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Microsoft denies it pays rep managers to post positively about the Xbox One on Reddit

article published on 8 June, 2013

Earlier this week, a poster with the name "mistysilver" made a large post on Reddit claiming that "reputation managers" were being paid by the software giant Microsoft to post positively about the upcoming Xbox One console. The post said Microsoft employees were voting down any negative comments and voting up or adding pro-Xbox One comments across the popular social news site. In the ... [ read the full article ]

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GryphB
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_ 		8. June 2013 @ 18:36 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I wouldn't be surprised one bit.
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xnonsuchx
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_ 		8. June 2013 @ 20:03 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Unless there's proof (or admission), it's all hearsay, like lame fanboy/hater flamewars.
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Justoneguy
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_ 		9. June 2013 @ 01:50 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Does anyone actually believe this isn't common practice with all large corporations? With billions on the line launching a new product, why wouldn't they use every tool available? It's not just Microsoft, they all do it. Anyone who thinks otherwise is probably too stupid to think outside of what they read on the internet. Is this even news? I thought that this was common knowledge.
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_ 		9. June 2013 @ 02:22 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
It certainly is a common practice amongst large companies not just limited to the Gaming Industry, I hope those RM's are getting paid very well as they managed to have someones post removed which has the stench of corporate corruption written all over it.

I really wanted to like the new xbox but everyday there just seems to be another reason not to buy it.
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