TechEcho

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Original HN thread discussion: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14740423" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14740423</a>

So they made front page on Reddit, then front page on HN about making front page on Reddit and now making front page again on HN for deleting the article. They really are good.

I at least appreciated how it reminded people that the internet isn't some kind of democracy. Its very easy for certain people to influence what is heard, 'popular', or buried.

Here's a slightly better cached version (not broken): <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170710232311/www.hack-pr.com/library/how-we-hacked-reddit-to-generate-5-million-media-impressions-in-3-days" rel="nofollow">https://web.archive.org/web/20170710232311/www.hack-pr.com/l...</a>

When they figure out who it was, THAT will be the top post on Reddit. Then they'll learn about "blowback."

I wonder if they realized this method wouldn't continue to work if everyone was doing it?<p>This thing got ripped when posted to HN.

too bad, it was quite insightful as to how marketing works these days. you never read an honest article about that.