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

Pluvious · Feb 7, 2006, 06:54 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, 07:32 AM

I don't doubt it in the least.

IvanV · Feb 7, 2006, 11:20 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, 01:02 PM

Oh damn they found me out.

niceguyrichy · Feb 7, 2006, 01:12 PM

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

The_Neon_Cowboy · Feb 7, 2006, 02:30 PM

That's NV for ya

Nacht · Feb 7, 2006, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_Neon_Cowboy

That's NV for ya

Necrosis · Feb 7, 2006, 06:11 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, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by niceguyrichy

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

Feb 7, 2006, 06:54 AM	#1
Pluvious Elisha = hottie Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: USA CA. SF Bay Area Posts: 1,318 Rep Power: 56	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, 07:32 AM	#2
Lowfat Xtreme Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grande Prairie, AB, Can Posts: 4,251 Rep Power: 99	I don't doubt it in the least. __________________ 27" iMac: i5 750 * 80GB X25-M G1 * 4GB DDR3 * HD4850 Stacker: 2600k * P8P67 Pro * 4GB DDR3 * 80GB ioXtreme * 30GB X25-E * (2) HD6950 * Asus D2 * Enermax Revo85+ HWD: (2) Xeon E5649 * EVGA SR-2 * 6GB DDR3 * 8800GTS * 1000W Antec FT01BW: (2) Xeon E5645 * EVGA SR-2 * 6GB DDR3 * GTS210 * Gigabyte 800W Odin GT Storage: (2) Sans Digital TR8M-B * 29TB

Feb 7, 2006, 11:20 AM	#3
IvanV HH Assassin Guild Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,652 Rep Power: 280 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. __________________ Our Folding@home stats:

Feb 7, 2006, 01:02 PM	#4
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,665 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	Oh damn they found me out. __________________

Feb 7, 2006, 02:30 PM	#6
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 90 System Specs	That's NV for ya __________________

Feb 7, 2006, 06:11 PM	#8
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 129 System Specs	It's good marketing, if you like it or not. However, think about this normally you can spot these folks a mile away.