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Samsung Galaxy Ad Misleads With Fake Interviews

Posted by samzenpus on from the for-entertainment-purposes-only dept.

unassimilatible writes "A Samsung ad campaign for the latest Galaxy Tab is misleading, to say the least. Actors pretending to be real people in fake interviews in a fake magazine misquoting a bad first-gen Galaxy tab review, are exposed — by the actual review writer. Netizens 'are having fun pointing out other curious things about the interviews, such as the fact that "leading New York real-estate CEO Joseph Kolinski" raves about the 8.9-inch Galaxy Tab even though the only 8.9-inch Tabs that Samsung itself had on hand at CTIA were non-working models.' Kolinski is actually an actor, not a CEO, Jim."

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  1. Horatio says... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    The odds of the Galaxy interviews being genuine... *sunglasses* ...are astronomical.

    YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

  2. Re:Let the Android fanboys by _Sprocket_ · · Score: 3, Funny

    Apple sucks, so we have to copy everything they do.

    So what you're saying is that if Samsung is going to copy Apple's astroturfing campaigns, they need to do a better job of it?

  3. New info about Samsung's Galaxy Tab 2 by 93+Escort+Wagon · · Score: 4, Funny

    This Slashdot story is now out of date! I have NEW INFORMATION!

    I just found out that the people in those GALAXY TAB ads... are ACTORS! That's right! You heard it here first!

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  4. Re:If willing suspension of disbelief works... by SIR_Taco · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wait... are you saying Skittles don't come from rainbows?!
    Bastards!

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  5. Re:Double Post? by Kjella · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sorry, it's all my fault. I think the editor read this comment I made and took it seriously. My bad.

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  6. well Apple ads claimed this guy was a pc... by jsepeta · · Score: 3, Funny

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hodgman

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  7. also by obarthelemy · · Score: 4, Funny

    Happy smily kids eating at Mickey D are, in truth, a bunch of bratty whiners.
    Continental doesn't really Love to Fly, they much prefer counting their money while laughing at stranded customers
    Dell never really cared about customer satisfaction, but, at best, about being a bit less unsatisfactory than the competition, and cheaper.

    and

    No, we can't. Not really.

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  8. Re:Shittiest editor ever award? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    No, no, kdawson is the worst ""editor"" -- he's so bad, he needs nested scare quotes. samzenpus is the worst mere "editor".

  9. Oh, samzenpus... by denzacar · · Score: 4, Funny

    Rob Rozeboom dupe dee dup.
    Dupe dee dupedee dupe dup. Until one day, da dupe dupe-e dupe dupe.
    Dupe da ddupe got teetley dumb.
    From the creators of 'dup' and 'tum ta tittaly tum ta too', Rob Rozeboom is: 'Da dupe dee dupe da teeley dupe-e dupe dumb'.
    Rated PG-13.

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