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Title: Das keyboard social media marketing...
Post by: iMav on Wed, 05 December 2012, 12:14:45
Just got this in my inbox from Das:

Quote from: Das Keyboard Team
Hey Dawgz,

To win a Das Keyboard, here is our super-simple contest:

1. Retweet the following message:
"Dawgz type faster with @daskeyboard. Follow @daskeyboard and retweet this 2 win. http://bit.ly/UmiztS"

2. Follow @daskeyboard.

Learn more about this contest on our blog.

Thank you :)
The Das Keyboard Team

(http://toeas.com/emoticon/files/2011/07/facepalm-emoticon-3.gif)
Title: Re: Das keyboard social media marketing...
Post by: absyrd on Wed, 05 December 2012, 12:19:01
This is the one and only time I'll ever type, text, tweet, etc "dawgz". <- There it was. Sorry Das... no more left.
Title: Re: Das keyboard social media marketing...
Post by: baldgye on Wed, 05 December 2012, 12:19:11
Contest limited to the United States.
Title: Re: Das keyboard social media marketing...
Post by: FoxWolf1 on Wed, 05 December 2012, 12:25:43
But I am not a "dawg". I am a human.

And I don't tweet, because twitter is for twits.
Title: Re: Das keyboard social media marketing...
Post by: remmeh on Wed, 05 December 2012, 12:28:17
ugh that was painful to read.
Title: Re: Das keyboard social media marketing...
Post by: keyboardlover on Wed, 05 December 2012, 12:30:37
I felt idiotic tweeting that but I did. What can I say, I'm a sucker for a free keyboard.
Title: Re: Das keyboard social media marketing...
Post by: esoomenona on Wed, 05 December 2012, 12:36:42
I was under the impression that Dawgz might be iMav's username or something... ?
Title: Re: Das keyboard social media marketing...
Post by: daerid on Wed, 05 December 2012, 12:41:59
I have some self-respect. No way in hell am I participating in this.
Title: Re: Das keyboard social media marketing...
Post by: Hyde on Wed, 05 December 2012, 13:15:21
I purposely didn't sign up to twitter because I figure I don't need ANOTHER social media account to tell people about every details about my life.  Facebook is already bad enough.

But yeah my first mechanical keyboard is a Das Keyboard.  So I do like the brand except lately it feels like they're kind of following Razer's path in terms of marketing.
Title: Re: Das keyboard social media marketing...
Post by: TotalChaos on Wed, 05 December 2012, 13:23:11
Twitter is for twits.  Tweeter is for tweets.

Does one turn on their Hitter for heat?
Use a mitter for meat?
Use a nitter to be neat?
Title: Re: Das keyboard social media marketing...
Post by: Goodfella on Wed, 05 December 2012, 13:26:18
Twitter is for twits.  Tweeter is for tweets.

Does one turn on their Hitter for heat?
Use a mitter for meat?
Use a nitter to be neat?

Well the last one could be true, I have had pants hemmed, or nitted before  :))

But yes, the rest and this whole campaign are absurd.
Title: Re: Das keyboard social media marketing...
Post by: m00nshake on Wed, 05 December 2012, 13:45:29
I found a Facebook account useful for keeping with friends living overseas after I came back from Cambodia. Apart from that, I found it to be absolutely useless. No one has anything interesting or intelligent to say. So I stopped using it entirely. Twitter is even more useless.
Title: Re: Das keyboard social media marketing...
Post by: alaricljs on Wed, 05 December 2012, 13:47:05
@gh guess where I'm at yo... http://goo.gl/HZqU
Title: Re: Das keyboard social media marketing...
Post by: rknize on Wed, 05 December 2012, 14:03:54
No thanks, !One.
Title: Re: Das keyboard social media marketing...
Post by: rootwyrm on Wed, 05 December 2012, 21:27:15
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Title: Re: Das keyboard social media marketing...
Post by: SmallFry on Wed, 05 December 2012, 21:31:38
Quote from: Das Keyboard Team
Hey Dawgz,

To win a Das Keyboard, here is our super-simple contest:

1. Retweet the following message:
"Dawgz type faster with @daskeyboard. Follow @daskeyboard and retweet this 2 win. http://bit.ly/UmiztS"

2. Follow @daskeyboard.

Learn more about this contest on our blog.

