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[weevles]

At some point, there will be threads with no real users, just shills arguing with each other about which product is best.

 

[Dazzler]

Utterly pathetic

what a sleazy joke of a company

 

[Coolwhip]

I'd almost feel sorry for MS. They were on top of the gaming world with the 360 and now... wow. Then I remember what they are doing with the Xbone and I remember why I don't feel sorry for them.

 

[A Sentient Keyboard]

Microsoft gaming and Phone and Skype divisions aren't in the same area, never mind building.

Stop reputation managing, Frank.

But yeah, this is what I was talking about in my post. Microsoft may or may not be doing this, but evidence is required before we should start cracking down on all but the most obvious cases.

 

[LiveFromKyoto]

In the "there's a defense force for everything" category:

I don't care.

MS is a company with a lot of money and a lot of money to spend on advertisements. if they're not violating the reddit TOS... who cares?

I'm pretty sure not being a lying corporate tool completely undermining conversation is somewhere in the ToS.

 

[Binabik15]

A few years ago there was a guy in OT that tried to sell Facebook likes (or trying to get such a service running, I'm fuzzy on that). Trust nobody.

 

[Krilekk]

There is a reason so many GAF people are dying.

Yeah, but how does it work anyway? I had to wait close to a year from registration to being unlocked to post stuff.

 

[Perkel]

A confession...

http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comm...t_employees_monitoring_this/cae7f0q?context=3

front page 1st place.

perfect job.

 

[Roto13]

Any chance of Microsoft getting booed at E3?.

No. But there's a good chance the only applause will be from Microsoft plants, like at the reveal conference.

 

[Hari Seldon]

Any chance of Microsoft getting booed at E3?.

Isn't their presser audience packed with paid cheerers?

 

[Valnen]

Any chance of Microsoft getting booed at E3?.

Has that ever happened at E3?

 

[B.O.O.M]

This is just...wtf man. This is such a damn mess holy shit

 

[Ashes]

Microsoft gaming and Phone and Skype divisions aren't in the same area, never mind building.

How do you mean?

edit:
http://www.indeed.com/q-Skype-l-Redmond,-WA-jobs.html

 

[Orin GA]

Maybe some are on GAF. Everybody is now a suspect.

Sounds like something a shiller would say >:|

 

[Beardz]

I my past job I was the e-commerce manager of the company, being on facebook and twitter answering questions and interacting with the users wasn't part of my job, but I did it because that was the way for me to know more about our users and costumers.

My mantra was "every comment and question must be answered".

At first my boss and the higher-ups were worry about the negative comments "You should delete them" they used to tell me, and my answer was "why?, why don't we ask ourselves about why that costumer / user is complaining?"

I guess what I'm trying to say is...

I hate all this corporate bullshit, I fucking hate when companies forget they are who they are because of us the customers.

Every business must try to make their customers happy, not the shareholders, because the shareholders win money because of US too.

Fuck!

 

[Roto13]

Sounds like something a shiller would say >:|

I'm REALLY looking forward to the point where this whole thing just devolves into one giant witch hunt.

 

[jtb]

In the "there's a defense force for everything" category:



I'm pretty sure not being a lying corporate tool completely undermining conversation is somewhere in the ToS.

hey, if it's in the ToS, then it's in the ToS and they will not be missed. that post is more in response to all the outrage

 

[Metal Khaos]

I have no idea what movie this is from.

The Departed. And this Gif made me laugh. Great job putting Samuel L. Jackson's face over Jack Nichalson's.

 

[guek]

Makes me wonder if SneakyStephan is one of the marketing fellows who is disseminating false information knowing it wont matter one bit if he's banned since he's just doing his job.

I know that's a not-so-subtle accusation but I'm just thinking out loud, not trying to point fingers.

 

[Radec]

Has that ever happened at E3?

Haven't seen one. Just awkward silence and Matrick doing his famous gif.

Would be hilarious if MS gets booed this E3 though.

 

[Trevelyon]

Has that ever happened at E3?

"We are partnering exclusively with AT&T...."

 

[Respawn]

http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/1fv5yj/i_saw_microsoft_employees_monitoring_this/



One such employee doing just that, apparently.

The devil never sleeps.

 

[Pungza]

If this http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=577741 is true and now this, then what a slimy company

 

[lionkitten]

This isn't unique to gaming, or to MS. This is a fact of life in the internet age for all types of products and services.

Doesn't make it outstanding, but it's barely remarkable at this point. I have friends in non-gaming PR who specialize in social media promotion and basically seeding the web with positive "natural word-of-mouth" for all kinds of products and services and campaigns and the like. It's Marketing 101 now.

