Category Archives: Public Manipulation

Public manipulation is frequent on our everyday living without being aware of it.

An image is worth 1000 mouse clicks…

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So let’s talk about media for a few minute (and learn how to embed pictures in this blog!): Media manipulation is fairly subtle. It can take many forms, but I want to talk about a basic one first – manipulating … Continue reading

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A how-to memo and astroturfing – an intro

Okay, let’s take a break from corporate manipulation and let’s look at some government manipulation. Governments (at least Western ones) tend to be careful when manipulating the electorate, because the press really likes those types of stories (as compared to … Continue reading

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Do Not Print This Post

Is it news that printer companies manipulate their customers? Probably most of you know that printer companies follow the razor-blades business model: sell printers cheaply to make money on ink refills. There’s nothing wrong with that business model, but over … Continue reading

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How do you make sure a journal endorses your drugs? Design your own!

Let’s start this blog out with a good, old-fashioned example of manipulation with one twist – manipulation not of the great unwashed masses, but of an intellectual elite: doctors. Let’s dive in: Last year, The Scientist reported a bombshell of … Continue reading

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What is manipulation?

So why another blog? After many years in the consulting industry, I wanted to find a space to chronicle some of the more egregious examples of political and business manipulations. Merchants and politicians (and, frankly, others) have always tried to … Continue reading

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