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“Resentment Toward Government” Used to Draw Attention to a Joseph Watson Article

Posted by Brian Krassenstein on Sep 30th, 2010 and filed under Featured News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry

Resentment Toward GovernmentA new tactic we have noticed as of late for a website to create a buzz over a certain topic or article is to try and get a specific search term or phrase listed in Google’s trending topics page. Infowars has sent out a message to it’s readers to do a search in Google for the phrase “Resentment Toward Government,” in an effort to get that phrase displayed on the Google Trends page. They have seemingly done just that. From the Infowars site:

We need to draw attention to this criminal effort by the government to violate the Fourth Amendment and trash our founding ideals.

Search “Resentment toward government.”

The article that Infowars is trying to draw attention to is one written by Joseph Watson, titled “Authorities Plan To Trawl Phone Calls And E Mails For Signs Of “Resentment Toward Government””. The article goes on to discuss how the government is intruding more and more into the everyday lives of Americans. It is a rather well written article, and certainly brings up some valid points. Gaming Google Trends on the other hand, may not be the most legitimate and moral way to bring attention to an article though.

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  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_6R4F6AA7FNJQUQACAJQLCBSSFI Kevin Burns

    “Gaming Google Trends on the other hand, may not be the most legitimate and moral way to bring attention to an article though. ”

    You use the tools you’ve got. Since you’re currently coming up as the top search term, here’s the link: http://www.prisonplanet.com/authorities-plan-to-trawl-phone-calls-and-e-mails-for-signs-of-resentment-toward-government.html

  • Anonymous

    I think it is genius. The mainstream media won’t bring these issues to the public’s attention so Independent media has to. I don’t think it is immoral, considering they are breaking no laws. Nor do I care if it is moral, considering they are using the system to their advantage. I think Kevin’s comment is pointless. Legitimate? Looks pretty legit to me.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_4JI6JHK3U3O27YIRRQF77WTZ3Y Ozzy "MAN"

    HAHAHA FIGURES THEY’D TRY ANY WAY TO “KNOCK” INFORMATION BEING PUT OUT AGAINST THIS ILLEGAL & CORRUPTED GOVERNMENT!

  • Anonymous

    So what do those taking the ” legitimate and Moral” high ground suggest? our government isn’t listening to the people, the media is in bed with the government….so your suggestion is?……

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_4JI6JHK3U3O27YIRRQF77WTZ3Y Ozzy "MAN"

    THE ESTABLISHMENT DOESN’T LIKE IT WHEN SUBJECTS OF “REAL IMPORTANCE” IS BEING BROUGHT OUT, THEY WANT PEOPLE TO WORRY ABOUT WHAT’S ON THAT IDIOT BOX (TV)…

  • http://twitter.com/mcfarlaneaction McFarlane Figures

    what does morality have to do with google algorithms? Google isn’t God. Google is just a search engine website. Stop worshipping Google.

  • Anonymous

    Jealous of the attention to Infowars are we? You could only hope to get a fraction of the traffic they do, Krassenstein. You want to get the attention? Then be brave enough to write about the truth like your Infowars counterpart!!!

  • Anonymous

    The moral way to do this is to be born(or buy) the leader of a media empire and then simply broadcast your ideas and agenda into everyone’s homes and minds via the media condiuts you own.

    i think everyone is pretty much sick and tired of the “objective” “moral” media and the continuous lies and narrow agenda they force feed us. I don’t think ANY media consumers find this tactic immoral or deceptive in any way. In fact, the reality is enough people that AGREE with the tactic have made it effective. the fact that it works shows that their is a majority out there that agrees with it. Otherwise this “tactic” wouldn’t work right? If everyone had a keyboard that could force content onto CNN or FOX you might see some stories that reflect what media consumers really feel and think.

    Up to the dinosaur media to try and play catch up now.. But ofcourse they will fail miserably because their agenda is to broadcast not communicate.

  • Anonymous

    By the way.. posting a story ABOUT the tactic with the headline OF the trend keyword is a tactic in and of itself.

    So PLEASE understand that everyone is aware of what this article is meant to do. Be happy you can ride the coat tails of an effective and useful strategy used to promote truthful discussion. Calling it immoral while at the same time USING it to promote your own site (see article title) is a bit of a joke right?

