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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. Double Post? by exomondo · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/03/26/0129207/Samsungs-Happy-Galaxy-Tab-Users-Are-Actors

    1. 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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  2. 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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  3. Re:If willing suspension of disbelief works... by martin-boundary · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Let's be clear. The whole point of putting people disguised as patients and doctors in ads is because the majority of ordinary people actually believe they are real patients and doctors. You know it, I know it, advertisers know it. It's a lie designed to bring in customers, and it works.

    So what's your beef? You want to pretend such psychological tricks aren't evil because you're bored of someone pointing out the obvious? Or maybe you're just a troll who likes to be contrarian?