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'Are you sponsored by Google?' I think so. I've been accused of being an 'anti-google astroturfer' before. 'Gosh that's odd', I thought. Then I read the pos
by andyl 13y ago
'Are you sponsored by Google?' I think so. I've been accused of being an 'anti-google astroturfer' before. 'Gosh that's odd', I thought. Then I read the posts written by my accuser. Pro-google, down the line - echoing PR talking points. Normal people don't do this. I do think Google hires PR flacks to post here on HN.
- untog 13y agoThat just makes you sound as bad as capo. We live in a world where weird fanboys exist for just about anything, including Google and Microsoft.
- pessimizer 13y agoAbsolutely true, but we also live in a world in which people are paid to do this.
- jgeorge 13y ago"hires"? No. Fanboys work for free. (From all directions, not just pro-google.)
- dandelany 13y agoSeems more likely he is just a regular Google employee who supports what they are doing, albeit a bit aggressively. There are many of them on HN. Not sure why either of you are assuming malice here.