The take away here is not that they start social sites with fake content, but that in all probability, they never stop faking content and filtering the real inp

The take away here is not that they start social sites with fake content, but that in all probability, they never stop faking content and filtering the real input. Boiler-room astro-turfing operations are SOP now for marketing operatives in both the commercial and the political venues. The basic architecture of social sites is so wide open to miss-representation and gaming, its a marketers wet dream.