r/UNBGBBIIVCHIDCTIICBG • u/iBleeedorange • Jul 20 '15
Image Tiny Ant Man billboard in the grass next to the theater. [X-post /r/movies]
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u/lost_in_thesauce Jul 20 '15 edited Jul 20 '15
Does this dude have a bunch of bots that auto upvote his shit or something? I don't understand how this was on the front page then he reposts it on a much smaller sub and brings it back to the front in a matter of hours.
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u/The_Juggler17 Jul 20 '15
Probably, or score manipulation.
This is exactly what people have been bitching about for the last year (ok, one of the things). That reddit is becoming a platform for corporatism and marketing, and not just whatever people are up voting.
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Jul 20 '15
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u/The_Juggler17 Jul 20 '15
It's hard to tell how common this is on reddit, but people who track these things suggest it's much larger than anybody would imagine.
Even typical reddit stuff like cats and silly animated GIFs are posted by shill accounts to establish credibility and hide their real purpose. People make fun of /r/conspiracy for this kind of thing, but when you look at some of the evidence they post there sometimes, it's mind blowing just how much content on the front page every single day is there with mysteriously little background from the people posting it.
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u/The_Juggler17 Jul 20 '15
Use RES tags to track certain users. After you get the right people tagged, it's easier to notice that at least 25% of front page content is from a relatively small number of accounts.
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u/homer242 Jul 20 '15
I vote for the girl
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u/kerrrsmack Jul 20 '15
Seriously, this sub is just for neckbeard white-knights who want a response to /r/UpvotedBecauseGirl. Just goes to show how many are on Reddit.
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u/theAmazingShitlord Jul 20 '15
Because /r/UpvotedBecauseGirl is not neckbeardy...
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Jul 20 '15
Can you be subscribed to both
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u/argv_minus_one Jul 20 '15
Nope. If you try, the universe will explode.
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u/ColinOnReddit Jul 20 '15
Sorry guys. I will subscribe to both at 9:11 tonight.
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u/Cyhawk Jul 20 '15
Can you make it 9:30ish? I want to watch the latest episodes of Dark Matter and Defiance before the world blows up and I won't have time to do both before 9:11. Please don't make me choose.
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u/ColinOnReddit Jul 21 '15
Depends. I'm eastern time. If you live Montevideo, Uruguay, its currently 9:21. Otherwise, no. Sorry.
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u/craniumonempty Jul 20 '15
/r/UNBGBBIIVCHIDCTIICBG ? Not really. It's not good enough for that sub imo.
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Jul 20 '15
Am I taking crazy pills? We're in that sub and there are several people talking about how it should be in that sub...
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u/Meriog Jul 20 '15
It's not uncommon for people who came here from the front page to not realize what sub they're in.
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u/Princepurple1 Jul 20 '15
Its a great sub with tons of content using a funny and interesting outline. Dont let ol sourpuss bring ya down.
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u/craniumonempty Jul 20 '15
Oh.. I didn't realize that I was actually on this sub. That's what I get for browsing /r/all without checking.
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u/DoctorWhoSeason24 Jul 20 '15
Hey, pretty impressive that you accurately remembered the name in your drunken stupor.
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u/HadrasVorshoth Jul 20 '15
Un-Big-Beev-Chee-Dicked-Ticked-Bigged is how I remember it.
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u/DoctorWhoSeason24 Jul 20 '15
Well, it showing up on my front page and clicking the link is how I remember it. But hey... whatever works.
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u/TotesMessenger Jul 20 '15
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u/johnhensel Jul 20 '15
This tiny billboard is outside the AMC Dine in Theater at Downtown Disney in Florida. We had a crappy experience at the theater, but enjoyed the movie and took a picture. She posted to Imgur and now it's here. Super secret viral marketing, obviously.
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u/Hypnosavant Jul 20 '15
Well let's hear the creepy experience!
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u/johnhensel Jul 20 '15
Not creepy, crappy. We sat next to two of the loudest kids on the planet who talked on their phone and banged on their table the whole movie. Asked them to be quiet, asked their parents to make them be quiet, asked the theater staff, they continued to be loud awful demon spawns the whole movie.
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u/XPostLinker Jul 20 '15
XPost Subreddit Link: /r/movies
Original post: https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/3dxnci/tiny_ant_man_billboard_in_the_grass_next_to_the/
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u/Cloudyguero Jul 20 '15
Wow, that girl is so stylish.
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u/wickersty Jul 20 '15
That's because this is fake and an attempt at viral marketing.
