Sep 23, 2009 17:57
14 yrs ago
English term

astroturfing

GBK English to Urdu Social Sciences Government / Politics
Definition from Mousetrap Media Ltd:
A term used to describe fake grassroots support on websites and in blog comments. A method most usually employed by the public relations and advertising industry and political groups.
Example sentences:
Remember, when the grassroots are being led by the elite it's not "astroturfing": it's community organizing. (The Jawa Report)
What companies rarely realize, however, is that astroturfing is a myth, one which I've never heard of working to do anything except unravel companies’ reputations. (Ryan Block)
While the term astroturfing goes back to the mid-1980s, the practice began many more years ago. (Guardian News and Media Limited)
Change log

Sep 23, 2009 17:22: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"

Sep 23, 2009 17:57: changed "Stage" from "Preparation" to "Submission"

Sep 26, 2009 19:01: changed "Stage" from "Submission" to "Selection"

Proposed translations

22 days

مصنوعی تائید و تعریف

Definition from own experience or research:
Please have a glance at definition, it will clear you my point of view. ( from which I defined the term)
Example sentences:
اکثر ویب سائٹس میں مصنوعی تعریف و تائید کے ذریعے مخلف کپنیاں اپنی مصنوعات کے حلقہء گاہکی کو بڑھانے کی کوشش کرتی ہیںَ (www.google.com)
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