[thechat] FW: Telstra rigs Oz ZDnet poll

[Isaac Forman]

yay. fyi:

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nick Boyce [mailto:nick at triplezero.com.au]
> Sent: Tuesday, 29 January 2002 9:02 Am
> To: Mark Standen; Isaac Forman (E-mail)
> Subject: Telstra rigs Oz ZDnet poll
>
>
>
> Telstra rigs Oz ZDnet poll
> By Tim Richardson
> Posted: 25/01/2002 at 15:19 GMT
>
>
> Telstra has admitted rigging a poll in which consumers were asked whether
> the Australian telco charged too much for Internet access.
>
> Two hours after ZDNet Australia posted the question "Does
> Telstra's BigPond
> Internet service provide value for money?" 25 people said "no"
> with just one
> saying "yes".
>
> Amazingly, half an hour later and the "yes" vote had soared to a whopping
> 287. According to ZDNet, the massive swing was traced back to Telstra.
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/23834.html
>
> Nick
>
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