• @gosling@lemmy.world
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      I wonder how it’ll work on sites like Reddit. Imagine paying for verification only to get downvoted and "silence brand"ed by people

      • FlippyOne
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        The next step will be preventing downvotes on branded accounts

        • teft
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          They made ad accounts unable to be blocked a year or so ago so downvote preventing doesn’t seem too wild. It’s why you couldn’t block that Christian account that always posted “He gets you” stuff.

    • @Chriszz@lemmy.world
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      It’s actually so cringe how he looks up to Elon and blatantly copies him as if he’s a role model businessman. Just pathetic.

      • fearout
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        At this rate, he’ll also copy musk’s advertiser turnaround and changes in company valuation

  • @asterfield@lemmy.world
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    14611 months ago

    Reddit doesn’t seem to understand what their platform is for. If people are adding “reddit” to the end of google searches, it shows that they want brands to talk less, and real people to talk more.

    • cassetti
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      no no no, they don’t want you to use google. They want you to use Reddit search instead, because it’s so awesome!

  • Polar
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    Since when do brands want to be known on Reddit? Isn’t the entire point to make a bunch of fake accounts and post positive comments about said brand, to make them look good?

    HEY REDDIT, WHAT’S A BRAND YOU’LL BUY FOR LIFE!?

    Queue the thousands of totally not brand accounts posting why said product is so perfect and you’ll never buy any other brand again!

    • @vmachiel@lemmy.world
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      4711 months ago

      But now the verified account can be like: ooo wow, we are totally humbled by the love for our product thank you so much you guys!!

      • @XanXic@lemmy.world
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        Then that will get screenshotted and posted on r/wholesome r/wholesomememes and r/mademesmile then make the rounds there forever.

    • @Nythos@sh.itjust.works
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      For guerrilla marketing techniques sure

      But for official advertisements I imagine they would want to do them on a verified account.

      • Rentlar
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        411 months ago

        Like that disgusting “Samsung AMA” which was just a campaign for their S20-something. They deleted any question that wasn’t basically, “what’s so cool about [this feature] on the S20-something that I’m planning to get?”

    • LazaroFilm
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      Have on official account to post announcements then bots to upvote it.

    • r00ty
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      They would of course keep their astroturfing accounts unmarked, of course. But they might want a corporate mountpiece account. Like they have on twitter.

    • keeb420
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      ive seen in the nreal, now xreal, sub where having people from the company to talk to about issues helps. im not trying to market anything but just use an example. i doubt thats what they are going for but it can be a positive side effect.

  • TomMasz
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    Further proof that Reddit is committed to copying every stupid decision that the Muskrat makes.

      • @WarmSoda@lemm.ee
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        Come on, that’s just mean. He obviously doesn’t have his head up Musks ass. His teeth would never be able to fit in there.

  • macisr
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    Every fucking social media company wants to be the same thing. It’s boring as shit.

  • Margot Robbie
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    I guess there will just be a bunch of verified accounts running around doing “organic” marketing for their latest projects now.

    Boy, I am sure glad nobody has ever done that on Lemmy before.

    • @DoctorTYVM@lemmy.world
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      Weren’t they already doing that? I swear, you read some posts and it’s like a PR team is trying to get a story buried. Like after a Leo DiCaprios dating history got air time you started seeing him in more memes the next days, and TILs about how he was a good actor

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        They were/are. They’re just making it official now.

      • @iegod@lemm.ee
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        I mean he’s quite memable and he’s a great actor so not sure why both things can’t happen…

        • @DoctorTYVM@lemmy.world
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          They can. It’s just that it happens suspiciously often after there’s a surge in his negative images

            • Kitty Jynx
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              It seems like a lot of people strip the agency from the women he has flings with. If he is not abusive or manipulative then who cares, they come out the other side with some great stories and experiences that they wouldn’t have if they instead had a fling with a random classmate at college.

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        TILs about how he was a good actor

        Academy Award sigh winning character actor.

  • @halfmanhalfalligator@feddit.de
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    It really feels like they presented a road map at the beginning of the year and are sticking to it no matter what, neither looking at their own user base nor what is happening in the world of big social media right now.

    It’s almost impressive.

    • Apathy Tree
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      311 months ago

      I wish I had their resolution and obliviousness… I just have inertia and anxiety…

    • r00ty
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      Coming soon to reddit patch notes.

      • Downvote button removed for recognised brand accounts.
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    The only way I can believe Reddit is this stupid is if investors are holding a gun to their head and demand profitability.

    • Rentlar
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      311 months ago

      If they weren’t before, they would be after an IPO.

      • @postmateDumbass@lemmy.world
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        411 months ago

        What are they raising capital for?

        Why IPO without an expansion into new markets that requires funding?

        There is no growth on the horizon for reddit that justifys overpaying for ownership at IPO prices.