| Major |
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Jun 24, 09, 09:30AM
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I've encountered a very interesting article about "fake news" or "flogs":
Instead of telling a personal story using a fake person in a blog format, they tell the story from the point of view of a reporter or journalist. It doesn't have the same level of personal connection as the mom, but treating the above like a formula, they increase the level of authenticity to compensate.
http://www.jayweintraub.com/2009/06/the-perfect-storm.html
When I compare it to the example below it's clear this "marketing method" has been used by one of the essay writing companies, isn't it?
niagarafallsreview.ca/Community/NewsDisplay.aspx?c=19829
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| OxbridgeResearchers |
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Jun 24, 09, 03:00PM
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Interesting and very believable story. Awfully well-written and has obviously been thoroughly reviewed prior to publication. Hence, the absence of any and all linguistic mistakes and the consistent spelling of Novak's (or is it Novac) name.
Is the office cafeteria in cyber-space?
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| pheelyks |
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Jun 24, 09, 03:23PM
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I'm actually a member of the Wednesday Club. Last week we discussed the works of Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss to the less informed). I found "Cat in the Hat" especially relevant to my personal and professional life--I'm in the middle of moving, and my apartment looks like the house after Thing 1 and Thing 2 got loose.
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| WritersBeware |
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Edited by: WritersBeware Jun 24, 09, 04:54PM
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Major, nice find.
Next Wednesday, the honest folks at BestEssays (EssayWriters.net & Universal Research) will be taxing their literary analysis skills through a roundtable discussion of Everyone Poops in their virtual cafeteria.
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| OxbridgeResearchers |
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Jun 24, 09, 05:07PM
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WritersBeware: roundtable discussion of Everybody Poops in their virtual cafeteria
As their writers and customers sing "Everybody Hurts" ...
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| WritersBeware |
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Edited by: WritersBeware Jun 24, 09, 05:12PM
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Seriously, though, the fabricated press releases of Universal Research have been well-documented:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/user/403368/voir_dire.html
http://voirdireveritas.blogspot.com/
http://chronicle.com/free/v55/i28/28a00102.htm
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| pheelyks |
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Jun 24, 09, 05:28PM
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WritersBeware: Next Wednesday, the honest folks at BestEssays (EssayWriters.net & Universal Research) will be taxing their literary analysis skills through a roundtable discussion of Everyone Poops in their virtual cafeteria.
A book which has an indisputable relationship to the professional lives of bestessay's writers.
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| WritersBeware |
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Jun 25, 09, 01:34PM
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OxbridgeResearchers: As their writers and customers sing "Everybody Hurts" ...
... "all the time"
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| pheelyks |
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Jun 25, 09, 01:45PM
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WritersBeware: ... "all the time"
The actual lyric is "sometimes," WB. Now not only are you a liar, but you're a mis-quoter of R.E.M. Michael Stipe is angry!!! (and yes, of course I realize your misquote was intentional).
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| WritersBeware |
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Edited by: WritersBeware Jun 25, 09, 01:52PM
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pheelyks: (and yes, of course I realize your misquote was intentional)
Thank goodness—for a second there, I thought that I would have to compose a lyrical retort.
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| WritersBeware |
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Edited by: WritersBeware Jun 25, 09, 01:55PM
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pheelyks: Now not only are you a liar
Yes, I carry the shame every day. When I was 8, my mother asked me if I took the last slice of lemon meringue pie. I said, "No."
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| WritersBeware |
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Jun 25, 09, 03:38PM
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Here's a detailed account of some of Universal Research's press release fraud:
http://voirdireveritas.blogspot.com/2009/01/false-advertising-of-essay-writ ing.html
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| OxbridgeResearchers |
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Jun 25, 09, 04:36PM
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This is quite shocking. It is also illegal ... promoting themselves through the exploitation of the Sheraton name. not to mention their claiming that a university is actually supporting and promoting them! Co-branding by force ... a very very tempting thought, were it not for the fact that some have to adhere to the letter of the law. Seriously, though, there has to be an end to this ... I am going to do some research on the unfair competition angle as false advertising is, by law, a form of unfair trade practice ...
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| WritersBeware |
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Jun 25, 09, 04:57PM
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OxbridgeResearchers: I am going to do some research on the unfair competition angle as false advertising is, by law, a form of unfair trade practice ...
Thank you.
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| Allen |
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Jun 26, 09, 10:29AM
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Yeah!!! they are cheaters ..... u can file private complaint with ur attorney for misrespresentation
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