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astroturfing in action

by on January 29, 2008 at 3:05 pm · Filed under cyberenviro

Here is a clear case of astroturfing… I noticed the following ad on HuffingtonPost yesterday (01.28.08) promoting “draftbloomberg.com.” Draftbloomberg.com (formerly Unity08.com) has been setup to encourage people to petition Michael Bloomberg to run for president as an Independent. The ad states 5,237 signatures…

Meanwhile the web site only lists 3,719 signatures. Bloomberg’s broadcasting of support appears […]

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bloomberg on technology

by on January 3, 2008 at 7:59 pm · Filed under cyberenviro

From the wired interview:
Wired: Kids sit on the steps of the Brooklyn library trying to get Wi-Fi. Why can’t we solve the problem that roughly half the people in this city don’t have broadband?
Bloomberg: We will. That’s what capitalism is all about. As there’s demand, the private sector will come and fill it in. I […]

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