Hack PR removed the article about “hacking Reddit”

#1

Post by ignawin » Wed, Jul 12, 2017, 12:53 PM UTC

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

Re: Hack PR removed the article about “hacking Reddit”

#2

Post by SmellTheGlove » Wed, Jul 12, 2017, 1:15 PM UTC

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.

Re: Hack PR removed the article about “hacking Reddit”

#3

Post by phkahler » Wed, Jul 12, 2017, 1:18 PM UTC

SmellTheGlove wrote: post #2

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.

I wonder if they realized posting about it made both them and their client look like assholes, which is not what the client was paying them for. BTW I still don't know his name which means the effort actually failed - at least with me.

Re: Hack PR removed the article about “hacking Reddit”

#4

Post by libeclipse » Wed, Jul 12, 2017, 1:19 PM UTC

Here's a slightly better cached version (not broken): https://web.archive.org/web/20170710232311/www.hack-pr.com/l...

Re: Hack PR removed the article about “hacking Reddit”

#5

Post by slig » Wed, Jul 12, 2017, 1:20 PM UTC

Original HN thread discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14740423

Re: Hack PR removed the article about “hacking Reddit”

#6

Post by timwaagh » Wed, Jul 12, 2017, 1:20 PM UTC

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

Re: Hack PR removed the article about “hacking Reddit”

#7

Post by scrollaway » Wed, Jul 12, 2017, 1:24 PM UTC

timwaagh wrote: post #6

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

Yeah, removing it now just makes it look super weird and awkward. While the article is up, they can play the "any publicity ..." game, and it was insightful for what it's worth.

Re: Hack PR removed the article about “hacking Reddit”

#8

Post by autokad » Wed, Jul 12, 2017, 1:24 PM UTC

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.

Re: Hack PR removed the article about “hacking Reddit”

#9

Post by ruminasean » Wed, Jul 12, 2017, 1:25 PM UTC

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

Re: Hack PR removed the article about “hacking Reddit”

#10

Post by micael_dias » Wed, Jul 12, 2017, 1:26 PM UTC

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.