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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
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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
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An Emotarian usually arrives at all of their political positions through an emotional calculus rather than a rational one; a formula by which any issue can be understood through the lens of unyielding idealism, with little regard for history or precedent, and fiercely defended to the point where any pragmatic thinking or compromise must be viciously characterized as "selling out," even at the expense of some immediate political gain over previous political conditions. They are particularly prone to assigning bad faith and evil motive to any democratic President who refuses to make speeches that sound as if Noam Chomsky, Dennis Kucinich or Michael Moore wrote them.
An Emotarian usually arrives at all of their political positions through an emotional calculus rather than a rational one; a formula by which any issue can be understood through the lens of unyielding idealism, with little regard for history or precedent, and fiercely defended to the point where any pragmatic thinking or compromise must be viciously characterized as "selling out," even at the expense of some immediate political gain over previous political conditions. They are particularly prone to assigning bad faith and evil motive to any democratic President who refuses to make speeches that sound as if Noam Chomsky, Dennis Kucinich or Michael Moore wrote them.
Emotarians are upset with President Obama for threatening to use force against Syria. They believe all war is bad, thus, any use of force—or threat to use force—is unjustified, and further evidence that the President must be a malignant fascist tool of a global corporate plutocracy.
by Shoqvalue September 10, 2013
Get the Emotarian mug.Most major media companies seek and support conservative regulatory and tax relief policies that benefit their financial bottom line. This concorporate nature influences a great deal of its programming, analysis, and commentary.
by shoqvalue February 1, 2010
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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
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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
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Professional or professionally-organized social media users who use one or more online personas to launch political or personal attacks on opponents or their issues. Often, so called "persona software" is used to manage many such deceptive identities simultaneously in order to create the impression that multitudes hold similar points of view.
Sometimes called Sock Puppets, STDs can infect multiple social media streams at one time, creating the illusion of mass interest or agreement sufficient to influence an issue or debate.
Professional or professionally-organized social media users who use one or more online personas to launch political or personal attacks on opponents or their issues. Often, so called "persona software" is used to manage many such deceptive identities simultaneously in order to create the impression that multitudes hold similar points of view.
Sometimes called Sock Puppets, STDs can infect multiple social media streams at one time, creating the illusion of mass interest or agreement sufficient to influence an issue or debate.
The minute the President announced the military action, a thousand STDs magically appeared on Twitter trying to create the illusion that much of the public thought it was an illegal act of war because Congress had not authorized it.
by shoqvalue April 3, 2011
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