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Smartest Year’s Calculated Controversy (2/11/10)

The Streisand Effect is a phenomenon in which an attempt to censor or restrict the distribution of a picture or document incidentally makes the information more publicized and sought after.  It’s named after an incident in 2003 where Barbra Streisand sued a photographer for millions of dollars for taking an aerial picture of her California mansion.  As a result of the case, online traffic to the website featuring the picture skyrocketed.  Recently, the Church of Scientology tried to remove online videos featuring Tom Cruise explaining aspects of the cult, and once again, this made people want to see it even more.  Hopefully by calling Scientology a cult they will try to shut down my site, and I will get more readers. Fingers Crossed.

02:45 pm, BY smartestyear



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