Sep 23, 2009 17:56
14 yrs ago
English term

astroturfing

GBK English to Lithuanian 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)
Proposed translations (Lithuanian)
4 +1 dirbtinė visuomenės nuomonė
Change log

Sep 23, 2009 17:21: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"

Sep 23, 2009 17:56: changed "Stage" from "Preparation" to "Submission"

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

Proposed translations

+1
60 days

dirbtinė visuomenės nuomonė

Terminas neturi analogo lietuvių kalboje. Astroturfingas.
Definition from .:
Terminas neturi analogo lietuvių kalboje. Tai propagandos metodas, tai visuomenės paramos emuliacija, tai visuomenės nuomonės imitacija, padirbimas, kurio tikslas yra sukurti spontaninės visuomenės paramos politikui, partijai ir t.t. įspūdį.
Example sentences:
visuomenės nuomonės imitacija, padirbimas, kurio tikslas yra sukurti spontaninės visuomenės paramos politikui, partijai ir t.t. įspūdį. (.)
Peer comment(s):

agree Algis Masys
16 days
aciu!
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