Is there a “Fifty Cents [per post] Party” in China that fills the blogosphere with pro-government posts and comments? It would be surprising if there weren’t. Astroturfing is a tried-and-true practice of politicians, lobbyists, and marketers around the world. (Tried-and-true unless you get caught at it.)
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Posts so tagged contain an unmarked literary allusion of some kind. (“Literary” sensu lato.) The first readers who correctly identify these allusions will receive as a prize a packet of fresh tree bark. Blogroll