Comments on: Become a Palm Pre "Real Reviewer" http://www.mobilitysite.com/2009/04/become-a-palm-pre-real-reviewer/ Mobile News, Reviews, and Views. Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:52:42 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Pony99CA http://www.mobilitysite.com/2009/04/become-a-palm-pre-real-reviewer/comment-page-1/#comment-16455 Pony99CA Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:56:35 +0000 http://mobilitysite.com/2009/04/become-a-palm-pre-real-reviewer/#comment-16455 Two points. First, they didn't say you'd get a Pre, just a "current-model phone". That could be a Centro or Treo, too (although I think most of us hope it would be a Pre).<br><br>Second, the text encouraged you to blog about it and comment on it at the sites you already frequent, so I don't think the experiences will only be available through Palm-controlled channels. They said they <b>might</b> invite you to blog at a Palm site, but that really sounds secondary to the main point.<br><br>If they were only hosting comments at a Palm site, I agree that wouldn't likely convince too many people, but I don't think Palm is being that controlling. It seems like a "guerilla light" campaign to me.<br><br>Steve<br><br>P.S. Jason at Thoughts Media did at least one "real world review", too. He took a phone and gave it to a friend to review instead of reviewing it himself. The review wasn't as polished or thorough as a normal review, but it also reflected more what a normal person would think of the device. Two points. First, they didn't say you'd get a Pre, just a “current-model phone”. That could be a Centro or Treo, too (although I think most of us hope it would be a Pre).

Second, the text encouraged you to blog about it and comment on it at the sites you already frequent, so I don't think the experiences will only be available through Palm-controlled channels. They said they might invite you to blog at a Palm site, but that really sounds secondary to the main point.

If they were only hosting comments at a Palm site, I agree that wouldn't likely convince too many people, but I don't think Palm is being that controlling. It seems like a “guerilla light” campaign to me.

Steve

P.S. Jason at Thoughts Media did at least one “real world review”, too. He took a phone and gave it to a friend to review instead of reviewing it himself. The review wasn't as polished or thorough as a normal review, but it also reflected more what a normal person would think of the device.

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