On the internet? I've always found it weird how the minute a site goes up that's positive towards a product it's accused of astroturfing, yet any so called 'personal' blog with about as much credibility gets seen as if it's 100% fact in the gaming community.
On that note, wouldn't it be a good marketing trick (albeit likely illegal according to those advertising regulation agencies) to set up a fake 'insider' blog run by a so called disgruntled employee that subtly promotes your own (rival) corporation and hints that the other place is run in a horrifically unfair manner? Heck, why do I have this feeling such a cheap site would be seen as truth by certain forums which put way too much stock in rumours and rants?
On that note, wouldn't it be a good marketing trick (albeit likely illegal according to those advertising regulation agencies) to set up a fake 'insider' blog run by a so called disgruntled employee that subtly promotes your own (rival) corporation and hints that the other place is run in a horrifically unfair manner? Heck, why do I have this feeling such a cheap site would be seen as truth by certain forums which put way too much stock in rumours and rants?