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.htmAstroturfing - faking a "grass roots" movement on the net.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AstroturfingAgnotology (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
Somewhat parallel to the euphemisms that so often find their way into politics etc, eg, "land reclamation" for garbage dump
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.
FUI - Fake User Interface.
So now we got Huey Guey and Fuey!
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."
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?
Have you heard of a book called "Linked" by Albert-Laszlo Barabasi?
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0452284392/1n9867a-20http://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.
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?
No, but it looks interesting. I will check my library.
I can't remember when I first got internet access, but I do remember that we used NetZero, whose motto was "Free internet, forever". HAH! I will never forgive them for going back on that...
