First came fake blogs, with their personal endorsements vouching for the wonders of acai berry weight-loss pills, colon cleansers, and other "miracle" products.
What does flog stand for?
flog stands for Fake Blog
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- Slang/chat, popular culture
- Business, finance, etc.
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Samples in periodicals archive:
Earlier, in 2009, the FTC issued guidelines against fake online reviews and fake blog posts that create the impression that they're from ordinary people when in actuality they're written by people paid by the company behind the product or service or by the company itself.
The ECHO columnist was furious when he discovered two fake blogs had been set up in his name to bad-mouth some of Liverpool's leading figures.
The fake blog, or "flog" as it is now referred to, was called Wal-Marting Across America, and was fronted by two ordinary people, Laura and Jim, blogging their way through a 2,800-mile road trip in an RV, parking in Wal-Mart parking lots.
INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet filtering company, Websense, has warned users to be aware of fake blogs or web journals that are used to infect users' computers with malicious code such as keylogging software or viruses.
The ECHO columnist was furious when he discovered two fake blogs had been set up in his name to bad-mouth some of Liverpool's leading figures.