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    9 months ago

    As pointed out in the article, that’s not necessarily perfect, either. Lots of companies hire people to post to Reddit about their products.

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      9 months ago

      Yeah. It used to work, but now reddit is trash too now that people have figured out how to game the system there.

      The big-leaguers actually have achieved a pretty impressive level of skill with it. “I just wanted to share a big thanks to the Delta crew that saved the day for me and my fiance, let me tell the story…” “MY CAT KILLED A LEAF AND BROUGHT IT TO ME, isn’t she the best, let me share a photo coincidentally with a full McDonald’s meal artfully framed on the table behind the kitty all facing forward and perfectly in focus. Yes we’re having some McDonald’s lol, I love the McChicken”

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      9 months ago

      For sure, it is certainly a better option than SEO listicles though. If people push bad products there is always the potential for community push back.