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Is this really a google property? It tweets for you, follows its twitter account without telling you, and spams you as well.
The TOS also state the following: "Prizes.org is offered by Slide (part of Google Inc., located at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA, USA)"
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.
This. When it comes to money, people will exploit it as much as possible. From their FAQ: "Do I have to pick the winner of my contest? If your contest receives less than 5 entries by the time it ends, you're not obligated to pick a winner. You have the option to extend the contest for seven (7) days for free. 'Extend Contest' and 'Contact us' link information is available on the contest page. So, what if I just forge…
Screenshot when logged in: https://img.skitch.com/20110704-j2fdjyed367jcehytnqfp5mea4.p... Initial thoughts and observations: 1. It's 'Stack Overflow for the common (wo)man' with cash instead of reputation. 2. Alternative pitch: "99designs meets Yahoo Answers." 3. The top prize available at the moment awards $50. 4. The sign-up process could be a lot better. Prompting sign-up via twitter/Facebook, then prompting for…
Screenshot when logged in: https://img.skitch.com/20110704-j2fdjyed367jcehytnqfp5mea4.p... Initial thoughts and observations: 1. It's 'Stack Overflow for the common (wo)man' with cash instead of reputation. 2. Alternative pitch: "99designs meets Yahoo Answers." 3. The top prize available at the moment awards $50. 4. The sign-up process could be a lot better. Prompting sign-up via twitter/Facebook, then prompting for…
Perhaps it is this model they are trying to defeat. If an answerer has the opportunity to earn real money for their time, it might be theorized that they would opt for that over the karma systems. It makes sense for a greater breadth of expertise, as respect loses its inherent value as you grow beyond the social circles or occupational circles.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
About a month ago, Google started showing me info here and there referring to people I follow on Twitter. I didn't understand at the time and still don't know how they matched up my Google account to my Twitter account. The Facebook request details you're quoting are not unusual.
At one point, I'm pretty sure Google asked me if my Twitter account was me. That is, they inferred it, based on some number of available signals.
>> var _gaq = [['_setAccount', 'UA-XXXXX-X'], ['_trackPageview']];
Screenshot when logged in: https://img.skitch.com/20110704-j2fdjyed367jcehytnqfp5mea4.p... Initial thoughts and observations: 1. It's 'Stack Overflow for the common (wo)man' with cash instead of reputation. 2. Alternative pitch: "99designs meets Yahoo Answers." 3. The top prize available at the moment awards $50. 4. The sign-up process could be a lot better. Prompting sign-up via twitter/Facebook, then prompting for…
re: 4, that is because of the namespace collision between fb and tw. ie. if I signin with my fb username and then somebody signs in with a tw account with the same username
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.
This. When it comes to money, people will exploit it as much as possible. From their FAQ: "Do I have to pick the winner of my contest? If your contest receives less than 5 entries by the time it ends, you're not obligated to pick a winner. You have the option to extend the contest for seven (7) days for free. 'Extend Contest' and 'Contact us' link information is available on the contest page. So, what if I just forge…
How does Voting work? You may vote on as many contests as you wish. However, you can only vote for one entry in a given contest each day, and you may not vote for yourself. You do have the option to vote for more entries in the same contest tomorrow! If buyers don't pick a winner when the contest ends, winners will be chosen by popular vote.