You've got fake news winning Peabody Awards (The Daily Show), fake journalists restoring interest in White House Press Briefings (Jeff Gannon), and now there's fake geek blogs (Date4Dud). Dorky looking geek blogger Walter, who supposedly bought a billboard ad looking for a date turns out to be this guy:
The Vories Medical Group in Charleston, SC thought that creating a fake blog and fake (and balding) geek blogger to run it would be a great way to market their clinic. They'll probably be regretting that tomorrow.
Jeff Quinton has additional details on on the story.
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This is an example of why I... (Below threshold)1. Posted by epador | April 12, 2005 7:33 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
This is an example of why I left civilian medicine. It is just too blantant.
Good thing I had a sare keyboard - I yakked all over the old one reading this.
1. Posted by epador | April 12, 2005 7:33 AM |
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Posted on April 12, 2005 07:33
2. Posted by mesablue | April 12, 2005 12:49 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I thought it was kind of funny, but he is deserving of a bitch slap from the blogosphere. A couple hundred fake appointments or calls to his office will slow him down a little.
2. Posted by mesablue | April 12, 2005 12:49 PM |
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Posted on April 12, 2005 12:49
3. Posted by Paladin | April 12, 2005 3:45 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
That's money well spent. They put the word "p0rn" in the ad so it's gotta perform.
Lame.
3. Posted by Paladin | April 12, 2005 3:45 PM |
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Posted on April 12, 2005 15:45
4. Posted by Jeff | April 12, 2005 6:12 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I thought the people falling for the actual billboard as being really were funny. Paladin falling for Kevin's photoshop is even funnier.
4. Posted by Jeff | April 12, 2005 6:12 PM |
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Posted on April 12, 2005 18:12
5. Posted by Alan Gutierrez | April 13, 2005 3:46 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I posted a link to my comment on this and they pulled it down.
http://engrm.com/blogometer/2005/04/11/date-4-dud.html
Hey, did you photoshop that? I'm from Michigan. I have no clue if Vories has that kind of gumption.
5. Posted by Alan Gutierrez | April 13, 2005 3:46 PM |
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Posted on April 13, 2005 15:46