In what is turning out to be a classic example of viral marketing, Korean manufacturer Samsung has started giving out free Galaxy S smartphones to existing iPhone 4 users who have publicly expressed their dissatisfaction on Twitter.
Samsungukmobile succeeded in growing its number of followers from less than 100 to more than 2800 in around 48 hours by using this marketing stunt and although it sounds suspiciously like a scam, the whole episode as been confirmed as being genuine.
https://www.itproportal.com/portal/news/article/2010/7/24/samsung-giving-out-free-galaxy-s-irate-iphone-4-owners/
Jul 24, 2010 @ 20:58:56
