[WikiEN-l] Raul's 6th law of Wikipedia confirmed

[Mark Pellegrini]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Raul654/Raul%27s_laws - Raul's 6th law 
of Wikipedia (formulated in November, 2004):

"Wikipedia's steadily increasing popularity means that within the next 
year or two, we will begin to see organized corporate astroturfing 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astroturfing> campaigns."

Prediction confirmed - August 28, 2005 - 
http://www.smh.com.au/news/icon/wikipedia-worries/2005/08/23/1124562860192.html

"However, the concern continues. One anonymous reader contacted 
Boingboing telling them he worked at a marketing company that uses 
Wikipedia for its online marketing strategies.."That includes planting 
of viral information in entries, modification of entries to point to new 
promotional sites or 'leaks' embedded in entries to test diffusion of 
information. Wikipedia is just a more transparent version of [online 
meeting place] Myspace as far as some companies are concerned. We love it."

--Mark
(User:Raul654)