Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
astroturfing
Swedish translation:
astroturfa
Sep 23, 2009 17:56
14 yrs ago
English term
astroturfing
GBK
English to Swedish
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
Definition from
Mousetrap Media Ltd:
A term used to describe fake grassroots support on websites and in blog comments. A method most usually employed by the public relations and advertising industry and political groups.
Example sentences:
Remember, when the grassroots are being led by the elite it's not "astroturfing": it's community organizing. (The Jawa Report)
What companies rarely realize, however, is that astroturfing is a myth, one which I've never heard of working to do anything except unravel companies’ reputations. (Ryan Block)
While the term astroturfing goes back to the mid-1980s, the practice began many more years ago. (Guardian News and Media Limited)
Proposed translations
(Swedish)
| 3 +2 | astroturfa |
Susanne Hallander
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Change log
Sep 23, 2009 17:19: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
Sep 23, 2009 17:56: changed "Stage" from "Preparation" to "Submission"
Sep 26, 2009 18:59: changed "Stage" from "Submission" to "Selection"
Jun 26, 2010 20:54: changed "Stage" from "Selection" to "Completion"
Proposed translations
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10 hrs
Susanne Hallander
Sweden
Sweden
Sweden
accurate and punctual
Native in: Swedish 
Works in: English to Swedish, Italian to Swedish
Related KudoZ points
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astroturfa
Den svenska termen förekommer mest i bloggar men får 350 träffar på Google.
Definition from
Wikipedia:
"I en ordlek på uttrycket gräsrot och AstroTurfs efterliknande av riktigt gräs myntades uttrycket att astroturfa (engelska astroturfing) för att beskriva försök att påverka åsikter genom kampanjer som utger sig för att vara genuina gräsrotsyttringar men i själva verket är samordnade propagandaaktioner."
Example sentences:
"I en ordlek på uttrycket gräsrot och AstroTurfs efterliknande av riktigt gräs myntades uttrycket att astroturfa (engelska astroturfing) för att beskriva försök att påverka åsikter genom kampanjer som utger sig för att vara genuina gräsrotsyttringar men i själva verket är samordnade propagandaaktioner." (Wikipedia)
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