Ever noticed that when there's a question about some popular piece of electronic gadgetry some pictureless person posts an 'answer' giving a link to a site where you can allegedly get one for free?
Do you think these answers are automatic, or is someone paid by the sites to put them in?
Anyway, has anyone ever really got any free gizmos from any of these give-away sites? If so, where. and have you been bombarded with emails / post / phone calls ever since?
2007-06-11 01:03:09 · 6 answers · asked by Mad Professor 4 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Other - Electronics
Hurrah for Aldo H. I was beginning to think that no one was going to spam this question. He still gets reported, though!
2007-06-11 02:27:01 · update #1
AAAAARRRGHHH!!!!
my son signed up for one of these using MY e-mail(cos u had to be over 18) and now i get soooooo much crap in my inbox every day! the spam filter gets most of it but not all (22 today so far) ....PLUS he put my home phone and mobile number down and i get them from that ALL the time!!!
the little sod is now banned from the internet for a month and no he never received his free ps3.
2007-06-11 01:09:57 · answer #1 · answered by louie3 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think someone is paid to put them on and Yahoo should do a better job of blocking spam related servers. I like to track the spamers down( most are local). I prefer a tire iron or a lead pipe for best results. Or wait for them to come out and wham with a can of spam! HA HA
Don't tolerate this behavior and report it as so as it happens REPORT IT. The more that do will help yahoo to get rid of the scourge of answers.
2007-06-11 03:57:06 · answer #2 · answered by logan 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know about the first two questions, but I believe you can get free gizmos like that. The only stipulation I believe is you have to submit to a bunch of ads, and sometimes give credit information which isn't always the best idea.
2007-06-11 01:08:08 · answer #3 · answered by Kenshiro 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it is automated. It's like a chain letter or pyramid selling.
To get their "free gift" for example say they are told to bring 5000 people to "site A" in turn each of the 5000 are told to bring 5000 to "site A" think of that amount of site traffic!
Its the chess board effect..... put one grain on the 1st square and double it onto each consecutive square [1-2 -4-8-16-32-64-......... to infinity] there isn't enough rice in Asia, hence no "free gift"
2007-06-11 01:26:10 · answer #4 · answered by ALLEN B 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Umm, yea, those are spammers. Report them.
2007-06-11 01:07:12 · answer #5 · answered by the_mr911 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
no its all a load of rubish
2007-06-11 01:06:36 · answer #6 · answered by Dale-Jaime M 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