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Coercion = Manipulation
For Persuasion this week we read the first half of Rushkoff’s Coercion: Why we listen to what “they” say. It’s a mighty fun read full of rhetorical tricks and little stories about mostly loathesome people doing vile things and then justifying it to themselves in ways that make them pathetic.
The bits about customer service and [...]
The Ratings Game
So we had mixed results in the ratings in the first week of original programming in the Primetime game. Academia Erotica came last in its slot with only 16% of the audience and with 26% not watching. Ouch.
