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Sturmwolke
#1 - 2011-11-24 10:53:51 UTC
http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/27357/?p1=blogs

RL is finally catching up to the everyday shenanigans that players engage in (the) EVE (forums).
I wonder whats next.

Fake edit :
Another article (very verbose)
http://www.tnooz.com/2011/11/14/how-to/social-media-and-seo-created-a-mutant-in-travel-introducing-fake-review-optimization/
Vachir Khan
Rugged Ruff and Ready
#2 - 2011-11-24 10:57:58 UTC
So that's where all the "nono, EVE is fine stop whining" posts came from.
Sidus Isaacs
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#3 - 2011-11-24 11:14:18 UTC
Sturmwolke wrote:
http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/27357/?p1=blogs

RL is finally catching up to the everyday shenanigans that players engage in (the) EVE (forums).
I wonder whats next.

Fake edit :
Another article (very verbose)
http://www.tnooz.com/2011/11/14/how-to/social-media-and-seo-created-a-mutant-in-travel-introducing-fake-review-optimization/


EVE is but a pale shadow of many of the things in RL if you look close enough. ;)
VKhaun Vex
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#4 - 2011-11-26 00:01:58 UTC  |  Edited by: VKhaun Vex
Except these posters are obvious.

I have been banning spam users on the small scale for years in various places, and the community is not ever fooled by the few who can type in English, and the majority only type in broken English. The only demographic affected should be the computer/internet illiterate and frankly you don't need an internet army to fool them and they'll probably never make it to a forum anyway.

I like the second article better. Fake product reviews are clearly getting out of hand on lots of sites like Newegg. Even look at some independent films on Netflix or shady resellers offering crazy low prices on ebay and amazon.

Charges Twilight fans with Ka-bar -Surfin's PlunderBunny LIIIIIIIIIIINNEEEEE PIIIEEEECCCCEEE!!!!!!! -Taedrin Using relativity to irrational numbers is smart -rodyas I no longer believe we landed on the moon. -Atticus Fynch
VKhaun Vex
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#5 - 2011-11-26 00:03:32 UTC
Double Post.

Charges Twilight fans with Ka-bar -Surfin's PlunderBunny LIIIIIIIIIIINNEEEEE PIIIEEEECCCCEEE!!!!!!! -Taedrin Using relativity to irrational numbers is smart -rodyas I no longer believe we landed on the moon. -Atticus Fynch