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I saw a presentation on e-commerce back in the 90s, and this was an astroturfing strategy that was pitched even back then. Don't post a thread about your compan
by AmericanChopper 2y ago
I saw a presentation on e-commerce back in the 90s, and this was an astroturfing strategy that was pitched even back then. Don't post a thread about your company, post a question on one account, and then on another account post that your company is the answer. Really it's a strategy that's been around for a lot longer than the internet.
Not saying that this is astroturfing, just that this format has been around forever.
- pinkmuffinere 2y agoYa, if it’s two accounts controlled by the same person I agree it’s disingenuous. I think (hope?) that’s not the case here though
- AmericanChopper 2y agoYeah, I mean the easy to spot ones are usually the first ever post on a few days old account. Actually…
- carlcoryell 2y agoFor the record, I have no connection to the original poster, and I’m not in the business of doing this anymore. I wanted to respond because I didn’t see any other threads pushing the OP to think about the basic economics and do some basic fermi estimations of the business case.