{"id":5915,"date":"2022-06-06T13:39:27","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T11:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/06\/influence-inc-review-a-mesmerising-dive-into-the-world-of-public-manipulation\/"},"modified":"2022-06-06T13:39:27","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T11:39:27","slug":"influence-inc-review-a-mesmerising-dive-into-the-world-of-public-manipulation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/06\/influence-inc-review-a-mesmerising-dive-into-the-world-of-public-manipulation\/","title":{"rendered":"Influence, Inc review \u2013 a mesmerising dive into the world of public manipulation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Curious Bird; PC, Mac<\/strong>
Your job is to manage a digital influencing agency with commercial and political clients \u2013 and ethical challenges<\/p>\n

Remember when Boris Johnson revealed he likes to paint wine crates<\/a> to resemble buses? Or, more recently, when he warned citizens off working from home lest they become distracted by cheese<\/a>? Quirky, on-brand soundbites or a calculated ploy to bury less favourable search engine results about Brexit buses and cheese and wine lockdown parties? By the time you\u2019ve finished Influence, Inc<\/a><\/em>, a game in which you manage a \u201cdigital influence agency\u201d to manipulate the public into everything from buying a particular brand of soft drink to voting in a despot, you\u2019ll be left in little doubt.<\/p>\n

You start out small, directing a team behind a series of fake social media accounts to make certain hashtags trend, or boost positive messages and downplay negatives for your modest roster of clients. Soon you gain access to new tools, such as the Viraliser, which can transform a staid press release into meme-worth content, or the Leaker, which allows you to share information directly with different media outlets.<\/p>\n

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\nCurious Bird; PC, MacYour job is to manage a digital influencing agency with commercial and political clients \u2013 and ethical challenges
\nRemember when Boris Johnson revealed he likes to paint wine crates to resemble buses? Or, more recently, when he warned citizens off working from home lest they become distracted by cheese? Quirky, on-brand soundbites or a calculated ploy to bury less favourable search engine results about Brexit buses and cheese and wine lockdown parties? By the time you\u2019ve finished Influence, Inc, a game in which you manage a \u201cdigital influence agency\u201d to manipulate the public into everything from buying a particular brand of soft drink to voting in a despot, you\u2019ll be left in little doubt.
\nYou start out small, directing a team behind a series of fake social media accounts to make certain hashtags trend, or boost positive messages and downplay negatives for your modest roster of clients. Soon you gain access to new tools, such as the Viraliser, which can transform a staid press release into meme-worth content, or the Leaker, which allows you to share information directly with different media outlets. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Curious Bird; PC, MacYour job is to manage a digital influencing agency with commercial and political clients \u2013 and ethical challenges Remember when Boris Johnson revealed he likes to paint wine crates to resemble buses? Or, more recently, when he warned citizens off working from home lest they become distracted by cheese? Quirky, on-brand soundbites …<\/p>\n

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