, especially for Anon during the Scientology raids. This is similar - government employees are not allowed to view the material, so its proliferation could actually be problematic for some people and cause more of a bureaucratic nightmare than already exists. In terms of any actual usefulness to their analysis, that remains to be seen.
- huhtenberg 16y ago> during the Scientology raids How did that end by the way?
- fredoliveira 16y agoNo huge impact on Scientology as a whole, but it did raise awareness about the cult which I consider a good thing.
- nnnnnnnnnnnn 16y agoI would say that you characterisation of Anon as a cult is pretty accurate. A trollish, publicity-seeking cult, but a cult nonetheless.
- harpastum 16y agoI believe fredoliveira was calling scientology a cult, not Anonymous.
- fredoliveira 16y agoHis freshly-created account in certainly not a coincidence.
- fredoliveira 16y agoI see what you did there, and wish I could down-vote you. To be clear and explicit (because my original post can indeed be interpreted wrong), when I said cult, I was referring to Scientology. (I do find it quite ironic that you chose to troll while calling Anon "trollish" too.)
- nnnnnnnnnnnn 16y agoI would like to remind you of 4chan's official motto: trolls trolling trolls. I love how the response to my ironic post is ad-hominem attacks and calls to come out with the downvote pitchforks... Are we on reddit?
- harry 16y agoside note, the church did send out some aggressive DVD & pamphlet sets claiming anonymous was a terrorist organization to anyone they pegged at a protest.
- smokeyj 16y agoThis seems overly strategic for an internet group. They started gaining traction DDOSing small sites, taking them down, gaining publicity/support, and moving to a bigger target. Now they're using momentum provided by their huge publicity to do something useful. It's like a marketing strategists viral wet dream.
- fredoliveira 16y agoCollective consciousness is certainly more powerful than that of an individual in most cases, so it doesn't surprise me that they're coming up with a strategy to actually further their goals. It is also worth noting that this is perhaps the first Anon initiative that the average joe will agree with (and maybe - just maybe - be inclined to help with).
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- mnutt 16y agoNow seems like an ideal time if someone wanted to release a viral infographic video related to the material contained in the leaks. (a la the credit crisis explanation video)
- patrickk 16y agoSuperb idea. Here's the credit crisis video for those who haven't seen it: http://www.vimeo.com/3261363 http://www.vimeo.com/3261363 A nice, clear summary of the Wikileaks cables with some quality graphics could gain serious attention.