Astroturfing. Yes, as a verb.
In politics and advertising, the term astroturfing describes formal public relations (PR) campaigns which seek to create the impression of being a spontaneous, grassroots behavior. Hence the reference to the “AstroTurf” (artificial grass) is a metaphor to indicate “fake grassroots” support.
Follow the link to learn how it’s being done for – are you ready for this? – a leftie web site. I’m shocked.
Just experimenting with being able to blog photos from flickr.
I shot this at the Oakland Air Museum last weekend, in the room dedicated to women in aviation. It, well, I guess it speaks for itself.
Here’s something you don’t read every day: Intelligent analysis from a supermodel.”
I never suffered from this problem (anorexia) because I had a very strong family base. Parents are responsible, not the fashion industry,” she said in the Friday edition of O Globo newspaper.
This comes as good news, especially in light of China’s recent satellite-busting.
