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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 2 1 2 The Language of Manipulation. #187709 11/10/09 05:11 PM Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,526 Virginia, USA TheFallibleFiend OP veteran OP TheFallibleFiend veteran Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,526 Virginia, USA FLOG - Fake Blog, intended to manipulate users into thinking a subject is being discussed by disinterested parties when in fact the parties have strong financial or other interest and the blog subject was not incidental, but calculated to "advertise" the product. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_blog http://money.cnn.com/2006/10/20/news/companies/walmart_blogs/index.htm Astroturfing - faking a "grass roots" movement on the net. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astroturfing Agnotology (I *think* I mentioned this one already) The "cultural creation of ignorance," an attempt to make scientific conclusions seem much more tentative and questionable than they actually are. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnotology Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The Language of Manipulation. TheFallibleFiend #187711 11/10/09 05:52 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA D dalehileman Pooh-Bah dalehileman Pooh-Bah D Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA Somewhat parallel to the euphemisms that so often find their way into politics etc, eg, "land reclamation" for garbage dump dalehileman Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The Language of Manipulation. dalehileman #187716 11/10/09 08:26 PM Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,526 Virginia, USA TheFallibleFiend OP veteran OP TheFallibleFiend veteran Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,526 Virginia, USA FUI - Fake User Interface. Image (GIFS, JPegs, etc.) advertisements with fake buttons and menus on them to make them appear as if they are user interfaces. In fact, the entire image is a link to an advertisement. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The Language of Manipulation. TheFallibleFiend #187719 11/10/09 11:41 PM Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand olly old hand olly old hand Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand FUI - Fake User Interface. So now we got Huey Guey and Fuey! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The Language of Manipulation. olly #187725 11/11/09 03:24 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The Language of Manipulation. Jackie #187777 11/13/09 01:30 PM Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,526 Virginia, USA TheFallibleFiend OP veteran OP TheFallibleFiend veteran Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,526 Virginia, USA A "sockpuppet" is an account that is used to feign disinterested support for an idea or product. From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sockpuppet_(Internet) "The key difference between a sockpuppet and a regular pseudonym ... is the pretense that the puppet is a third party who is not affiliated with the puppeteer or acting under their control for their benefit." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter What teenagers think... TheFallibleFiend #187781 11/13/09 03:56 PM Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 876 western NY twosleepy old hand twosleepy old hand Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 876 western NY I was having a discussion with my almost-17 year-old about the internet. He wanted me to "understand" that the internet has its own culture. I disagreed. After waiting out the wave of protest, I elaborated, opining that the internet has its own cultures. Now it was his turn to protest, to my incredulous ears. He would not be swayed from the concept of young people (college age and below) rule the internet and make up 90% or more of users and web space. I feel that this is utterly ridiculous, and he is speaking from the "box" he's used to being in online. He would not be swayed. It is an interesting debate, and I wonder if anyone has quantified the entire internet at all. It would be interesting to see demographic analysis of internet use. Does anyone know of such an analysis? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: What teenagers think... twosleepy #187782 11/13/09 04:04 PM Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,526 Virginia, USA TheFallibleFiend OP veteran OP TheFallibleFiend veteran Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,526 Virginia, USA Have you heard of a book called "Linked" by Albert-Laszlo Barabasi? http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0452284392/1n9867a-20 http://futureperfectpublishing.com/2007/07/01/dont-know-much-about-web-geography/ You're right. I've been a netizen since long before your son was born. There are many cultures on the net. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: What teenagers think... TheFallibleFiend #187785 11/13/09 08:27 PM Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 390 कहीं &... L latishya enthusiast latishya enthusiast L Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 390 कहीं &... Originally Posted By: TheFallibleFiend Have you heard of a book called "Linked" by Albert-Laszlo Barabasi? http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0452284392/1n9867a-20 http://futureperfectpublishing.com/2007/07/01/dont-know-much-about-web-geography/ You're right. I've been a netizen since long before your son was born. There are many cultures on the net. It is nice to read proof that transient omniscience is a unversal affliction of adolescents everywhere. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The Language of Manipulation. TheFallibleFiend #187792 11/14/09 01:12 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky is the pretense that the puppet is a third party who is not affiliated with the puppeteer or acting under their control for their benefit." Um...crossthreading a bit--would that be a stalking horse? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 1 of 2 1 2 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. 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