<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />'Fixer' cleans [b]Wikipedia entries for senior business people[/b]
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A string of senior business figures have had their Wikipedia entries polished by an anonymous 'reputation cleanser,' believed to be a senior figure in the PR industry. The London-based fixer has changed entries for high-profile figures including the ...
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An investigation by PRWeek found that a total of 42 changes to various Wikipedia pages were made from the same London IP address between April 2009 and June 2011. In most cases, negative or controversial details were erased from the entries. On other occasions, positive information was added.
PRWeek’s investigations suggest that the changes were made by a senior PR professional who is well-known in industry circles. The individual in question failed to respond to calls and emails.
PRWeek’s investigations suggest that the changes were made by a senior PR professional who is well-known in industry circles. The individual in question failed to respond to calls and emails.
Uhoh, I think I know where this is headed. The IP in question appears to be this one.
Carbuncle, are you thinking it's one of Jimbo's old pals at Freud Communications?
Here's another example of how not to manipulate content on Wikipedia. Don't use an IP address account, register a User name. (That at least puts one more step in the discovery process, and if at least 3 months after the fact, I believe, lost even to Wikipedia's Checkuser SS squad.) And, once you've made your edits for one client, move on to another account. Tying together a string of clients with one account makes vulnerable the entire portfolio if just one client's activity is compromised.
Here's another example of how not to manipulate content on Wikipedia. Don't use an IP address account, register a User name. (That at least puts one more step in the discovery process, and if at least 3 months after the fact, I believe, lost even to Wikipedia's Checkuser SS squad.) And, once you've made your edits for one client, move on to another account. Tying together a string of clients with one account makes vulnerable the entire portfolio if just one client's activity is compromised.
QUOTE(thekohser @ Thu 9th June 2011, 3:28pm) 
Carbuncle, are you thinking it's one of Jimbo's old pals at Freud Communications?
Here's another example of how not to manipulate content on Wikipedia. Don't use an IP address account, register a User name. (That at least puts one more step in the discovery process, and if at least 3 months after the fact, I believe, lost even to Wikipedia's Checkuser SS squad.) And, once you've made your edits for one client, move on to another account. Tying together a string of clients with one account makes vulnerable the entire portfolio if just one client's activity is compromised.
I might be reading more between the lines than exists in that article, but they do seem to be hinting something like that. Matthew Freud has often been referred to as a "PR fixer"...
QUOTE(carbuncle @ Thu 9th June 2011, 1:09pm)
Matthew Freud has often been referred to as a "PR fixer"...
Oh, I don't know about all that. I mean, it's only 21,600 Google hits' worth.
It looks like our hunches were wrong, Carbuncle.
Should have known it was a gay Wikipedian editing about his gay partner.
Should have known it was a gay Wikipedian editing about his gay partner.
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