Tag Archives: astroturfing

Oracle funds a group trying to tarnish Google’s image

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It won't shock you to hear that Oracle is nursing a grudge after it lost its big copyright case against Google. It's pushing for a new trial, for one thing. However, the software giant is also trying to undermine its rival in roundabout ways. Orac...

Microsoft Pays Youtubers To Promote Xbox One?

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Popular game video maker Machinima apparently ran an endorsement giving Youtubers were a special bonus for promoting the Xbox One, Ars Technica reports. Suggestions of the promotion first appeared on...

Samsung is Working on its Electronic Eyewear Like Google Glass

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It seems that virtually every Tom, Dick and Harry is busy manufacturing a smart watch or a Google Glass variant in this age and time. Apple’s iWatch and the Pebble watch are examples of the former...

Samsung Fined $340,000 for Astroturfing by Taiwanese FTC

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Samsung’s smear campaign against HTC’s products has backfired. After the FTC found the South Korean company guilty of astroturfing, it was heavily fined. Samsung had posted fake messages from a third...

Samsung Blames Fllu for StackOverflow Developers Bribe

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Samsung has its ethical limits. The offering of money to developers for the sake of getting them to mention competition figures on Stack Overflow is a little too much for the electronics behemoth to...