Archive for June 28th, 2010

“Buy more Twitter followers” – it’s a trend

Monday, June 28th, 2010
“Buy more Twitter followers” – it’s a trend

Yet another pay-money,-get-followers scheme – right.THOUSANDS of followers!http://letgetmorefollowers.com/index.php?pages=HomeSee Chris Boyd’s Sunbelt Blog piece from earlier today: "Twitter Followers Lottery”Tom Kelchner  »

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U.S. FTC goes after $10 M micropayment scam

Monday, June 28th, 2010
U.S. FTC goes after $10 M micropayment scam

READ your credit card statements – reallyThe U.S. Federal Trade Commission has said it brought an action in U.S. Federal court that shuts down an identity theft scheme that stole more than $10 million from victims’ credit card accounts in small amo... »

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The “Buy Twitter followers” lottery

Monday, June 28th, 2010
The “Buy Twitter followers” lottery

This is wonderfully cheeky – a website popping up in a lot of Twitter spam called increasethefollowers(dot)info, that wants you to hand over lots of money with no real explanation as to how they’re going to make it worth your while. Example sp... »

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A little free (bad)vertising goes a long way

Monday, June 28th, 2010
A little free (bad)vertising goes a long way

Today I saw a Youtube account with an array of random World Cup moments cobbled together. Nothing particularly unusual about that, but what did leap out at me was the likely reason the reason the account exists at all – the World Cup stuff ... »

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