Property industry groups to counter negative sentiment on websites?; Bernard Salt: Straightening out BANANAS (Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anybody)
Topic Started: 28 Aug 2011, 09:28 PM (5,063 Views)
Bernard Salt argues that B.A.N.A.N.A.S (Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anybody) reflects current public sentiment toward development.
In his presentation at Congress 2011, Salt argues that to change sentiment there needs to be a strategic and unified approach toward publishing the positives that stem from development.
Dr Rob Lang, general manager of the Parramatta City Council, and Guy Gibson, general manager of Queensland Communities at Lend Lease, join Salt with their views.
KPMG's Bernard Salt is advocating the creation of groups of paid shills and spruikers, backed by big business and the property industry, to 'counter the negativity' by posting on opinion pages of newspapers, forums, social media, twitter and the blogosphere. He wants these groups to take on the 'doomsayers' by seeking out and 'balancing extreme views'. He says individuals can't do it but there are ways to fund groups to do it.
His guests say the property council used to do this a lot to promote the property industry but vacated that space in recent years and he recommends they return with broad campaigns at the PR level to fight negative sentiment in the property market.
It makes you wonder whether they've already been successful in doing this, and the bulls and spruikers on forums like this one are bankrolled by the real estate industry and big business to sow seeds of uncertainty and doubt among the dominant (and correct IMO) bearish viewpoint. Would it surprise you if our one-eyed permabulls and their socks are puppets of the propaganda arm of the real estate industry, here to manipulate public opinion and drown out reality? Who to trust?
It shouldnt be any surprise, frank and shadow slipped up on credit crunch last year and revealed theyre the same person , what other motive is there for such bullishness in the face of reality , they have to be paid shills its the only explanation makes any sense !
It shouldnt be any surprise, frank and shadow slipped up on credit crunch last year and revealed theyre the same person , what other motive is there for such bullishness in the face of reality , they have to be paid shills its the only explanation makes any sense !
Really? A Frank the Castle and a Shadow is a same one? Frankie is the favorite of a Catweasel.
It shouldnt be any surprise, frank and shadow slipped up on credit crunch last year and revealed theyre the same person , what other motive is there for such bullishness in the face of reality , they have to be paid shills its the only explanation makes any sense !
Are you sure? They post very differently? Frank is very brash and confrontational. Shadow is relentless in his persistence, and will not allow even the smallest disagreement to go by without arguing the toss.
Are you sure? They post very differently? Frank is very brash and confrontational. Shadow is relentless in his persistence, and will not allow even the smallest disagreement to go by without arguing the toss.
Sadly, it's true. I expect Strindberg is the same. Here's the Credit Crunch thread where they slipped up.
Your link takes you to Prosper Australia site.... ewwwww.
Earthsta reported a similar problem recently, Credit Crunch links redirecting to Prosper. Are others experiencing this? The link goes to Credit Crunch for me.
Are you sure? They post very differently? Frank is very brash and confrontational. Shadow is relentless in his persistence, and will not allow even the smallest disagreement to go by without arguing the toss.
Sadly, it's true. I expect Strindberg is the same. Here's the Credit Crunch thread where they slipped up.
Earthsta reported a similar problem recently, Credit Crunch links redirecting to Prosper. Are others experiencing this? The link goes to Credit Crunch for me.
Your link takes you to Prosper Australia site.... ewwwww.
Earthsta reported a similar problem recently, Credit Crunch links redirecting to Prosper. Are others experiencing this? The link goes to Credit Crunch for me.
It's done it again for me, from a different computer with a different IP address.
Would you all try copying the link to a separate browser tab. I'd like to know if they're redirecting based on links from this forum, IP address, or a combination of both. There's a subforum under the Credit Crunch Australia forum called "http://www.prosper.org.au Redirected Hits: 359" meaning its something they've configured to direct certain incoming links elsewhere.
Would you all try copying the link to a separate browser tab. I'd like to know if they're redirecting based on links from this forum, IP address, or a combination of both. There's a subforum under the Credit Crunch Australia forum called "http://www.prosper.org.au Redirected Hits: 359" meaning its something they've configured to direct certain incoming links elsewhere.
Hmm if I cut and paste the link into a new tab or browser then I go to CC. If I click on the link in the post I still get the other site!
Hmm if I cut and paste the link into a new tab or browser then I go to CC. If I click on the link in the post I still get the other site!
Those experiencing the issue on this thread are using non-dynamic IP addresses. Does Credit Crunch redirect certain "blacklisted" IP addresses when the incoming link is from APF?
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