Fake Bloggers Pretending for Free Gadgets
September 6, 2008 by Rico Mossesgeld
Filed under Press
Here’s the danger when you’re giving out gadgets like candy to reviewers. CrunchGear’s telling everyone to watch out for a certain Paul Deery, who’s apparently asked one company to fork over some PC parts for him to “review”—and pretending that he’s representing CrunchGear.
The online publication tries to elicit some sweet revenge by publicizing his email address here.
Review freebie scams are definitely nothing new—just ask the nearest review writer and restaurants who’ve given free meals to critical nobodies. What’s interesting though is that the game’s moving online, perhaps indicating that online brands already carry the same—or even more—clout as their paper counterparts do.
Can you really condemn people like Paul Deery? After all, they see the writers of big-time blogs and websites basically get stuff for free. Who wouldn’t a piece of that action?
