Did Nvidia Hire online "plants" to promote their products?

Pluvious · Feb 7, 2006, 12:54 AM

And more importantly, does ATI do it here?.. My guess.. you better believe it folks.
http://www.consumerist.com/consumer/...cts-152874.php
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I interviewed for a guerilla marketing business in San Francisco that targeted web forums. I was told that if I accepted the job, I was to have at LEAST 50 identities on as many forums as I could muster (they wanted 100 eventually), with a goal of 5 posts an hour. The posts had to be well thought out, and the idea was that I was to establish multiple identities with a history on the forums, so that when the timing was right a well written but subtly placed marketing post could be finessed in. And regular visitors would recognize the post as coming from a long time poster.

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Lowfat · Feb 7, 2006, 01:32 AM

I don't doubt it in the least.

IvanV · Feb 7, 2006, 05:20 AM

What, you don't think it's done anywhere? Why not? Friends of mine established an account on a forum which they used when they wanted to flame at someone and not get banned. They gave him his own style, typical gramatical and spelling errors and made him quite believable.

BWX · Feb 7, 2006, 07:02 AM

Oh damn they found me out.

niceguyrichy · Feb 7, 2006, 07:12 AM

I'm actually PJ for when I can't be assed being a smartass who knows everything

The_Neon_Cowboy · Feb 7, 2006, 08:30 AM

That's NV for ya

Nacht · Feb 7, 2006, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by The_Neon_Cowboy

That's NV for ya

Necrosis · Feb 7, 2006, 12:11 PM

It's good marketing, if you like it or not. However, think about this normally you can spot these folks a mile away.

pr0digal jenius · Feb 7, 2006, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by niceguyrichy

I'm actually PJ for when I can't be assed being a smartass who knows everything

Feb 7, 2006, 12:54 AM	#1
Pluvious Elisha = hottie Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: USA CA. SF Bay Area Posts: 1,328 Rep Power: 42	Did Nvidia Hire online "plants" to promote their products? And more importantly, does ATI do it here?.. My guess.. you better believe it folks. http://www.consumerist.com/consumer/...cts-152874.php >snip< I interviewed for a guerilla marketing business in San Francisco that targeted web forums. I was told that if I accepted the job, I was to have at LEAST 50 identities on as many forums as I could muster (they wanted 100 eventually), with a goal of 5 posts an hour. The posts had to be well thought out, and the idea was that I was to establish multiple identities with a history on the forums, so that when the timing was right a well written but subtly placed marketing post could be finessed in. And regular visitors would recognize the post as coming from a long time poster. >snip< __________________

Feb 7, 2006, 01:32 AM	#2
Lowfat Xtreme Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grande Prairie, AB, Can Posts: 3,951 Rep Power: 61	I don't doubt it in the least. __________________ i7 920 on phase change * EX58-UD5 * 6GB @ 1600MHz * HD4550 * X25-M RAID0 * Enermax Revo 85+ 1050W * Silverstone FT01BW Q8200 @ 3GHz * P5Q Pro* 4GB @ 878MHz * 9500GT * Auzen Prelude * 30GB Vertex * 11.5TB * Seasonic 420 M12-II * Silverstone LC17B * LG GGC-H20L

Feb 7, 2006, 05:20 AM	#3
IvanV DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 3,143 Rep Power: 64 System Specs	What, you don't think it's done anywhere? Why not? Friends of mine established an account on a forum which they used when they wanted to flame at someone and not get banned. They gave him his own style, typical gramatical and spelling errors and made him quite believable. __________________ Feed the porkers and don't touch the buttons!

Feb 7, 2006, 07:02 AM	#4
BWX Spinal Tapped Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,570 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	Oh damn they found me out. __________________ One Big Ass Mistake America

Feb 7, 2006, 07:12 AM	#5
niceguyrichy never enough coffee .. Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: eu Posts: 4,690 Rep Power: 87	I'm actually PJ for when I can't be assed being a smartass who knows everything __________________

Feb 7, 2006, 08:30 AM	#6
The_Neon_Cowboy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,135 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	That's NV for ya __________________