TIP: iPod Nanos
EatChex89
09-09-2005 09:29:34
Alright so, if you haven't signed up for the ipod nano site, I want to let you all know that www.freeipodnanos.com is NOT owned by FreePay, someone registered it and now it redirects to a referral link (smart..) so just to let you know.
I use it, however, since i'm already registered makes it easy for me ;-)
doylnea
09-09-2005 09:32:28
You can thank this guy for doing that
[code1c4a3089e94]Grossman, Jeffrey email==domains@projects-rafs.comdomains@projects-rafs.com=domains@projects-rafs.comdomains@projects-rafs.com/email
49 Creemer Road
Armonk, New York 10504
United States
(914) 649-3413
Technical Contact:
Grossman, Jeffrey email==domains@projects-rafs.comdomains@projects-rafs.com=domains@projects-rafs.comdomains@projects-rafs.com/email
49 Creemer Road
Armonk, New York 10504
United States
(914) 649-3413
[/code1c4a3089e94]
bballp6699
09-09-2005 09:37:31
Smart guy.
Ethan
09-09-2005 09:37:31
That WAS pretty smart.
FreeOffersNow
09-09-2005 09:40:13
The thing is, he's doing it for referrals...but ALSO cybersquatting for later sale (
doylnea
09-09-2005 09:43:42
[quote26a4de30a1="FreeOffersNow"]The thing is, he's doing it for referrals...but ALSO cybersquatting for later sale ([/quote26a4de30a1]
Well someone give him a call and find out how much he wants for the domain. Or leave him a message telling him what you think of him doing that.
BTW, cybersquatting is generally illegal if done with the intent to confuse the consumer. You could make a pretty strong argument for that in this situation.
Tholek
09-09-2005 09:50:19
I've never trusted people from Armonk, ad I'm sure as hell not gonna start now.... ;)
EatChex89
09-09-2005 10:38:40
[quote1178959060="Tholek"]I've never trusted people from Armonk, ad I'm sure as hell not gonna start now.... ;)[/quote1178959060]
hahahaha lmao. that was good
i though ref links wasnt allowed? doesnt this constitute as a ref link even tho it redirects?
bballp6699
09-09-2005 11:00:20
[quoteafb0f9c339="Keva"]i though ref links wasnt allowed? doesnt this constitute as a ref link even tho it redirects?[/quoteafb0f9c339]
roll
EatChex89
09-09-2005 11:02:16
[quoteae9f7a7c8b="Keva"]i though ref links wasnt allowed? doesnt this constitute as a ref link even tho it redirects?[/quoteae9f7a7c8b]
yes and no.
yes because it is a ref link. but i'm not promoting it, i'm dePromoting it, which makes it legal.
It basically a warning, since I figure some people might try to use that instead of http//ipodnanos.freepay.com/
so in this case, I believe it is allowed.
Godrockdj
09-09-2005 11:44:25
Well it doesn't really matter, because this guy probably already has his needed refs and then some. And after this he'll be able to sell the domain for a nice chunk of money.
[quoteb390800765="EatChex89"][quoteb390800765="Keva"]i though ref links wasnt allowed? doesnt this constitute as a ref link even tho it redirects?[/quoteb390800765]
yes and no.
yes because it is a ref link. but i'm not promoting it, i'm dePromoting it, which makes it legal.
It basically a warning, since I figure some people might try to use that instead of http//ipodnanos.freepay.com/
so in this case, I believe it is allowed.[/quoteb390800765]
so i could stick up a ref link and tell people not to sign up under it even tho people will hence using reverse psychology
FreeOffersNow
09-09-2005 11:54:31
[quote85c8573546="Keva"]so i could stick up a ref link and tell people not to sign up under it even tho people will hence using reverse psychology[/quote85c8573546]
No. The link was obviously posted for informational purposes.
Retro
09-09-2005 12:32:06
I think that's genius. He probably has all of his refs but he'll be stupid and want to sell it for a whole bunch of money but if someone is trying to get a nano for free they aren't going to pay a shitload for a domain.
EatChex89
09-09-2005 12:38:47
[quoted5021bde17="Retro"]I think that's genius. He probably has all of his refs but he'll be stupid and want to sell it for a whole bunch of money but if someone is trying to get a nano for free they aren't going to pay a shitload for a domain.[/quoted5021bde17]
no but someone else might want to buy it.
i don't think he intends to sell it to someone who wants to use it to get refs, they obviously won't have enough money to purchase for what he wants.