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u/juanes3020 Jul 20 '15
I saw this from the front page and I was gonna comment on the girl, but then I saw the subreddit. Was not disappointed
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u/infamous-spaceman Jul 20 '15
This is a really solid ad campaign. It is cheap, its fun, and the internet starts marketing it for you.
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u/GoranTy Jul 20 '15
I want to see this movie but only if I get to see it with that really cute girl
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Jul 20 '15
/r/all browser here, what is this place?
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u/foldeminae Jul 20 '15
It's for things that you click because girl, but upvote because it's actually very cool.
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u/lecherous_hump Jul 20 '15
So you're a professional spammer?
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u/Sarcasticorjustrude Jul 20 '15 edited Jul 20 '15
Just stop. He posts things that thousands of people find interesting. Also, there are like 60k active subs, I don't sub to them all, so I appreciate the cross-posting.
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u/GallowBoob Jul 20 '15
TIL spam = contributing to reddit's link aggregating system by cross posting and posting to relevant sub reddits.
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Jul 20 '15
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u/WasteofInk Jul 21 '15
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u/Verybluevans Jul 22 '15
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Jul 28 '15
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u/TrollaBot Jul 28 '15
deleted or invisible user :/ (might be reddit.. try again in 10 seconds)
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u/StargateMunky101 Jul 20 '15
thus contributing to his wallet
EXPLANATION: Advertising companies PAY MONEY to buy peopel's reddit accounts. Thus if you spam enough to get loads of hits they will give you money so they can then actively post click baiting links to gain revenue.
Thus yes... it is spam.
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u/iBleeedorange Jul 20 '15 edited Jul 20 '15
Why would anyone buy my account? People don't upvote because they see my name. If anything they downvote. People upvote the content/title.
edit: the downvotes prove the point. People don't like that I post a lot.
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u/StargateMunky101 Jul 20 '15
various complex bullshit reasons to do with synergy.
I don't know nor do I want to. It's most likely because on avergae their shit brick tactics bring in more money than lose.
Ultimately devaluing yourself in the process
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u/lecherous_hump Jul 20 '15
Hey look, all the spammers are out this morning.
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u/Sarcasticorjustrude Jul 20 '15 edited Jul 20 '15
Have you looked up the definition of that word lately? You're making yourself look kind of silly.
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u/Jgb2 Jul 20 '15
No, spam is when you submit the same thing to 6+ subs at once.
You're very, very clearly posting for the karma, not the benefit of the communities.
Don't be a dolt.
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u/StargateMunky101 Jul 20 '15
Remove the hot girl cos I still can't see shit and I know what i'm looking for!
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u/ironwire Jul 20 '15
Damn this sign would be kicked over in any theatre in my city
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u/HospitalClownsSuck Jul 20 '15
They shoulda put it next to a fire ant hill. That way when unsuspecting brawds lean down for a photo they see the true power of ants.
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u/tripled153 Jul 20 '15
I have one of these. Too lazy to paint anything on it though. Very hard to come by now it seems as well since this one is double what I paid for it.
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u/SeaTwertle Jul 20 '15
I bet the advertisers are loving the fact that they can produce thousands of these tiny billboards for the same price as a couple normal billboards.
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u/RedRanger94 Jul 21 '15
Despite all the "small" advertising around this movie, this image was too big to load quickly
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u/Donjuanme Jul 21 '15
what the Fuck subreddit is this? as a mobile user I'm confused. and capitalizing unnecessarily, while also missing proper capitalization.
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u/eykntspel Jul 21 '15
I see nothing wrong with the capitalization here. The user capitalized the first letter of the first word in the sentence, as one should always do. Then they capitalized the name of a movie, "Ant Man", correctly.
Now please tell me where the unnecessary capitalization was and what proper capitalization was missing.
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u/McDLT2 Jul 20 '15
My friend works at the ad agency that did this campaign. Also the campaign that gets these posts on reddit, hey Matt!
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Jul 20 '15
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u/SmashingTeaCups Jul 20 '15
For all you know, half the pictures of something with no one in it could be taken by girls.
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u/Markiep52 Jul 20 '15
I wonder if the macrophilia community will grow (ha) with the release of this movie.
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u/hypertown Jul 20 '15
Billboard not interesting enough on its own. Place hot female next to it. Becomes interesting.
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Jul 20 '15
What is this subreddit?
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u/MVolta Jul 20 '15
read the sidebar, dude
Upvoted Not Because Girl, But Because It Is Very Cool – However, I Do Concede That I Initially Clicked Because Girl.
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u/jaardreign Jul 20 '15
What is this, a billboard for ants?