Astroturfing is a form of advocacy in support of a political, organizational, or corporate agenda, designed to give the appearance of a “grassroots” movement. The goal of such campaigns is to disguise the efforts of a political and/or commercial entity as an independent public reaction to some political entity—a politician, political group, product, service or [...]

  …pluck it out, and cast it from thee. – Mark 9, 47 You know … everyone knows … Rupert Murdoch is an evil genius. And this latest move is certainly worthy of his deep-seated amorality. If Murdoch believes in anything he believes in two things: nothing and money. His latest move is pure evil [...]

Google has released the results of its zeitgeist survey of the most popular search terms for 2010. This is the video.

With enormous respect to the genius who created the original, here is a joke for the sophisticated (i.e. the middle classes) and Sir Roger’s inelegant mash-ups

This is about the tightest argument against woo-woo one has seen.

Some sort of tax cut or money or something reported in economic news this week and a lobbyist is hired to represent the American peoples interests in Washington

Unleaded petrol was $1.29/L last week. That was the price months ago when the dollar was worth much less. Shouldn’t it be more like 80 cents per litre now?

Rory Sutherland: Life lessons from an ad man

In these two TED Talks Seth Godin smashes a few cherished marketing models and brings marketing home to the more authentic place where human beings really live.

From Onion News: Nation’s Girlfriends Unveil New Economic Plan: ‘Let’s Move In Together’, plus Police Slog Through Slutty Party Pics To Find Cause Of Dorm Fire

The pundits say the election is Abbott’s to lose but from the betting it’s still actually Labor’s to lose. Meanwhile Action-Contract Man unsmuggles the Budgie

Columbia University Professor and Nobel laureate economist, Joseph Stiglitz, says he is very unimpressed by the hysteria over the “great big debt and deficit”.

Just the other day Sir Roger shared what he thought was a joke. Now Julia Caesar has turned it into a sick joke

Sir Roger has been confused by endless growth and wonders from where the profit can endlessly come. Who pays in the end? These two items ask these questions.

Yes, here’s this Sunday’s gratuitously offensive anti-religion – specifically anti-Christian – post.