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Am I the only one feeling like some people are trying way too hard to influence others on how they perceive Google? It seems to all have happened at the same ti
by MikeCapone 15y ago
Am I the only one feeling like some people are trying way too hard to influence others on how they perceive Google? It seems to all have happened at the same time too. I don't have any proof, but it does smell a bit like an astroturf campaign (I'm not referring to this TC article, but mostly to comments I've seen here and elsewhere).
- sek 15y agoYou are right, it gets suspiciously much these days. In Germany, some days ago, came out that Microsoft paid for an Anti-Google article in a Newspaper. I can search for a link (in German) if somebody wants proof.
- yanw 15y agoYes please.
- sek 15y agoThe article itself: http://www.fr-online.de/politik/meinung/der-mensch-denkt--google-lenkt/-/1472602/8736368/-/ http://www.fr-online.de/politik/meinung/der-mensch-denkt--go... Blog entry about this: http://blog.die-linke.de/digitalelinke/anti-google-pr-in-der-frankfurter-rundschau/ http://blog.die-linke.de/digitalelinke/anti-google-pr-in-der... Follow up in a startup blog: http://netzwertig.com/2011/08/05/mangelnde-transparenz-uber-lobbyismus-in-der-internetwirtschaft/ http://netzwertig.com/2011/08/05/mangelnde-transparenz-uber-...
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- iamelgringo 15y agoMy opinions are my own. <full disclosure> BizSpark sponsors Hackers & Founders, and they've been great to work with, but their sponsorships just cover costs of events for Hackers & Founders. </full disclosure> I am a believer in "If you don't pay for the product, you are the product", however. I'm not a fan of Facebook for many of the same reasons.
- yuhong 15y agoYea, I hope someone investigates the source of some of the comments.