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		joepie91_ on April 1, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: After Snowden, the NSA Faces Recruitment Challenge Advertising absolutely is inherently unethical - manipulation is a core component of it. That's the difference between an advertisement and a listing.

ditonal on April 1, 2015 [–]

AdWords is basically a listing, directed at the most appropriate audience. You seem to be mixing up advertising and marketing.

joepie91_ on April 6, 2015 | [–]

It is absolutely not. If it were a listing, it'd list the name and nothing else. The description text is supposed to be persuasive.

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