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Playstation/Gaming Discussions => Gaming Discussion => Topic started by: Chrono on August 09, 2002, 07:04:21 PM

Title: Being paid to promote a product... on a MB!
Post by: Chrono on August 09, 2002, 07:04:21 PM: wow.. I think we at psxnation have uncovered something crazy
It seems that advertising companies are messaging people on "big" message boards, and offer to PAY them to advertise and promote their product on the respective board.

Has anybody heard of this before?

it may explain people.. like pstwo (no offense if your just that crazy) who seem to promote games like crazy (Enclave GOTY 2002) which is probably a MS bought timed exclusive..

This may end up being something very interesting, and cause us to reevaluate the people around us.

More on this when we uncover it.

To be fair, the company we uncovered that was doing this that is so far out in the open, but not fully confirmed, is a advertising firm that sony hired and regarding the gameh SOCOM (which they will also pay them to help "populate" the game).

its interesting indeed
Title: Being paid to promote a product... on a MB!
Post by: mm on August 09, 2002, 07:16:32 PM: lol, i sure hope they didnt hire rast

he makes me NOT want to buy xbox products

:)
Title: Being paid to promote a product... on a MB!
Post by: Blade on August 09, 2002, 07:26:54 PM: Hehe, Nintendo doesn\'t have to pay me to endorse their products.. their appeal is quite evident. ;)

I just point it out to th\' disbelievers!
Title: Being paid to promote a product... on a MB!
Post by: mm on August 09, 2002, 07:51:49 PM: oh, you mean that big "N" you have tatoo\'d on yer left cheek was a coincedence?
Title: Being paid to promote a product... on a MB!
Post by: Mr. Kennedy on August 09, 2002, 07:54:56 PM: Hmmm, since when di yiu atart looking at mens asses?
Title: Being paid to promote a product... on a MB!
Post by: mm on August 09, 2002, 08:00:08 PM: i, errrrrr, ahhhhh, ummmmmmmmmm

someone TOLD me about it, i didnt see it personaly

*grumble*
Title: Being paid to promote a product... on a MB!
Post by: Ashford on August 09, 2002, 09:05:31 PM: Obviously, you can\'t be a spin-dcotor...

Just say you were talking about his face cheek and not the butt cheek...

Simple...
Title: Being paid to promote a product... on a MB!
Post by: Bobs_Hardware on August 09, 2002, 09:42:24 PM: Shining-Knuckle in the main forum advertising SOCOM perhaps? He\'s started a number of threads and only ever replies to the SOCOM ones..

Although he was obvious the minute he got here :)
Title: Being paid to promote a product... on a MB!
Post by: Queeg on August 09, 2002, 09:49:24 PM: Think you\'ll find they call it Viral Marketing, nothing new. They\'ve even used children at Primary Schools to promote certain toys to others with this type of marketing. So people on message boards getting paid for this stuff doesn\'t surprise me at all.
Title: Being paid to promote a product... on a MB!
Post by: Chrono on August 09, 2002, 09:51:10 PM: wow.. interesting
I think its pretty low
Title: Being paid to promote a product... on a MB!
Post by: Black Samurai on August 12, 2002, 09:54:26 AM: Its a necessary evil.

BTW, Madden is coming out tomorrow in stores everywhere. Be sure to pick it up. It will include new features like mini-camp mini-games and an updated franchise mode. EA is looking to capitalize on the success of Madden 2002 by making a product that will outshine all of its competitors. By the looks of things, they have succeeded.

