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  • fnet
    Confirmed User
    • Jul 2002
    • 1721

    #1

    formulating a hoax

    some of you may know there's a super fast growing "friends" site- you join and give them the email addresses of your friends- it literally builds networks from those friends- so you can see who your friends know. it's a neat concept, just in the beta stages and pretty succesful. (the site is certified as spam free.)

    if you know about the site, it'd probably be for the best if you didn't blurt out the name of it. i know there's a fair bit of incontinence here, but bear the burden if you can.

    anyway, since this whole thing is modeled on real life, and people write testmonials on each other, i was thinking it would be rather interesting to create a whole friends network of fake egos; make up plausible but utterly ridiculous stories about each other in the testimonials.

    and where better to find the people with a talent for this than here?

    post an email address if you're interested- one that you'll check.

    i'm fine with using tony at fucker dot net.
    the sound of one hand googlewhacking
  • GoGoBar
    Confirmed User
    • Sep 2002
    • 1439

    #2
    Originally posted by fnet
    some of you may know there's a super fast growing "friends" site- you join and give them the email addresses of your friends-
    Sounds like someone is building one hell of a spam list

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    • quiet
      we'll miss you our friend. RIP
      • Sep 2001
      • 25115

      #3
      Originally posted by GoGoBar


      Sounds like someone is building one hell of a spam list
      thats exactly what i thought. i was spammed by something similar a couple of months ago..
      we'll miss you our friend. RIP

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      • fnet
        Confirmed User
        • Jul 2002
        • 1721

        #4
        Originally posted by GoGoBar


        Sounds like someone is building one hell of a spam list
        "it's a neat concept, just in the beta stages and pretty succesful. (the site is certified as spam free.)"

        TRUST-e certified.

        ah, reading. it's not just for breakfast anymore.

        anyway, this is cutting edge tech and the people involved are in the know web hipster types.

        maybe i'm overestimating the creativity round these parts...
        Last edited by fnet; 05-16-2003, 07:51 PM.
        the sound of one hand googlewhacking

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        • d0se
          Confirmed User
          • Jul 2002
          • 1225

          #5
          Originally posted by quiet


          thats exactly what i thought. i was spammed by something similar a couple of months ago..
          Sounds like crushlink.....
          <a href="http://www.swoit.com/_7075fcffae0c1be1a35492ee5bbfaae3/1"><img src="http://www.swoit.com/_7075fcffae0c1be1aab68e286ae87b30/1" border="0" width="120" height="60"></img></a>

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          • DyannaDoes
            Confirmed User
            • Aug 2002
            • 212

            #6
            I'm noticing the trend on some VERY BIG networks . . . and it's been around longer than you are saying.
            "Profanity is the inevitable linguistic crutch of the inarticulate motherfucker."

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            • Wizzo
              2011 GFY Hall of Fame!
              • Nov 2000
              • 15224

              #7
              Originally posted by fnet

              anyway, since this whole thing is modeled on real life, and people write testmonials on each other, i was thinking it would be rather interesting to create a whole friends network of fake egos; make up plausible but utterly ridiculous stories about each other in the testimonials.


              interesting how? Just sounds like a MAJOR waste of time....
              Looking for Opportunity!

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              • ztik
                Confirmed User
                • Aug 2001
                • 5196

                #8
                rar
                .

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                • fnet
                  Confirmed User
                  • Jul 2002
                  • 1721

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Wizzo

                  interesting how? Just sounds like a MAJOR waste of time....
                  If you have no sense of fun, then it certainly is. Remember that you're saying that on GFY.

                  I believe the site is different from all of the above. It's two way acknowledgement only, profiles are publicized only within your network, the chain of acquaintance is explicit, the pre-existing networks are real. It's purposeful. There are other distinctions. I'm not really interested in convincing people who say "same old shit under the sun" and "convince me or shut up". People who do this... ah nevermind. It's just annoying.

                  Forget it.

                  It will eat you sooner or (in your case) later.
                  the sound of one hand googlewhacking

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                  • GoGoBar
                    Confirmed User
                    • Sep 2002
                    • 1439

                    #10
                    Originally posted by fnet


                    "it's a neat concept, just in the beta stages and pretty succesful. (the site is certified as spam free.)"

                    TRUST-e certified.

                    ah, reading. it's not just for breakfast anymore.

                    anyway, this is cutting edge tech and the people involved are in the know web hipster types.

                    maybe i'm overestimating the creativity round these parts...
                    Yes, people who spam never ever lie!

                    Looks like they didn't overestimate your intellegence.

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                    • SpaceAce
                      Confirmed User
                      • Jul 2002
                      • 6493

                      #11
                      This sounds interesting but I have no idea what site your talking about. Please post it or shoot me a quick email at webmaster =at= porncherry.com

                      I could get into a little game of "E-six degrees of seperation".

                      SpaceAce

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                      • MattO
                        The O is for Oohhh
                        • Feb 2003
                        • 10861

                        #12
                        I've been getting mails from that site,

                        "friends" wanting me to sign up.

                        I'm going to setup an email account and just use it to join and see how much spam I get.

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                        • SpaceAce
                          Confirmed User
                          • Jul 2002
                          • 6493

                          #13
                          Originally posted by SpaceAce
                          This sounds interesting but I have no idea what site your talking about. Please post it or shoot me a quick email at webmaster =at= porncherry.com

                          I could get into a little game of "E-six degrees of seperation".

                          SpaceAce
                          Holy shit, I've barely been up 24 hours and I'm already addled. "... you're talking about."

                          SpaceAce

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                          • fnet
                            Confirmed User
                            • Jul 2002
                            • 1721

                            #14
                            Originally posted by GoGoBar

                            Yes, people who spam never ever lie!

                            Looks like they didn't overestimate your intellegence.
                            You don't know me. I use multisyllabic words without misspelling them. It's tricky, but I manage.

                            --

                            Space Ace - Cool, I'll send you email.

                            --

                            Matt - Check out http://www.truste.org/ - if that's not on the site you're talking about, it's not the same one.
                            Last edited by fnet; 05-17-2003, 04:25 PM.
                            the sound of one hand googlewhacking

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                            • GoGoBar
                              Confirmed User
                              • Sep 2002
                              • 1439

                              #15
                              Originally posted by fnet


                              You don't know me. I use multisyllabic words without misspelling them. It's tricky, but I manage.

                              --

                              Space Ace - Cool, I'll send you email.

                              --

                              Matt - Check out http://www.truste.org/ - if that's not on the site you're talking about, it's not the same one.
                              And you know me? I didn't think so. Yet you made assumptions about me. Oh well.

                              And also, I've known a number of people who base intelligence on spelling ability and typos. They're all morons.

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                              • fnet
                                Confirmed User
                                • Jul 2002
                                • 1721

                                #16
                                Originally posted by GoGoBar


                                And you know me? I didn't think so. Yet you made assumptions about me. Oh well.
                                Nope, I made a sarcastic remark. Deal with it.
                                the sound of one hand googlewhacking

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                                • Beastiepoo
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Mar 2002
                                  • 1971

                                  #17
                                  I could use some more spam.

                                  If this is on the level, I could use some practice on my creative writing skills. Hit me up liz - at - eatmorenachos - dot - tk
                                  Dammit! My timing SUCKS!
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                                  • GoGoBar
                                    Confirmed User
                                    • Sep 2002
                                    • 1439

                                    #18
                                    LOL. You're pretty stupid eh? Oh well, enjoy your stupid toy. You're too boring to waste time on.

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