Hack PR removed the article about “hacking Reddit”

Posted by ignawin on Wednesday July 12, 2017 @08:53AM
from the self-post dept.

This URL returns 404: www.hack-pr.com/library/how-we-hacked-reddit-to-generate-5-million-media-impressions-in-3-days

Cached version: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:rGmQFErEWB8J:www.hack-pr.com/library/how-we-hacked-reddit-to-generate-5-million-media-impressions-in-3-days

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Re:Hack PR removed the article about “hacking Reddit” by slig on Wednesday July 12, 2017 @09:20AM (#14752239)

Original HN thread discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14740423

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Re:Hack PR removed the article about “hacking Reddit” by micael_dias on Wednesday July 12, 2017 @09:26AM (#14752294)

So they made front page on Reddit, then front page on HN about making front page on Reddit and now making front page again on HN for deleting the article. They really are good.

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Re:Hack PR removed the article about “hacking Reddit” by autokad on Wednesday July 12, 2017 @09:24AM (#14752275)

I at least appreciated how it reminded people that the internet isn't some kind of democracy. Its very easy for certain people to influence what is heard, 'popular', or buried.

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Re:Hack PR removed the article about “hacking Reddit” by libeclipse on Wednesday July 12, 2017 @09:19AM (#14752225)

Here's a slightly better cached version (not broken): https://web.archive.org/web/20170710232311/www.hack-pr.com/l...

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Re:Hack PR removed the article about “hacking Reddit” by ruminasean on Wednesday July 12, 2017 @09:25AM (#14752285)

When they figure out who it was, THAT will be the top post on Reddit. Then they'll learn about "blowback."

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Re:Hack PR removed the article about “hacking Reddit” by lgas on Thursday July 13, 2017 @04:37PM (#14764960)

It's obviously John Cox.

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Re:Hack PR removed the article about “hacking Reddit” by SmellTheGlove on Wednesday July 12, 2017 @09:15AM (#14752203)

I wonder if they realized this method wouldn't continue to work if everyone was doing it?

This thing got ripped when posted to HN.

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Re:Hack PR removed the article about “hacking Reddit” by phkahler on Wednesday July 12, 2017 @09:18AM (#14752218)

I wonder if they realized posting about it made both them and their client look like assholes, which is not what the client was paying them for. BTW I still don't know his name which means the effort actually failed - at least with me.

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Re:Hack PR removed the article about “hacking Reddit” by timwaagh on Wednesday July 12, 2017 @09:20AM (#14752248)

too bad, it was quite insightful as to how marketing works these days. you never read an honest article about that.

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Re:Hack PR removed the article about “hacking Reddit” by scrollaway on Wednesday July 12, 2017 @09:24AM (#14752272)

Yeah, removing it now just makes it look super weird and awkward. While the article is up, they can play the "any publicity ..." game, and it was insightful for what it's worth.

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