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buying-youtube [2016/08/25 22:21] – [Detecting Fraudulent Views] layout fix Carlos Pedrazabuying-youtube [2016/09/15 02:32] – adds byline Carlos Pedraza
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 <wrap lo>//Main article: [[axanar-accusation|Axanar Accuses Horizon of Buying Views]] \\ <wrap lo>//Main article: [[axanar-accusation|Axanar Accuses Horizon of Buying Views]] \\
 See also: [[horizon-matters|Why Star Trek–Horizon’s Success Matters]]//</wrap> See also: [[horizon-matters|Why Star Trek–Horizon’s Success Matters]]//</wrap>
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 +//**__ __**// <wrap lo>**By [[user>cpedraza|Carlos Pedraza]]**</wrap>
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 With //Star Trek–Horizon// just days away from overtaking //Prelude to Axanar//'s record-setting YouTube views, Axanar charged the upstart production with buying views to inflate its viewership, shining a light on the questionable social marketing practice. With //Star Trek–Horizon// just days away from overtaking //Prelude to Axanar//'s record-setting YouTube views, Axanar charged the upstart production with buying views to inflate its viewership, shining a light on the questionable social marketing practice.
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-However, Peters' claim that somehow //Horizon//'s viewership as displayed on the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l94v4YOqxOc|film's YouTube]] page was false brought to light a little-known marketing practice by which video producers try to raise their social media profile by paying specialized companies to inflate their view counts on the ubiquitous video platform.+However, Peters' claim that somehow //Horizon//'s viewership as displayed on the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l94v4YOqxOc|film's YouTube]] page was false brought to light a practice, little-known outside the world of social marketing, by which video producers try to raise their social media profile by paying specialized companies to inflate their view counts on the ubiquitous video platform.
  
 [{{ ::ytview-com.jpg?200|**BUYING VIEWS** The homepage for the social media purchasing company, YTView.com, advertises the breadth of platforms on which it offers its services. Even now, it includes the logos of Universal Music and Sony, implying they are clients.}}] [{{ ::ytview-com.jpg?200|**BUYING VIEWS** The homepage for the social media purchasing company, YTView.com, advertises the breadth of platforms on which it offers its services. Even now, it includes the logos of Universal Music and Sony, implying they are clients.}}]