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World Wide Rave! vs Unscrupulous and Sleazy Viral Marketing by David Meerman Scott – www.webinknow.com

“Unfortunately, I’ve come to realize that viral marketing has a significant dark side — quite a bit more extensive than I had been aware of. Much of what people call viral marketing is nothing more than traditional advertising techniques that rely on interruption, bait-and-switch gimmicks, inane games, and frivolous contests. It’s the old rules of marketing transferred to the Web.”

In a chapter entitled ‘World Wide Rave! vs Unscrupulous and Sleazy Viral Marketing‘ David reminds us that one must draw a clear distinction between the amazing ways people spread ideas and share stories online and the bogus crap that misled agencies and corporations resort to with their ,viral. campaigns.

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