Archive for February, 2007

Sock Puppets, Shrills and Trolls Lurking Near You

Political bloggers fear, with trepidation it appears, an infiltration of PR bloggers hiding amongst them posting to their blogs.?Ç The Boston Globe relates how Erick Erickson’s Redstate.com, found “a sock puppet, shill, or a troll — Web slang for bloggers who pretend to be grass-roots political commentators but instead are paid public relations agents,” [...]

Snickers Should Make Nice (Profit)

A story in USA Today quotes a crisis management expert and a public relations consultant who both think that Mars Inc. should “develop some very positive program to show they are progressive and inclusive,” in response to gay organizations who complained about a Super Bowl Ad showing two car mechanics sharing a kiss over a [...]