Interesting article by Mike Elgan (Earthweb) on an effort by Chinese Communist Party (CCP) members to “assert supremacy over online public opinion, raise the level and study the art of online guidance and actively use new technologies to increase the strength of positive propaganda”.
The article also introduced me to the concept of astroturfing which I [...]
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How China’s ‘50 Cent Army’ Could Wreck Web 2.0
January 13th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Asia, China, Legal Issues, Politics, Security, Society, Standards, Trust, Web 2.0, Wisdom of Crowds, e-Democracy, transparency
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