Thank you :)
The Das Keyboard Team
i for One won't be tweeting this.
Title: Re: Das keyboard social media marketing...
Post by: Lu_e on Thu, 06 December 2012, 01:07:53
why wouldnt they #daskeyboard as well in the message? kinda redundant with @ twice...
Title: Re: Das keyboard social media marketing...
Post by: laffindude on Thu, 06 December 2012, 01:18:07
Which marketing genius came up with this one?
Title: Re: Das keyboard social media marketing...
Post by: TotalChaos on Thu, 06 December 2012, 05:24:14
Which marketing genius came up with this one?
I bet it was one that spent 6 years or more in college.
Title: Re: Das keyboard social media marketing...
Post by: MissMurd3r84 on Thu, 06 December 2012, 05:40:37
Contest limited to the United States.
Damn. Noticed that after I tweeted it.
Title: Re: Das keyboard social media marketing...
Post by: tp4tissue on Thu, 06 December 2012, 07:30:16
Quote from: Das Keyboard Team
Hey Dawgz,

To win a Das Keyboard, here is our super-simple contest:

1. Retweet the following message:
"Dawgz type faster with @daskeyboard. Follow @daskeyboard and retweet this 2 win. http://bit.ly/UmiztS"

2. Follow @daskeyboard.

Learn more about this contest on our blog.

Thank you :)
The Das Keyboard Team
i for One won't be tweeting this.

HAHA,, don't worry smallfry, I still think you're clever...

Das is officially on our outcast list due to their oem change.
Title: Re: Das keyboard social media marketing...
Post by: SmallFry on Thu, 06 December 2012, 07:36:20
Thanks... lol
Title: Re: Das keyboard social media marketing...
Post by: wetto on Thu, 06 December 2012, 07:52:47
Jesus bloody Christ, this kind of makes me ashamed of having one of their keyboards.

Well, I loved how well made this Costar keyboard is, the Das design with USBs on the right side and their glossy finish is just retarded, but the keyboard itself is solid, and this is Costar's responsability... But now, if the best part of the keyboard (which was the quality due to its OEM) isn't there anymore...

Well, screw you Metadot. I'm surely not buying again any of your stuff.
Title: Re: Das keyboard social media marketing...
Post by: Shadovved on Thu, 06 December 2012, 08:04:54
Oh my!

I almost fell off my chair in an attempt to facepalm after I saw that email quote.......
Title: Re: Das keyboard social media marketing...
Post by: Hyde on Thu, 06 December 2012, 12:51:40
Jesus bloody Christ, this kind of makes me ashamed of having one of their keyboards.

Well, I loved how well made this Costar keyboard is, the Das design with USBs on the right side and their glossy finish is just retarded, but the keyboard itself is solid, and this is Costar's responsability... But now, if the best part of the keyboard (which was the quality due to its OEM) isn't there anymore...

Well, screw you Metadot. I'm surely not buying again any of your stuff.

Same here, they just removed the very reason why I bought a Das in the first place.  And now I have to start explaining everytime someone asks about my Das Keyboard.
Title: Re: Das keyboard social media marketing...
Post by: tp4tissue on Thu, 06 December 2012, 16:48:19
I'll buy whatever, as long as it's made by Costar
Title: Re: Das keyboard social media marketing...
Post by: rootwyrm on Thu, 06 December 2012, 18:18:17
HAHA,, don't worry smallfry, I still think you're clever...

Das is officially on our outcast list due to their oem change.

What, they weren't already on there for denying it was iOne and not saying who it was they were switching to?
Has it even been confirmed it's iNOne?
Title: Re: Das keyboard social media marketing...
Post by: Hyde on Thu, 06 December 2012, 18:41:36
What, they weren't already on there for denying it was iOne and not saying who it was they were switching to?
Has it even been confirmed it's iNOne?

Apparently there is a secret OEM that makes CM Storm TK and Logitech G710+, so if Das is made there then they weren't lying.  But no one knows yet  :P