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Re:Band faked a fanbase, got booked for a European tour that... by mcculley on Saturday November 10, 2018 @11:28AM (#18422010)
Isn't this what people here refer to as "growth hacking"?
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Re:Band faked a fanbase, got booked for a European tour that... by eaenki on Saturday November 10, 2018 @12:17PM (#18422244)
not really
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Re:Band faked a fanbase, got booked for a European tour that... by late2part on Saturday November 10, 2018 @12:26PM (#18422297)
No, actually it is. It's just that this one didn't work.
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Re:Band faked a fanbase, got booked for a European tour that... by nhauz on Saturday November 10, 2018 @12:01PM (#18422172)
Mostly yes. It's how Reddit started, at least.
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Re:Band faked a fanbase, got booked for a European tour that... by miketery on Saturday November 10, 2018 @12:42PM (#18422398)
Links posted are still real, maybe by same account to give impression of more activity. But it was to get real people. It's not like they were selling those fake eye balls to advertising.

This case is totally different and is fraud.

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Re:Band faked a fanbase, got booked for a European tour that... by drenvuk on Saturday November 10, 2018 @02:29PM (#18423026)
they used fake usernames as well. that shouldn't be forgotten.
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