The Internet makes it quick and easy to find information. Yet, at the same time, search engines, web addresses (URLs) and graphic user interfaces represent a new kind of battleground over ideas and politics-- just ask George W. Bush who got "google bombed" as a "miserable failure" or ask Rick Santorum about his "Google problem." Google Bombs, Cloaked Sites and Astroturf: Propaganda in the Digital Era examines the way that individuals, groups, political parties and corporations use a variety of clever, even sneaky, new media tools and strategies to shape public debate and push forward a particular political agenda.
- ISBN10 0415808189
- ISBN13 9780415808187
- Publish Date 26 January 2012
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 24 May 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Imprint Routledge
- Format Paperback
- Pages 60
- Language English