Subject: Re: "misattributable marketing"
From: Sean Lawson <sean.lawson@utah.edu>
Date: 6/11/12, 17:32
To: Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com>

Thanks Barrett. Looks like it is down right now. Are they under attack?

Sean


Sean Lawson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Communication
University of Utah
Languages & Communication Bldg
255 South Central Campus Dr RM 2400
Salt Lake City, Ut 84112-0491
Office: LNCO 2519
Email: Sean.Lawson@utah.edu
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Phone: 801-585-7127


On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 9:38 PM, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:
Sean-

Also wanted to make sure you're aware of Telecomix' Blue Cabinet wiki,
which you might find useful as a resource:
http://werebuild.telecomix.org/wiki/Blue_cabinet

On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 5:45 PM, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:
> Very true. Incidentally, the HBGary e-mails will be back up on a
> searchable online archive in a few days, thanks to a couple of Anons
> I'm still working with. I'm hoping to spark a new round of interest in
> such a way that will prompt some other journalists and activists to
> take the time to look through more of them, maybe figure out something
> that's been missed so far.
>
> On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 5:30 PM, Sean Lawson <sean.lawson@utah.edu> wrote:
>> Ya, I was just doing some quick searches and wasn't able to find anything
>> either. It could be that the first dude (Tim?) was using the wrong terms.
>> Perhaps searching variations on the term "misattributable" (which isn't a
>> real word) might turn up something. It might also require figuring about
>> what the terms "attribution" and "misattribution" mean within the context of
>> professional marketing lingo.
>>
>> Sean
>>
>>
>> Sean Lawson, Ph.D.
>> Assistant Professor
>> Department of Communication
>> University of Utah
>> Languages & Communication Bldg
>> 255 South Central Campus Dr RM 2400
>> Salt Lake City, Ut 84112-0491
>> Office: LNCO 2519
>> Email: Sean.Lawson@utah.edu
>> Web: www.seanlawson.net
>> Phone: 801-585-7127
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 4:24 PM, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> That's what I think as well, as the term is pretty indicative of that.
>>> I couldn't find it used anywhere else via search engines, so this
>>> would be one of those industry neologisms that wouldn't have been
>>> known without the HBGary e-mails. Interesting how Barr asks if AOL
>>> might have such a capability...
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 5:21 PM, Sean Lawson <sean.lawson@utah.edu> wrote:
>>> > I just logged into Twitter and saw your tweet about that. It immediately
>>> > caught my interest. I haven't heard the term before. But it sounds on
>>> > the
>>> > face of it pretty clear cut: As in, not just marketing content for which
>>> > the
>>> > source is not known but marketing content that is portrayed as coming
>>> > from a
>>> > source that (presumably) did not actually create the content.
>>> > AKA...deception.
>>> >
>>> > Sean
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Sean Lawson, Ph.D.
>>> > Assistant Professor
>>> > Department of Communication
>>> > University of Utah
>>> > Languages & Communication Bldg
>>> > 255 South Central Campus Dr RM 2400
>>> > Salt Lake City, Ut 84112-0491
>>> > Office: LNCO 2519
>>> > Email: Sean.Lawson@utah.edu
>>> > Web: www.seanlawson.net
>>> > Phone: 801-585-7127
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 4:10 PM, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com>
>>> > wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> Sean-
>>> >>
>>> >> Am going through our wiki and just wanted to make sure you were aware
>>> >> of this particular find, which is one of a number of things we never
>>> >> really pursued. Might be something you'd have more insight into.
>>> >>
>>> >> https://wiki.echelon2.org/wiki/Misattributable_marketing_services
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> --
>>> >> Regards,
>>> >>
>>> >> Barrett Brown
>>> >> 940-735-9748
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Barrett Brown
>>> 940-735-9748
>>
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Barrett Brown
> 940-735-9748



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Barrett Brown
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