BP used paid trolls to astroturf and cyber stalk during oil spill.

[XBoxNeo]

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/fe...ng-facebook-critics-20131112104514166549.html

Anyhow, the gist of it is this for those that don't click through. BP contacted a PR firm during the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. That PR firm took to trolling and cyber stalking on internet message boards. They ended up taking over several forums, and drove all the BP critics away.

I thought it was interesting because people seem to think that this type of manipulation doesn't happen.

 

[sharkboy1200]

BP just continues fine business practices.

 

[XBoxNeo]

BP just continues fine business practices.

I find it interesting that there are firms that specialize in this sort of thing.

 

[BraddersTheDog]

lol

 

[Z A C K]

I find it interesting that there are firms that specialize in this sort of thing.

I wonder what they look for on an applicants resume?

"Ok, Dan says he was a big console war troll... not the same thing, but it's the best we got!"

 

[Lucid Rifter]

I wonder what they look for on an applicants resume?

"Ok, Dan says he was a big console war troll... not the same thing, but it's the best we got!"

Not sure, but I'd love that job. Could you imagine getting paid to troll? So many people do it for free.

 

[metalsonic707]

lol, I'm guessing PE works there.

 

[Mr Bigglesworth]

It's certainly a line of business, usually masked as online reputation maintenance. Check out reputation.com or do a search on paid forum posting

 

[BraddersTheDog]

I wonder what they look for on an applicants resume?

"Ok, Dan says he was a big console war troll... not the same thing, but it's the best we got!"

They just hire the applicants that wind them up the most.

 

[Soldier Gryphon]

The question I want to know is what can you do when someone is stalking/harrassing you like that (calling your employers, making death threats, harassing family) from over the internet?