  • Anonymous

    We have got to kick out all of the establishment Republicans and Democrats that are presently in power in our House of Congress and the Senate, they have all been bought off and sold out to the Globalist, “One World Government”, agenda which would be the end of America and Freedom for America and most of the world!

    We have a government infiltrated with elitist criminals, right now concentrate on voting them out of Congress with Constitutional following Independents and in 2012, we need to vote in a Constitutional Patriotic President, like Ron Paul or Judge Andrew Napolitano – if we could talk him into running!

    Re: TRAINED TO RULE. DOES YOUR VOTE COUNT AT ALL?
    Planning to vote for one of these people? Great. just understand that they’re all members of the CFR, which is telling them to work toward weakening your freedom in the name of a New World Order. Your vote really means zippo (unless you vote for someone other than a Republican or Democrat).

    Fred Thompson
    Rudy Giuliani
    John McCain
    Mitt Romney
    Jim Gilmore
    Newt Gingrich
    Hillary Clinton
    Barack Obama
    John Edwards
    Joe Biden
    Chris Dodd
    Bill Richardson

    TRAINED TO RULE. BILDERBERG
    Another important entity that reigns over those who are trained to rule by the CFR is the Bilderberg Society.
    These elitist organizations and members would end your world of liberty and put you and your family into slavery and even Eugenics projects!

  • Anonymous

    Yeah, it is a tactic used the the millions of us fed up and helping … don’t tell me you are not fed up with the bunch of treasonous criminals inhabiting our public servant offices. When is the last time you ever seen the public servants–congressmen, senators, president ever stand up and carry out the peoples wishes and directives? Isn’t that proof enough that only idiots are happy with government?

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Brady-Rose/611517763 Brady Rose

    And what exactly is the morality of reusing the exact same search terms to direct traffic to your website rather than the original source? Perhaps those in glass houses shouldn’t be throwing stones. Google trends exactly as much as anyone can influnce the collective to do so, and if you can get millions of people to search for something then i don’t see how you could consider that dishonest, no more than the attention you can garner from gathering people in the physical world in protest. Tons of mainstream news sources try to influence search results with internet bots searching over and over trying to affect google trends, Alex Jones gets countless individuals to affect a change and your suddenly outraged?

  • Anonymous

    What do you mean by “may not be morsl?
    There is nothing immoral about it as nothing on trends asks not to do it.
    Further, it is moral to alert people to the gross and dangerous conduct the rogue and brazen government we barely tolerate exibits. You should rephrase the article as the term is misused and misrepresented.

  • http://twitter.com/FutureBeast Michael Brown

    I do not really believe it is gaming anything. It is what the most people who searched that day searched for. If Google trends said anything different it would be inaccurate. This kind of talk may start some movement toward censorship. That would be horrible.

  • Anonymous

    i have no choice but to agree with kcmav. if alex chooses to use this medium to reach an open audience then by all means go ahead. those who wish to participate in the excersise or not are free to do so.

  • Anonymous

    i have no choice but to agree with kcmav. if alex chooses to use this medium to reach an open audience then by all means go ahead. those who wish to participate in the excersise or not are free to do so.

  • Anonymous

    i have no choice but to agree with kcmav. if alex chooses to use this medium to reach an open audience then by all means go ahead. those who wish to participate in the excersise or not are free to do so.

  • Anonymous

    i have no choice but to agree with kcmav. if alex chooses to use this medium to reach an open audience then by all means go ahead. those who wish to participate in the excersise or not are free to do so.

  • Anonymous

    i have no choice but to agree with kcmav. if alex chooses to use this medium to reach an open audience then by all means go ahead. those who wish to participate in the excersise or not are free to do so.

  • Anonymous

    cash in your equities, buy hard assets, stock up some food and hang on tight ’cause you’re going for a ride.

  • Anonymous

    I think it is genius as well! The people have to fight back in the most effective way possible! Agian…”The mainstream media won’t bring these issues to the public’s attention so Independent media has to. ” I agree!

  • Anonymous

    I think it is genius as well! The people have to fight back in the most effective way possible! Again…”The mainstream media won’t bring these issues to the public’s attention so Independent media has to. ” I agree!

    Gaming Google Trends on the other hand, may not be the most legitimate and moral way to bring attention to an article though. WHAT? ARE YOU JOKING HERE? MORAL? The mainstream media is the most IMMORAL group on the planet!

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