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Five Social Media Predictions for 2010

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Certainly all of these companies are active in the Web 2.0 The EU Unfair Business Practices Directive technically banned astroturfing (the practice of company or paid third-party representatives posing as consumers and leaving positive comments on a blog or forum) some time ago.

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Ethics in Social Media: A Glossary | Bare Feet Blog

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See “Astroturfing&# above for more. Rescue Time to the Rescue Independent Hawaii Musician Kenneth Makuakane Thrives on Social Media Explore Our Topics Activism Aloha Audio Branding Gossip 2.0 Here’s a good example of a PR professional (Todd Defren) who discloses when he is Twittering on behalf of a client.