Google just launched prizes.org

#1

Post by adora » Mon, Jul 04, 2011, 5:57 AM UTC

Google just launched prizes.org
prizes.org

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#2

Post by sshrin » Mon, Jul 04, 2011, 6:07 AM UTC

Am really not sure why this app needs offline access to my data. I've developed Facebook apps myself and it is generally important to clearly specify why an app needs offline access unless the reason is obvious (say an iphone client where logging in each time might be a pain).

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#3

Post by ericflo » Mon, Jul 04, 2011, 6:10 AM UTC

I would have never known this was a Google property.

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Post by nantes » Mon, Jul 04, 2011, 6:27 AM UTC

While some of the DNS data points at Google, it's primary DNS server shares the IP address with a DNS server for slide.com.

The IP address for that DNS server is part of a block that is allocated to Slide, Inc. at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA which also happens to be the address of Google HQ.

Which makes sense, given http://techcrunch.com/2010/08/04/google-buys-slide-for-182-m....

But no, I wouldn't have thought it was a Google property either.

Edit: fix URLs, oops.

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Jul 04, 2011, 6:30 AM UTC

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#6

Post by clloyd » Mon, Jul 04, 2011, 6:34 AM UTC

cough Google you own your own single sign on technology cough

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#7

Post by long » Mon, Jul 04, 2011, 6:35 AM UTC

nantes wrote: post #4

While some of the DNS data points at Google, it's primary DNS server shares the IP address with a DNS server for slide.com. The IP address for that DNS server is part of a block that is allocated to Slide, Inc. at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA which also happens to be the address of Google HQ. Which makes sense, given http://techcrunch.com/2010/08/04/google-buys-slide-for-182-m... . But no, I wouldn't…

Indeed, the terms of service indicates: "Prizes.org is offered by Slide (part of Google Inc., located at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA, USA)."

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Post by nantes » Mon, Jul 04, 2011, 6:40 AM UTC

long wrote: post #7

nantes wrote: post #4

While some of the DNS data points at Google, it's primary DNS server shares the IP address with a DNS server for slide.com. The IP address for that DNS server is part of a block that is allocated to Slide, Inc. at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA which also happens to be the address of Google HQ. Which makes sense, given http://techcrunch.com/2010/08/04/google-buys-slide-for-182-m... . But no, I wouldn't…

Indeed, the terms of service indicates: "Prizes.org is offered by Slide (part of Google Inc., located at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA, USA)."

Ah, indeed.

I think more than anything this illustrates the state of my brain after staring at code for well too long--the first thing that occurred to me was that this was spam or some sort of colossal conspiracy.

Alright then, time for bed.

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#9

Post by dvdhsu » Mon, Jul 04, 2011, 6:46 AM UTC

This seems fairly exploitable.

I post a question, and wait for answers. I create another account and answer it. I pick my own answer as the best answer, and I lose no money. I gain the information that others gave me for free.

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Post by nekitamo » Mon, Jul 04, 2011, 6:49 AM UTC

Sigh, I don't want to sign up via Facebook, and I don't want to sign up via Twitter. Goodbye otherwise interesting service.