MrOutside
Banned - aka CDBacklash - aka girmanta
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What does this site think about bribery, and shadow public relations?
This is coming off the bat of me once again being offered money by a particular company to give a favorable review on another website that I still write reviews for. This coming from a company I have not reviewed favourably in '04-'05 when I was into the whole review thing.
The same company has a member (maybe more than one) of their staff here, frequently recommending their equipment over alternatives.
The figure in question was fairly large considering it was just a review that would have taken me 15 minutes to pull out of my ass, reaching into 4 figures. I personally have no shortage of money at the moment, but I would have taken the money if I had greater respect for money, this sort of action or if I was struggling to get by.
I personally have no doubt that this sort of thing takes place here with more than one company and it is fairly obvious which companies. Not just cash, but also "free samples" (which I have also been offered in the past), as well as being offered "insider information" which has also been offered to me locally by a supplier.
Has anyone been offered a bribe here?
It's "clever" marketing, but pretty disgusting.
This is coming off the bat of me once again being offered money by a particular company to give a favorable review on another website that I still write reviews for. This coming from a company I have not reviewed favourably in '04-'05 when I was into the whole review thing.
The same company has a member (maybe more than one) of their staff here, frequently recommending their equipment over alternatives.
The figure in question was fairly large considering it was just a review that would have taken me 15 minutes to pull out of my ass, reaching into 4 figures. I personally have no shortage of money at the moment, but I would have taken the money if I had greater respect for money, this sort of action or if I was struggling to get by.
I personally have no doubt that this sort of thing takes place here with more than one company and it is fairly obvious which companies. Not just cash, but also "free samples" (which I have also been offered in the past), as well as being offered "insider information" which has also been offered to me locally by a supplier.
Has anyone been offered a bribe here?
It's "clever" marketing, but pretty disgusting.