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A #hashtag used on Twitter, Facebook at other social media that is conceived by a business or organization to promote a product, issue, event position, or goal in a way that seems to have been spawned by a "grass roots" movement.
Sometimes called "astroturf tags," these symbolic tokens are often created by professional public relations firms or their media consultants as part of a broader public awareness (or propaganda) campaign. Many social media users, generally interested in the topics that the tags seem to represent, will often start using the tags in their own messages, unaware of the corporate, private, or other agendas that may lie behind them.
Sometimes called "astroturf tags," these symbolic tokens are often created by professional public relations firms or their media consultants as part of a broader public awareness (or propaganda) campaign. Many social media users, generally interested in the topics that the tags seem to represent, will often start using the tags in their own messages, unaware of the corporate, private, or other agendas that may lie behind them.
The Grass Tag #energyTomorrow was created by the American Petroleum Institute to spam twitter with pro-energy industry propaganda.
by shoqvalue October 18, 2010
Get the Grass Tagmug. Stream + Citzen
A generic follower—or citizen—of a social network "stream" of people and information, who often dislike being called a "friend" or "follower." They are simply members of a community stream, and thus, "streamizens."
A generic follower—or citizen—of a social network "stream" of people and information, who often dislike being called a "friend" or "follower." They are simply members of a community stream, and thus, "streamizens."
@JohnPublic's stream was rich with diversity. He was proud to have doctors, lawyers, artists, educators, and prostitutes among his thousands of talented or interesting streamizens.
by shoqvalue June 30, 2010
Get the Streamizenmug. A more formal designation for the socio-economic blending of corporate, fiscal and social conservatism that now typifies the so-called "tea Party" movements in the United States.
Sarah Palin and Dick Armey are two of the nation's more prominent personalities that advocate for smaller government, lower taxes, fewer social entitlements, and other tenets of trio-conservatism.
by shoqvalue April 19, 2010
Get the trio-conservatismmug. GOP + BP
An acronym, popular on many social networks, which represents the constellation of converging interests between the American Republican Party and the Beyond Petroleum Corporation.
An acronym, popular on many social networks, which represents the constellation of converging interests between the American Republican Party and the Beyond Petroleum Corporation.
The GOBP was determined to push for new deep water oil drilling permits, even as an oil slick from a broken well continued flowing into the Gulf of Mexico.
by shoqvalue June 23, 2010
Get the GOBPmug. A contrived political message or theme designed to inspire or reinforce a blind adherence to a party or idea, often with a cynical awareness that professional and amateur followers and pundits will relentlessly repeat it throughout the Internet and mass media echo chambers with a nearly syncopated precision.
The talk show host knew that by pounding the table and screaming "we must take our government back," he was reissuing a marching meme that had inspired his many sycophantic followers in the past.
by shoqvalue June 19, 2010
Get the Marching mememug. Corpocracy + Citizen (n)
A citizen or other member of a corpocracy; a form of society that is dominated by private interests operating as incorporated commercial entities.
A citizen or other member of a corpocracy; a form of society that is dominated by private interests operating as incorporated commercial entities.
The Supreme Court, in Citizen's United vs. FEC, unleashed the power of corporate money in political campaigns, further entrenching the influence of corporate interests over United States corpizens.
by shoqvalue February 11, 2010
Get the Corpizenmug. An image—often called an avatar—which represents an online user, often on some kind of social network or application, which serves as a tribute to some person, cause or idea. It may be permanent, or only used for the duration of a special event, or while an issue remains topical.
During the Iran Election crisis, the TV anchor had been using a Tributar depicting a Neda, a fallen protester. Later he switched to a Tributar showing himself as a child, sitting on his late father's lap.
by shoqvalue June 23, 2010
Get the Tributarmug.