miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.comdeleted by creator to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoCracker Barrel Outrage Was Almost Certainly Driven by Bots, Researchers Saygizmodo.comexternal-linkmessage-square82linkfedilinkarrow-up1736arrow-down120cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
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minus-squarejqubed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoPeople have been suggesting this as a strategy at least since New Coke debuted. We can’t always definitively say that was actually the plan, but sometimes we can like with IHOP.
minus-squarehalcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoDid anyone actually think the IHOP rebranding was real? That looked like a promo trying to force itself viral from the second they announced it.
minus-squarejqubed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoNo, I think that was always pretty obvious. There are other times (like this with Cracker Barrel) where it’s more up for debate
People have been suggesting this as a strategy at least since New Coke debuted. We can’t always definitively say that was actually the plan, but sometimes we can like with IHOP.
Did anyone actually think the IHOP rebranding was real? That looked like a promo trying to force itself viral from the second they announced it.
No, I think that was always pretty obvious. There are other times (like this with Cracker Barrel) where it’s more up for debate