42244 1 3 econsultancy_xml <p>The <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl4Z5IRQQfw">video</a> had been stored as a favourite by 259 <a href="http://www.youtube.com">YouTube</a> users within just 18 hours of its posting - an impressive figure, and one which meant the video appeared on the 'Most Subscribed To' page.</p> <p>PR Blogger smelled a rat though. A <a href="http://www.youtube.com/profile_subscribers?user=JoeyMantoni">quick look at the subscriber list for the video</a> showed that either someone had been playing the system on YouTube, or all of the video's subscribers lacked imagination in their choice of username. </p> <p>Here's a few of the usernames: <em>OPSPL1, OPSPL2, OPSPL3, OPSPL4, OPSPL5, OPSPL6</em> - anybody spot a pattern? </p> <p>As PR Blogger points out, if Borkowski didn't do it, someone must really love the video to spend hours creating user names and subscribing.</p> <p>The PR firm has yet to respond to a call for comment.</p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph>The <Link URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl4Z5IRQQfw" Window="New">video</Link> had been stored as a favourite by 259 <Link URL="http://www.youtube.com" Window="New">YouTube</Link> users within just 18 hours of its posting - an impressive figure, and one which meant the video appeared on the 'Most Subscribed To' page.</Paragraph> <Paragraph>PR Blogger smelled a rat though. A <Link URL="http://www.youtube.com/profile_subscribers?user=JoeyMantoni" Window="New">quick look at the subscriber list for the video</Link> showed that either someone had been playing the system on YouTube, or all of the video's subscribers lacked imagination in their choice of username. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>Here's a few of the usernames: <Quote>OPSPL1, OPSPL2, OPSPL3, OPSPL4, OPSPL5, OPSPL6</Quote> - anybody spot a pattern? </Paragraph> <Paragraph>As PR Blogger points out, if Borkowski didn't do it, someone must really love the video to spend hours creating user names and subscribing.</Paragraph> <Paragraph>The PR firm has yet to respond to a call for comment.</Paragraph> </FormattedContent> 2006-11-14T17:19:00+00:00 1 1 econsultancy_xml <p> <strong>When a YouTube clip featuring London-based PR firm <a href="http://www.borkowski.co.uk/">Borkowski</a> moving offices achieved over 10,000 views, you would be forgiven for thinking that it was a canny piece of marketing by the company. </strong> </p> <p>Not so, apparently. <a href="http://www.prblogger.com/2006/11/borkowskiyoutube-hmm/">PR Blogger.com</a> reports that the PR firm denies posting the Benny Hill-style clip on YouTube.</p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>When a YouTube clip featuring London-based PR firm <Link URL="http://www.borkowski.co.uk/" Window="New">Borkowski</Link> moving offices achieved over 10,000 views, you would be forgiven for thinking that it was a canny piece of marketing by the company. </Emphasis> </Paragraph> <Paragraph>Not so, apparently. <Link URL="http://www.prblogger.com/2006/11/borkowskiyoutube-hmm/" Window="New">PR Blogger.com</Link> reports that the PR firm denies posting the Benny Hill-style clip on YouTube.</Paragraph> </FormattedContent> false 515 362134 Borkowski PR: 'it wasn’t us what uploaded it' false 2006-11-15T09:13:00+00:00 borkowski-pr-it-wasn-t-us-what-uploaded-it 2009-04-30T05:09:01+01:00 2009-04-30T05:09:01+01:00 571