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Smartmatic tries to improve online reputation

14 years ago By Alek Boyd

Google alerts is just such a fantastic tool, for it allows anyone with an interest on any given subject to be aware of information indexed by Google. While there is a lot that's being published nowadays, I find particularly interesting the fact that Smartmatic blogs are starting to appear, again. And I say again, because if memory serves well a similar online reputation management strategy was devised by Smartmatic employees in 2006. Given how rapidly this company gets into trouble, I reckon it won't be long before the current campaign is abandoned. Wikipedia entries, blogs and LinkedIn pages can't hide this type of information about Smartmatic.