Shady (online, social software) marketing tactics..?

New Media Strategies and us
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But “Dixie” ‘s posts about “All My Children” got me curious. I looked up her IP address. Why am I not surprised it’s registered to a company called New Media Strategies and that New Media Strategies offers:
Highly effective online Word-of-Mouth marketing (that) drives buzz about your brands and products. NMS harnesses the power of the online communities and opinion leaders to raise awareness of your brands and, ultimately, produce sales that bolsters your bottom line.
So, just in case Google indexes this page: New Media Strategies sucks. Let me repeat, “New Media Strategies sucks.”

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