Comments on: Gold farmers get creative about advertising http://www.raphkoster.com/2007/07/04/gold-farmers-get-creative-about-advertising/ Raph Koster's personal website: MMOs, gaming, writing, art, music, books Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:02:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lag-O-Rama:MMORPG News and Opinionshttp://www.raphkoster.com/2007/07/04/gold-farmers-get-creative-about-advertising/comment-page-1/#comment-149539 Lag-O-Rama:MMORPG News and Opinions Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:54:47 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2007/07/04/gold-farmers-get-creative-about-advertising/#comment-149539 [...] yet another recent spate of “Hey! Here’s a marketing idea…let’s spell out ‘cheap wow accounts‘ in gnome corpses for advertising!”, I got interested in spite [...]

[...] yet another recent spate of “Hey! Here’s a marketing idea…let’s spell out ‘cheap wow accounts‘ in gnome corpses for advertising!”, I got interested in spite [...]

]]> By: EQ2-Daily.com :: View topic - Anyone else notice a huge incrase in in-game spamhttp://www.raphkoster.com/2007/07/04/gold-farmers-get-creative-about-advertising/comment-page-1/#comment-126803 EQ2-Daily.com :: View topic - Anyone else notice a huge incrase in in-game spam Sun, 26 Aug 2007 04:24:20 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2007/07/04/gold-farmers-get-creative-about-advertising/#comment-126803 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] have to hand it to them for their creativity: via Raph via Kerri [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%-->

[...] have to hand it to them for their creativity: via Raph via Kerri [...]

]]> By: The Political Gamer: Who said World of Warcraft gold farmers aren't creative?http://www.raphkoster.com/2007/07/04/gold-farmers-get-creative-about-advertising/comment-page-1/#comment-126064 The Political Gamer: Who said World of Warcraft gold farmers aren't creative? Thu, 02 Aug 2007 07:39:00 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2007/07/04/gold-farmers-get-creative-about-advertising/#comment-126064 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] their in-game advertising. Yesterday a site named wowmine.com figured out how to do just that, and they did it in spectacular fashion:Using the age-old client-side memory hack, or ‘teleport hack’, gold spammers have [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%-->

[...] their in-game advertising. Yesterday a site named wowmine.com figured out how to do just that, and they did it in spectacular fashion:Using the age-old client-side memory hack, or ‘teleport hack’, gold spammers have [...]

]]> By: News Report: It's Raining Gnomes, Rich and Poor Gold Farmers [mmobux]http://www.raphkoster.com/2007/07/04/gold-farmers-get-creative-about-advertising/comment-page-1/#comment-125603 News Report: It's Raining Gnomes, Rich and Poor Gold Farmers [mmobux] Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:00:41 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2007/07/04/gold-farmers-get-creative-about-advertising/#comment-125603 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] a gold selling company reinvented in-game advertisement and made a very creative advertising stunt. Raph Koster reported gnomes falling out of the sky spelling out the gold seller's website. Watch this ad and [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%-->

[...] a gold selling company reinvented in-game advertisement and made a very creative advertising stunt. Raph Koster reported gnomes falling out of the sky spelling out the gold seller’s website. Watch this ad and [...]

]]> By: TFans Transformers Community > Gnome corpse advertisement in WoW by gold farmershttp://www.raphkoster.com/2007/07/04/gold-farmers-get-creative-about-advertising/comment-page-1/#comment-125334 TFans Transformers Community > Gnome corpse advertisement in WoW by gold farmers Tue, 10 Jul 2007 14:08:37 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2007/07/04/gold-farmers-get-creative-about-advertising/#comment-125334 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] forced to stick to the creative since their free advertising power was diminished. As Raph Koster reports, "using the age-old client-side memory hack," farmers dropped Gnome bodies from the sky to spell [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%-->

[...] forced to stick to the creative since their free advertising power was diminished. As Raph Koster reports, “using the age-old client-side memory hack,” farmers dropped Gnome bodies from the sky to spell [...]

]]> By: Kerri Knighthttp://www.raphkoster.com/2007/07/04/gold-farmers-get-creative-about-advertising/comment-page-1/#comment-125228 Kerri Knight Sat, 07 Jul 2007 18:48:39 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2007/07/04/gold-farmers-get-creative-about-advertising/#comment-125228 Well, I understand individuals propogating the information. I'm a bit more concerned over 'journalistic' sites doing so. I specifically did not make any mention of the name when I wrote Raph, and I chose to write to Raph because I trusted him to have the integrity to keep it that way :9. Well, I understand individuals propogating the information. I’m a bit more concerned over ‘journalistic’ sites doing so. I specifically did not make any mention of the name when I wrote Raph, and I chose to write to Raph because I trusted him to have the integrity to keep it that way :9.

]]> By: Juice Daily - Gnome corpse advertisement in WoW by gold farmershttp://www.raphkoster.com/2007/07/04/gold-farmers-get-creative-about-advertising/comment-page-1/#comment-125225 Juice Daily - Gnome corpse advertisement in WoW by gold farmers Sat, 07 Jul 2007 09:40:34 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2007/07/04/gold-farmers-get-creative-about-advertising/#comment-125225 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] forced to stick to the creative since their free advertising power was diminished. As Raph Koster reports, "using the age-old client-side memory hack," farmers dropped Gnome bodies from the sky to spell [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%-->

[...] forced to stick to the creative since their free advertising power was diminished. As Raph Koster reports, “using the age-old client-side memory hack,” farmers dropped Gnome bodies from the sky to spell [...]

]]> By: EverQuest II - Discussion Boardshttp://www.raphkoster.com/2007/07/04/gold-farmers-get-creative-about-advertising/comment-page-1/#comment-125221 EverQuest II - Discussion Boards Sat, 07 Jul 2007 05:36:25 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2007/07/04/gold-farmers-get-creative-about-advertising/#comment-125221 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] and I see nothing legitimate about the business at all.  They've even gone so far as to launch widescale attacks on World of Warcraft servers in an attempt to bypass the spam [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%-->

[...] and I see nothing legitimate about the business at all.  They've even gone so far as to launch widescale attacks on World of Warcraft servers in an attempt to bypass the spam [...]

]]> By: Creative Gold Sellers and Gnomes - Age of Conan Forumshttp://www.raphkoster.com/2007/07/04/gold-farmers-get-creative-about-advertising/comment-page-1/#comment-125219 Creative Gold Sellers and Gnomes - Age of Conan Forums Fri, 06 Jul 2007 22:05:16 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2007/07/04/gold-farmers-get-creative-about-advertising/#comment-125219 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] Gold Sellers and Gnomes I was browsing Raph Kosters site when I found this [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%-->

[...] Gold Sellers and Gnomes I was browsing Raph Kosters site when I found this [...]

]]> By: WoW gold farmers getting creative » VTOR - Virtual TO Realityhttp://www.raphkoster.com/2007/07/04/gold-farmers-get-creative-about-advertising/comment-page-1/#comment-125204 WoW gold farmers getting creative » VTOR - Virtual TO Reality Fri, 06 Jul 2007 16:46:22 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2007/07/04/gold-farmers-get-creative-about-advertising/#comment-125204 [...] the past due to some advertising dollars that we were offered. So gold farmers have now resorted to creative methods of advertising such as using dead gnome bodies from a client-side hack to spell out domains where [...]

[...] the past due to some advertising dollars that we were offered. So gold farmers have now resorted to creative methods of advertising such as using dead gnome bodies from a client-side hack to spell out domains where [...]

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