Re: [Air-l] Protection against unethical practices in searchengineoptimization?
"I'd hate to think what you think of advertising, direct mail and mail order agencies, then" Erm is this a bait? Obviously advertising of any sort is just one step more unethical than the exploitative processes under which things are produced in the first place. That is, the problem of advertising is not just in the methods of manipulation (well, lying) that it employs (in less dishonest times, "advertising" was actually called "propaganda", until people realised saw its implications very clearly - even Berneys called his work propaganda), but that it mentions nothing about the production of the products it refers to. As for search engine optimisation, well, that too. Lee Salter Lecturer in Media, Communications & Journalism Edge Hill College, St Helen's Road Ormskirk, Lancashire L39 4QP Email: salterl@edgehill.ac.uk Tel: 01695 584374 ----------------------------------------------------- This email and any attachments are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Edge Hill or associated companies. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender as soon as possible and delete it and all copies of it. You must not, directly or indirectly, use, disclose, distribute, print, or copy any part of this message if you are not the intended recipient. The message content of in-coming emails is automatically scanned to identify Spam and viruses otherwise Edge Hill do not actively monitor content. However, sometimes it will be necessary for Edge Hill to access business communications during staff absence. Edge Hill has taken steps to ensure that this email and any attachments are virus free. However, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that it is virus free and no responsibility is accepted by Edge Hill for any loss or damage arising in any way from its use. <<<<EdgeHill>>>>
"I'd hate to think what you think of advertising, direct mail and mail order agencies, then"
Erm is this a bait? Obviously advertising of any sort is just one step more unethical than the exploitative processes under which things are produced in the first place. That is, the problem of advertising is not just in the methods of manipulation (well, lying) that it employs (in less dishonest times, "advertising" was actually called "propaganda", until people realised saw its implications very clearly - even Berneys called his work propaganda), but that it mentions nothing about the production of the products it refers to.
As for search engine optimisation, well, that too.
That was my point, advertising, direct mail and mail order are far worse than SEO. Sure, the spammers in SEO are just as bad, but they are not all spammer ...
Lee Salter Lecturer in Media, Communications & Journalism Edge Hill College, St Helen's Road Ormskirk, Lancashire L39 4QP Email: salterl@edgehill.ac.uk Tel: 01695 584374 ----------------------------------------------------- This email and any attachments are confidential and intended solely for
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