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Wow I haven't been around for a while and things still haven't changed.
Let's discuss the free e-mail programs. A year ago it was a (reasonably) fresh concept that not quite so many people were pushing. There had been e-mail programs before but weg, freezinebucks and the like have been making it look like you could get access to 40 paysites for free. Have you ever actually signed up to peek at the members area? There isn't jack shit there but alot of sponsor links. Not only that, but the e-mails never stop.
So for $1 you've converted a freeloading surfer into:
1) Someone who gave out his e-mail address for essentially nothing but some sponsor links and a truckload of spam.
2) A surfer who will give up on the "free sign up" shit and possibly break down and pay for their niche.
3) Someone to tell all their friends to not sign up for that shit.
Not to mention the fact that everyone's been bombarded with ads for the same sites already, it's lost the "WOW GREAT DEAL" appeal.
Now as far as 12clicks goes, where is this illegal material you speak of? Spyware is an accepted and widely used marketing strategy(KaZaA or Gator anyone?). I delete that shit off my computer all the time, but I realize the money making potential. Check out the top ranked Alexa sites and see how many of them get their traffic from spyware.
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