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Reddit, HN etc. are an excellent platform for "peddlers of PR". Sure you need to write thoughtful pieces, and anyone can do that. But professionals do it better

Reddit, HN etc. are an excellent platform for "peddlers of PR". Sure you need to write thoughtful pieces, and anyone can do that. But professionals do it better. They have the well-researched articles ready when a relevant story pops, and maybe a sockpuppet account or two for support. Or is there any PR agency left in 2015 who is confused about Reddit's hivemind and clueless about protecting their clients' interest on the internet?

gus_massa 12y ago
> and maybe a sockpuppet account or two for support If you use two or three sockpuppets that write empty comments like "Awesome, this is fantastic!!", the comments will almost sure be downvoted and that removes the support effect. If you use four or five you'll probably get your own personalized message from the moderator asking to stop and banning the sockpuppets. You may be more lucky using sockpuppets that say something useful for the discussion. Obligatory xkcd: http://xkcd.com/810/ http://xkcd.com/810/