 

[DC1]

That guy is so fired.

Man... I hope he thought his post through; scrubbing his foot steps.

 

[scar tissue]

http://blogs.wsj.com/corporate-inte...e-changed/?mod=wsj_streaming_latest-headlines

That guy has the subtlety of a sledgehammer.

 

[lionkitten]

No. But there's a good chance the only applause will be from Microsoft plants, like at the reveal conference.

Though they all do that. They all run "Win a trip to E3!" type contests.

 

[anexanhume]

Pretty sure I've ran into one on beyond3d too... http://forum.beyond3d.com/member.php?u=89091

 

[Seik]

Okay that killed me. :lol

 

[AlwaysGeeky]

They would be foolish NOT to be watching stuff like reddit and NeoGAF.

 

[SRTtoZ]

http://blogs.wsj.com/corporate-inte...e-changed/?mod=wsj_streaming_latest-headlines

Its funny that he couldn't find another game to list after Forza besides Fantasia.

 

[kurbaan]

How do you mean?

Microsoft has at least dozens of buildings in the Redmond area alone. Skype and Windows Phone are not even in the same area. Windows Phone division alone has several buildings. So the post quoted in the OP sounds like BS to me.

Microsoft has a pretty strict policy against Astro Turfing for employees.

 

[Permanently A]

Plot twist: This was all orchestrated by Sony PR

 

[GraveRobberX]

By the time they register here most of them will be banned anyways.

bUt Yeah, this type of stuff is eXactly what's wrong with Business, if yOu caN't trust thE consumer why bother making the product?

You forgot to capitalize the B in bUt in your subliminal message, good try though!

 

[Nikodemos]

"We are partnering exclusively with AT&T...."

Reportedly it was just derisive laughter.

Anyway, with the amount of MS staffers, paid stand-ins and piped cheering/applause, whatever boos there might occur would be quickly drowned in the background.

 

[AColdDay]

Corporate shills nothing new, wait until they get on GAF.

They are already here, and they have been here for a while.

 

[Roto13]

Booing is unprofessional. Deafening silence is the way to go.

 

[Boss Man]

Guys all I'm saying is that Xbox One will deliver an incredible next generation experience only possible with the power of Xbox Live®. In addition to being an extraordinary gaming device, it will also provide entertainment synergy throughout your entire living room with Kinect® technology.

Xbox is also the only place where you can play titles like Forza, Halo, Gears of War, and many others.

Spoiler

I don't trust the random redditor, but I am pretty damn sure this kind of stuff is happening a lot right now. Be wary of juniors!

 

[Replicant]

That explains the large number of downvoting on the article about the boycott.

Also, we've seen quite a large number of them here on GAF.

 

[Pezking]

Any chance of Microsoft getting booed at E3?.

That would be the first Kickstarter I'd back.

 

[The Tofunator]

Over here we have some laughable attempts at damage control, trying to convince others that the Xbone hate is only a Reddit thing.

 

[Freki]

Looks like Sony has it's reputation marketers working overtime right now at reddit:

http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming

Why would Sony need them today? Microsoft is doing all the work for them.

 

[UraMallas]

Corporate shills nothing new, wait until they get on GAF.

Sit down. I have something to tell you.

 

[Dead Prince]

They are already here, and they have been here for a while.

Always Watching™

 

[gaming_noob]

http://blogs.wsj.com/corporate-inte...e-changed/?mod=wsj_streaming_latest-headlines

That one's less believable. I'm sure there are people faking some of them to get some laughs. I've no doubt they're doing this heavily though.

 

[Roto13]

Though they all do that. They all run "Win a trip to E3!" type contests.

Nah, those contests don't have enough winners to make a lot of noise. Those people are paid.

I'm not saying the other guys don't do it too, though. The Microsoft thing, when they kept showing the audience and you could hear the cheering and look at all the stone faces that didn't match, is the first time I've ever really noticed it.

 

[Thorakai]

It's like Secret Invasion...but in real life!!

 

[Ghost]

When the robots take all the real jobs this is what will be left for us humans, we'll all just be working for different marketing companies, arguing points of view even though there's no one impartial left to care.

 

[Holly Caust]

That "confession" is just by a troll
http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/1fv5yj/i_saw_microsoft_employees_monitoring_this/cae83pe
that's an old 4chan copypasta reworded

 

[Coolwhip]

Any chance of Microsoft getting booed at E3?.

No. There will be a 100% Microsoft audience. Every gaming journo has been cancelled due to scheduling conflicts.