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Wikipedia Used For Apparent Viral Marketing Ploy

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the inevitable-abuses-of-trusting-systems dept.

jangobongo writes "An article over at BoingBoing discusses what appears to be a viral marketing ploy appearing in a Wikipedia entry. Quote: "Someone has apparently abused collaborative reference site Wikipedia in a viral marketing campaign for a BBC online alternate reality game." "

3 of 201 comments (clear)

  1. Re:And on slashdot by Ihlosi · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yes !

    Viral marketing at its very best. Well done, folks.

  2. Re:Hmm by Breakfast+Pants · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hah nice try. It is obvious that your post is a part of that same viral marketing ploy.

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    WHO ATE MY BREAKFAST PANTS?
  3. Re:NO, it is NOT a viral Campaign by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    It was nothing more than common garden vandalism for which I am sorry.

    So it was you who trashed the Blue Peter garden, you unspeakable bounder.