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# Artificial Viral Marketing
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/artificial_vira/
- Published: 2005-06-09T18:08:13.000Z
- Updated: 2005-06-09T18:08:13.000Z
- Description: Artificial viral marketing – using temporary or phony email addresses to post messages on web sites, chat rooms and even blogs like Hypebot – is a practice that few marketers. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2005/06/artificial_vira.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Major Labels, Radio & Satellite, Vinyl, Cassettes & Retail, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:10

Artificial viral marketing – using temporary or phony email addresses to post messages on web sites, chat rooms and even blogs like Hypebot – is a practice that few marketers admit to using publicly. After all, it’s not really honest and just adds to spam-like clutter.

But it’s hard not admit that if you’ve got a band that would appeal to Dave Mathews fans, reaching out to them via chat boards with messages like "If you like Dave Mathews as much as I do; I think you’d love [Marcus Eaton](http://www.marcuseaton.com/?ref=hypebot.com)" is smart and very cost effective.

While we can’t be sure; we’re guessing that in recent weeks [Hypebot](https://www.hypebot.com/) has been the target of artificial viral marketing for the new Universal funded video channel [– The International Music Feed.](http://www.internationalmusicfeed.com/?ref=hypebot.com) Check out what they’ve been posting [here ](http://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/2005/01/ung%5Fto%5Flaunch%5Ft.html?ref=hypebot.com).