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Hack PR removed the article about “hacking Reddit”

by ignawin on 7/12/17, 12:53 PM with 10 comments

This URL returns 404: www.hack-pr.com/library/how-we-hacked-reddit-to-generate-5-million-media-impressions-in-3-days

Cached version: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:rGmQFErEWB8J:www.hack-pr.com/library/how-we-hacked-reddit-to-generate-5-million-media-impressions-in-3-days

  • by slig on 7/12/17, 1:20 PM

    Original HN thread discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14740423
  • by micael_dias on 7/12/17, 1:26 PM

    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.
  • by autokad on 7/12/17, 1:24 PM

    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.
  • by libeclipse on 7/12/17, 1:19 PM

    Here's a slightly better cached version (not broken): https://web.archive.org/web/20170710232311/www.hack-pr.com/l...
  • by ruminasean on 7/12/17, 1:25 PM

    When they figure out who it was, THAT will be the top post on Reddit. Then they'll learn about "blowback."
  • by SmellTheGlove on 7/12/17, 1:15 PM

    I wonder if they realized this method wouldn't continue to work if everyone was doing it?

    This thing got ripped when posted to HN.

  • by timwaagh on 7/12/17, 1:20 PM

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