How prevalent is this tactic of spreading FUD about competitors? And does it usually work in with blogs? Is every blog post we read a result of PR lobbying on t

How prevalent is this tactic of spreading FUD about competitors? And does it usually work in with blogs? Is every blog post we read a result of PR lobbying on the media/bloggers? Inside facebook says it's an industry practice, but i dont trust insidefacebook, they always tend to kiss facebook's ass too hard: http://www.insidefacebook.com/2011/05/12/facebooks-failed-privacy-pr-campaign-against-google-an-industry-practice-poorly-done/ http://www.insidefacebook.com/2011/05/12/facebooks-failed-pr...