 Becareful On Forums My Friends, the Newbs might be making money |
| Red |
 Feb 11 2006, 04:34 AM
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 Mouth  Joined: 29-May 05 From: If you're lucky, sometimes I'm here.  |
Ok, some of you might have heard about this, but for those who don't, there's new reasons to be paranoid on the internet. For a while now, people have been being paid by companies to build trust with various people on chat forums and after posting enough, making friendships and building confidence, advertise products. You remember when Lil'Tony told you about the new video card he bought, or NewbKnight told you about the new Adidas shoes that helped him score the winning touchdown at his football game? Well, they do, and they made a few hundred dollers for it.
A few weeks ago, the guys at Penny-arcade received a very interesting e-mail about the subject. A few days later, they were shown in a Candadian Globe and Mail article. Quite amazing what companies will do today. Lie to us through commercials and now lie to us by pretending to be our friends. Thoughts? -------------------- //LEFT ARM PULLS TRIGGER, RIGHT ARM SHRUGS SHOULDER//TRANSMISSION ENDED
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| Kindred Spirit |
Feb 12 2006, 03:46 PM
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 Finder  Joined: 12-October 05 From: Notheastern USA |
QUOTE(Red @ Feb 12 2006, 09:48 AM) Apply at their website I would guess. Hype Council has a scarily easy to use website. Really forward too.  Lol. When I clicked that link, I got a popup warning that said, "Warning: Hypecpuncil.com is attempting to read from Hypecouncil.com. This is a potentially unstable blah blah blah." I thought that was funny. I'm not going to advertise anything. Partially because you would all laugh if I tried to advertise any of my computer stuff. (my PC is a dinosaur) And partially because I swear, on...some person's grave, that I do not work for anybody. That's right, I am 100% advertising free. Just like Juicy Juice is 100% juice, I am 100% advertising. (that's right, I get to advertise the cool products) -------------------- TESRP, a roleplaying site to replace the old one I had in my sig, which kept deleting out stuff. Please join up if you're interested.
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Red Becareful On Forums My Friends Feb 11 2006, 04:34 AM
DoomedOne Well, as I sit here typing on my NASBRO keyboard, ... Feb 11 2006, 10:52 AM Red Yeah, this subject makes my shiver in my new Conve... Feb 11 2006, 02:48 PM DoomedOne Oh dear, now I feel more inclined to go buy conver... Feb 11 2006, 10:53 PM Dantrag This makes me so nervous I need to go eat some Bre... Feb 12 2006, 05:55 AM Sir Radont And how might I get a job working for these fine f... Feb 12 2006, 12:58 PM
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Apply at their website I would guess. Hype Counc... Feb 12 2006, 02:48 PM Kiln It sounds like a kinda nerdy job to join forums an... Feb 12 2006, 07:03 PM Sir Radont I'd take nerdy job any day if they paid me wel... Feb 12 2006, 07:28 PM DoomedOne I could never work in advertizing, advertizing is ... Feb 12 2006, 09:35 PM Vinya ...can you make money by already hitting up your a... Feb 13 2006, 12:18 AM Pisces :blink: All the years I've spend advertising p... Feb 13 2006, 11:10 AM fooblepie Bethesda owes me money. I've got several peopl... Feb 14 2006, 11:57 AM DoomedOne Heh, Sony and Microsoft have been looking worse an... Feb 15 2006, 01:53 AM Shado Kastur
Me neither, makes me sick....blauh!*throws up... Feb 22 2006, 12:05 AM Wurlon I never really listen to people's opinions on ... Feb 22 2006, 01:31 AM Soulseeker3.0
Yeah, thats how it works sometimes.... Feb 23 2006, 01:28 AM jchamber While writing this I am stockpile-ing for the pred... Feb 22 2006, 06:59 AM |
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