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Advocacy happens

By Matt Rebeiro on December 10, 2008

A while ago… more than a year, I wrote a loosely barbed post about what I percieved to be a a foolish web 2.0 enterprise named Bragster wherein people set daring bets with each other and then film the hi-larious proof of the bet being completed and post it to the site.

Fast forward to today and someone has responded to the post saying

The jokes on you. Bragster is still going strong, with several highly active members like myself!

If ‘Matt J’ (my erstwhile commentor) is not employed by Bragster then he is a great example of an advocate defending his beloved brand.

…Sadly the joke is on Matt J for despite his claims of a healthy and flourishing Bragster I tried to visit the site today only to be served a ‘Network Timeout’ message. Oops.

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Matt Rebeiro

Matt helps our clients devise, develop and prototype ideas for social media activities, initiatives and programs.

His specialist subjects include understanding how social media has altered our traditional media consumption habits, as well as the luxury sector, retail and F&B. In addition, Matt also spends time working across the clothing, beauty, property and FMCG sectors.

Matt has been with RMM since 2007 and before that he ran a community radio station and studied Philosophy at the University of Warwick.

Matt mostly likes science fiction, skateboards and scotch eggs.

5 responses to “Advocacy happens”

  1. Charles Frith
    Charles Frith
    December 10, 2008 at 16:19 | | Reply

    I feel the tone of this post is egregiously triumphant for the what I have come to expect from the good people at RMM

  2. Brittney Bean
    Brittney Bean
    December 10, 2008 at 19:01 | | Reply

    Yeah yeah, kick us while we’re down why don’t you… We’re having some issues today, but we are still around, still growing and still commanding attention from users like ‘Matt J’ (who is not an employee). Unfortunately, our app server’s not too happy about that today…

    Come check the site out tomorrow, as we should be back up and running by then. Feel free to email me if you’ve got a question or want us to make you take a tabasco shot and then snort a shot of tequila.

    Brittney
    bragster.com

  3. Matt Rebeiro
    Matt Rebeiro
    December 11, 2008 at 15:23 | | Reply

    In response to you both I have the following words:

    I think perhaps you’re right Charles: I should have spent less time being a smart-ass and more time discussing what had, in my mind at any rate, been the point of the post – that a brand advocate had made a significant effort to defend a brand he feels strongly about. Sadly my attention was diverted at the irony of Bragster not actually being online.

    I’m glad to see that Brittney is indeed correct and that Bragster is back online. I’m also glad to hear that Matt J is a genuine advocate. Further more i’m pleased to see Brittney comment on this post – a great example of a brand monitoring their buzz and actively commenting and setting right misinformation. As to snorting Tequila shots however, i’m afraid i’ll have to pass; i prefer intravenously administered cognac.

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  5. alex.b
    alex.b
    December 12, 2008 at 16:17 | | Reply

    lol!! you got burned! long live bragster!!!!!!

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