"Shilling for Sheckels -- Marketing Shills Invade the Internet,"

by

Paul A. Mitchell, B.A., M.S.

Systems Development Consultant

September 8, 2012 A.D.

All Rights Reserved without Prejudice

Begin here:

"An Argument Against Expensive Solid State Drives,"

by Olin Coles (8/30/2012)

http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19945&Itemid=8

We believe the Reader Comments appended to the above article
speak for themselves; in those Comments, please note the following:


2012-09-06 12:07
Editor The SSD Review — Les Tokar


2012-09-06 12:22
xbitlabs.com/articles/storage/display/marvell-ssd_7.html#sect0
(this is the first citation to the review at xbitlabs.com)


2012-09-06 12:31
Editor - The SSD Review — Les Tokar


2012-09-06 14:14
Editor The SSD Review — Les Tokar


2012-09-06 15:12
xbitlabs.com/articles/storage/display/marvell-ssd_7.html#sect0
(this is the second citation to the review at xbitlabs.com)


2012-09-06 16:46
xbitlabs.com
(this is the third citation to the review at xbitlabs.com)


2012-09-06 17:00
An Argument Against Expensive Solid State Drives — Les Tokar


2012-09-07 11:16
xbitlabs.com/articles/storage/display/marvell-ssd_7.html#sect0
(this is the fourth citation to the review at xbitlabs.com)


2012-09-07 12:03
theregister.co.uk/2011/01/14/ocz_and_ddrdrive_performance_row/


2012-09-07 13:19
Google site:#theregister.co.uk "Flashy fists fly as OCZ and DDRdrive row over SSD performance"



p.s. The word "shill" is variously defined as follows, e.g.:

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/shill

shill
noun

1. a person who poses as a customer in order to decoy others into participating, as at a gambling house, auction, confidence game, etc.

2. a person who publicizes or praises something or someone for reasons of self-interest, personal profit, or friendship or loyalty.


http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shill

shill
verb intransitive

1: to act as a shill

2: to act as a spokesperson or promoter <the eminent Shakespearean producer…is now shilling for a brokerage house — Andy Rooney>

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=shill

shill

A person engaged in covert advertising. The shill attempts to spread buzz by personally endorsing the product in public forums with the pretense of sincerity, when in fact he is being paid for his services.

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