EA Sports Madden 2003
In Stores July 13.
MSRP $49.99
Title: Being paid to promote a product... on a MB!
Post by: ooseven on August 12, 2002, 10:34:56 AM: Or

you could just hold onto your money and buy Timesplitters 2 from my very good friends at Free Radical in Nottingham, England.

the game will feature

4 player mode (split Screen)
16 player support Via I link
Advance version of the map editor as seen in int First TS
In Depth Story mode for 1 or 2 players
More Unlockables
and Many more

Pre-order today to Avoid disapointment !
Title: Being paid to promote a product... on a MB!
Post by: Bobs_Hardware on August 12, 2002, 10:47:27 AM: lol Gohan

ooseven you hack! you stole Gohan\'s joke!
Title: Being paid to promote a product... on a MB!
Post by: ooseven on August 12, 2002, 11:02:10 AM: Joke ?

there is no joke\'n matter

well unless it on TS2 4 player Split Screen which is a Hoot

/me thinks "now if that don\'t help to pay off my Student loans i don\'t know what will"
Title: Being paid to promote a product... on a MB!
Post by: fastson on August 12, 2002, 11:02:25 AM: I know of this annoying X-bot at IGN who said he got paid to advertise for Xbox.
He creates more hate than advertisement though ;)
Title: Being paid to promote a product... on a MB!
Post by: AlteredBeast on August 12, 2002, 03:27:39 PM: fastson, he was most likely BSing, since revealing things in NDA, which he would obviously be under, would get him no money.

Eric Jacob
Title: Being paid to promote a product... on a MB!
Post by: fastson on August 12, 2002, 05:20:04 PM: Quote
Originally posted by AlteredBeast
fastson, he was most likely BSing, since revealing things in NDA, which he would obviously be under, would get him no money.

Eric Jacob

I don’t think he was "revealing" things.. Just promoting Xbox in the other non-xbox boards.
(I haven’t been to IGN in ages.. since they went Insider only. But that board was gay even before ;))

Btw, anyone remember NextGenner? :D
I reported him to his ISP, I wonder if anything happened? :)
Title: Being paid to promote a product... on a MB!
Post by: Chrono on August 13, 2002, 09:24:15 PM: Quote
"Blinx! You\'re forgetting about Microsoft\'s big holiday title, "Blinx: The Time-Sweeper"®. You\'ll be sorry when everyone else on your block is playing Blinx, and you have no Xbox to played it on.

So in short...you don\'t need any other reasons to hold on to your Xbox, just Blinx! That game is gonna be hot! "

That was posted by a user on the gamingage message board.. tell me thats not a advertisement he was paid to post.
Title: Being paid to promote a product... on a MB!
Post by: mm on August 14, 2002, 02:34:55 AM: either that, or hes a big time loser
Title: Being paid to promote a product... on a MB!
Post by: on August 14, 2002, 11:08:24 AM: Yeah very interesting, I\'m sure sooner or later something will go wrong and they will get busted.
Title: Being paid to promote a product... on a MB!
Post by: mm on August 14, 2002, 05:26:03 PM: busted for what?

bad taste?
Title: Being paid to promote a product... on a MB!
Post by: psx2champ on September 06, 2002, 06:33:21 PM: Quote
Originally posted by fastson

I don’t think he was "revealing" things.. Just promoting Xbox in the other non-xbox boards.
(I haven’t been to IGN in ages.. since they went Insider only. But that board was gay even before ;))

Btw, anyone remember NextGenner? :D
I reported him to his ISP, I wonder if anything happened? :)

Hehe, he was over at PS2web before it died. Retarted mofo. :-P

Anyways, I want to be paid by sony! *looks around*

Any time now guys...
Title: Being paid to promote a product... on a MB!
Post by: Mr. Kennedy on September 06, 2002, 07:45:24 PM: I just love reading dead threads, dont you mm?
Title: hmmmmmmm
Post by: KuJoBLeeK on September 06, 2002, 08:23:30 PM: maybe he\'s right i mean its jsut really werid how Most people with xbox\'s just happen to find ps2 forums and bash them tremendously for what reason? i have no friggin clue? but then again my friend is an xbox fanbo who isnt paid by MS and prob bashes it the worst. he thinks i\'m a sony fan boy but i could care less its a great system xbox is even better but i\'m good wehre i\'m at. ne way he asked me this!" waht do yout hink is worng with the ps2?" i sides besides inferior graphics to the competition....... nothing. now is that a fanboy statement or jsut the plain truth