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I remember reading that reddit started out with the founders posting tons of stories under fake usernames to make the site look more popular than it really was.
by Houshalter 12y ago
I remember reading that reddit started out with the founders posting tons of stories under fake usernames to make the site look more popular than it really was.
- webmaven 12y agoYup. A more savory version I've come across in an online game startup is saturation bombing your daily AdWords budget within a very small window, thus ensuring that everyone who shows up finds lots of other folks to play with, leaving them with a good first impression of the game's popularity.