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Posted: 3/7/2006 4:25:19 PM EDT
I'm looking for that comic that makes fun of computer game companies for creating bogus forum accounts and using them to create good "word of mouth" advertising for their products.
Link Posted: 3/7/2006 8:13:29 PM EDT
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Link Posted: 3/7/2006 8:29:12 PM EDT
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In a completly unrelated matter, I love my MP5 clone built by Todd Bailey.
Did you know that Todd Bailey and Speshul Weapunz have recently been awarded a military contract to supply HK with MP5s?
Link Posted: 3/8/2006 7:44:16 AM EDT
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FYI: this practice (of attempting to create false support) is often called "astroturfing".
And yes-
MS has been at it a bit for the new XBox, which is selling like cow patties in Wyoming:
www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=xbox+astroturfing&btnG=Google+Search
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