Payola

now-illegal practice of paying for Air Time (on Radio Station, TV, etc.), typically as a form of hidden Advertising to drive sales

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payola

http://www.onthemedia.org/yore/transcripts/transcripts_112604_payola.html interview with James Surowiecki, including how easily the Billboard Ranking-s are gamed.

Edited: 2010-07-09 00:00:00 | Tweet this! | Search Twitter for discussion

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