Traitors among us?

lanion
lanion Posts: 843
edited April 2 in Clubhouse Archives
Just read this on penny-arcade.com . Wonder if I've talked to any people like this...

"We received the following from a young man who we will call "Mr. Smith."

(CW)TB

Hey guys,

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.

They had 12 people working there full time, and were hiring 10 more. You do the math. No wait, I'll do it for you: that's 880 posts a day (if minimum was met). However he said the better ones could do around 8 or 10 an hour. And they had different "verticals" so there was the sports guy, and the games guy, the hentai, excuse me I mean anime guy, etc.

But the most critical point was this: develop and integrate the identity. No random "HEY EB GAMES IS AWESOME BUY THIS" stuff.

Kinda spooky.

Didn't take the job. It was a ****** mill. "
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  • thehaens@cox.net
    thehaens@cox.net Posts: 1,012
    edited January 2006
    Didn't I just read this in another thread :rolleyes:
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited January 2006
    Have you heard the SVS subs? They sound so good.
    Never Forget
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited January 2006
    LOL

    I better post more, or I'm gonna be fired
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  • thehaens@cox.net
    thehaens@cox.net Posts: 1,012
    edited January 2006
    HMMMMM, makes me wonder.........what is Sid's count up to now :eek:
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  • lanion
    lanion Posts: 843
    edited January 2006
    thehaens@cox.ne wrote:
    Didn't I just read this in another thread :rolleyes:

    Oh, yes you did! Sorry about that :)
    My Iron Man training/charity blog.

    HT:
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  • thehaens@cox.net
    thehaens@cox.net Posts: 1,012
    edited January 2006
    No worries, just an opportunity to increase my post count......

    Scott
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,760
    edited January 2006
    I WISH* I got paid to post on a forum...

    Lord... I could do 20 posts a hour on 20 forums if they wanted me to... LOL
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • HiPerf360
    HiPerf360 Posts: 436
    edited January 2006
    I guess you figured me out...
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,760
    edited January 2006
    Well actually...I dont think I could...

    Ive gotten so use to the un-politically correct enviorment here, that my sarcastic attitude gets me in alot of trouble on other forums where everyones skin is thin as paper...

    Id get so fired.
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • lanion
    lanion Posts: 843
    edited January 2006
    Perhaps a smooth refreshing ice cold bud light would help with that sarcastic attitude.
    My Iron Man training/charity blog.

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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited January 2006
    lanion wrote:
    Perhaps a smooth refreshing ice cold bud light would help with that sarcastic attitude.

    HAHAHA, nice.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited January 2006
    ...and you guys thought I shopped Audio Advisor because I'm cheap.
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited January 2006
    thehaens@cox.ne wrote:
    Didn't I just read this in another thread :rolleyes:

    Yeah, but lanion's trying to up his post count so he doesn't get fired! :eek: :D

    That's interesting...
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    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
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  • thehaens@cox.net
    thehaens@cox.net Posts: 1,012
    edited January 2006
    audiobliss wrote:
    Yeah, but lanion's trying to up his post count so he doesn't get fired! :eek: :D

    That's interesting...

    So am I :D ,
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  • HiPerf360
    HiPerf360 Posts: 436
    edited January 2006
    Whats this about trying to up your post count?
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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited January 2006
    coke, and cheetos....along with the last set of cables I bought were, Chevrolet.

    But as lanion said, my quota is not really an issue, pepsi..









    what we need is more cowbell..

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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited January 2006
    I always wondered if stuff like this existed. Kinda sucks to have your paranoia confirmed. I wonder how effective it is.
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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited January 2006
    I agree..
    It makes you want to trust no one, and question everything....

    pepsi, coke, Honda if I ever saw it..!!

    how am I doin so far..?!!
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited January 2006
    I actually work for Bose, but they fired me.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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