Hi, guys. I thought you'd be interested to know that we've just launched a new website, in collaboration with Consumer Reports WebWatch. The site is called "Full Frontal Scrutiny," at www.frontgroups.org , and its mission is to report on web-based consumer front groups.

The site went live today, and for our debut we published an article by Journalist Peter Dizikes titled "Tricky Wiki: How Public Relations Companies Try to Spin Wikipedia":

http://www.frontgroups.org/node/416

I think Peter did a good job of capturing the challenges involved for the WIkipedia community in dealing with self-promotional editing, and suggesting ways that consumers can get the most out of Wikipedia. I'm sure that people here will have their own reactions, but I thought I should let you know the article is up so you have a chance to see it. If you want to post a comment, feel free to do so using the link at the bottom of the article.

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