Apple, Microsoft, Dell and More Caught Editing Wikipedia LOL

[Headshot95]

"It appears that representatives or at least employees of Apple, Microsoft, Dell and other major brands have been editing Wikipedia entries concerning their companies, in some cases removing or altering truthful but pejorative information and in other cases adding negative entries about competing firms. The findings come from Virgil Griffith, who created a program -- dubbed Wikipedia Scanner -- that reveals who edits Wikipedia articles, via a system where it scans the IP address and cross-references it with a geographical database. Among the allegations: Microsoft tried to cover up the Xbox 360 failure rate; Apple edited Microsoft entries, adding more negative comments about its rival, and vice versa; Dell deleted negative comments on customer services and removed a passage how the company outsources work to third world countries. MaltaStar reports that Griffith created the tool to "create minor public relations disasters for companies and organizations I dislike." [...] "He admitted that it's impossible to be sure if the edits were made by someone working at one of the organizations, although the IP address reveals that they were made by someone with access to their network, he says."

MacNN | Apple, MS, Dell caught editing Wikipedia

[911]

Lol they got owned .

[Planet-1TF1-]

Shit, I'd do the same damn thing for my company.


Besides that though, one time I added my name to the up and coming "Def Jam: ICON" list of fighters. Couple weeks later (this is all before the game was released), I saw my name on some gaming website and a few forum sites. Surprised nobody questioned who and the ***** Shane Asman was, lol.

[Frosty]

hahahahahahahahaha r u seriouse!

[SundanceKid]

Originally Posted by SK_Shouka

Shit, I do the same damn thing for my company.


Besides that though, one time I added my name to the up and coming "Def Jam: ICON" list of fighters. Couple weeks later (this is all before the game was released), I saw my name on some gaming website and a few forum sites. Surprised nobody questioned who and the ***** Shane Asman was, lol.

I added my name onto the Green Bay Packers roster on Wikipedia numerous times lol

[SundanceKid]

I went to look for the forums that Shouka was in
HERE IZ DA EVIDENSE

[Planet-1TF1-]

Shouka don't lie, unless he feels like it.

[SundanceKid]

I never doubted you for a second Captain

[Headshot95]

haha, i lol'd ^^.

[x--NiGhTmArE--x]

Originally Posted by SundanceKid

I went to look for the forums that Shouka was in
HERE IZ DA EVIDENSE

ROFL. i unfortunately have that horrible game and only half the ppl on that list are actually in it.

[D-MALE-]

well normal ppl have the ability to have a false reality online. why cant company's? if they wanna lie online like many ppl do why denie them the right? thats steven colbert's thought on the subject. i don't really care wat they put on wikipedia i just think its pitiful they do.

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