Admin
09-09-2005 12:44:30
Sure, but what about someone who wants to give away nanos using freepay's pre-built brand image? That's worth a couple grand, easy.
mrwzk
09-09-2005 12:52:01
people do that will all the free sites. like common mistypes of freeipods.com redirects to freeipods.com thru someone referal link. ive seen it for pvps, psps, free ipods and nanos. i know some people who do this.
slease
09-09-2005 13:41:54
You can probably contact him and offer him $50 to leave your ref link up til you get your greens.
bspence
09-09-2005 13:51:43
im a little confused.... so say i signed up on www.freeipodnanos.com (which I did), if I complete the offer, and get 5 friends to sign up, will I still get the ipod nano?
slease
09-09-2005 13:52:56
[quote357b3a325a="bspence"]im a little confused.... so say i signed up on www.freeipodnanos.com (which I did), if I complete the offer, and get 5 friends to sign up, will I still get the ipod nano?[/quote357b3a325a]
yes, but if you used that link to sign up you have given someone a free referral. not a big deal if you weren't planning on selling your referral though.
Vector
09-09-2005 14:17:10
yea, try freenanoipod.com
btw, by posting that url.. youa re basically posting his REFERRAL URL! lol
bspence
09-09-2005 14:54:39
I have talked to him. His higest offer so far has been $10,000.
liquidskin
09-09-2005 14:57:02
10,000? holy fucking shit..
Stroid
09-09-2005 15:05:58
why not just buy a nano and save yourself the $10000 unless they plan on selling referrals. I think Jake should just put him on hold.
[quotef799160805="EatChex89"][quotef799160805="Keva"]i though ref links wasnt allowed? doesnt this constitute as a ref link even tho it redirects?[/quotef799160805]
, i'm dePromoting it, which makes it legal.
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wow look how dumb this dumb dumb site is...
i mean it works but how dumb
www.freeipods.com/=r?3674426[]www.freeipods.com/=r?3674426
DUMB
stoogepid
09-09-2005 15:46:31
That site doesnt work.
shamash
09-09-2005 15:50:51
Who cares if Jake puts him on hold?
He can buy plenty of nanos with 10,000 dollars.
And I don't think he broke any rules buying a domain for a ref link..
Stroid
09-09-2005 15:54:34
[quote1ffa9c064b="shamash"]Who cares if Jake puts him on hold?
He can buy plenty of nanos with 10,000 dollars.
And I don't think he broke any rules buying a domain for a ref link..[/quote1ffa9c064b] he is deceiving people (smart it may be) and using freepay to do it and i dont think thats right.
Iloveipods2
09-09-2005 16:36:13
[quote432092ac9f="aguy"][quote432092ac9f="EatChex89"][quote432092ac9f="Keva"]i though ref links wasnt allowed? doesnt this constitute as a ref link even tho it redirects?[/quote432092ac9f]
, i'm dePromoting it, which makes it legal.
[/quote432092ac9f]
wow look how dumb this dumb dumb site is...
i mean it works but how dumb
www.freeipods.com/=r?3674426[]www.freeipods.com/=r?3674426
DUMB[/quote432092ac9f]
yep super dumb site www.freeipods.com/=r?takeyour effin linkoffyour firstfreakin post
Collateral
09-09-2005 16:36:54
[quote297349687c="Stroid"][quote297349687c="shamash"]Who cares if Jake puts him on hold?
He can buy plenty of nanos with 10,000 dollars.
And I don't think he broke any rules buying a domain for a ref link..[/quote297349687c] he is deceiving people (smart it may be) and using freepay to do it and i dont think thats right.[/quote297349687c]
I do... he was smart about it so he deserves it.
shamash
09-09-2005 16:39:20
He isn't deceiving anyone. His website address is exactly what it says it is.
Lunarpancake
09-09-2005 16:56:36
i woulda fell for it if i hadnt have signed up for someone on fipg
Vector
09-09-2005 16:59:35
lol
doylnea
09-09-2005 17:04:02
[quote6dd215cfba="bspence"]I have talked to him. His higest offer so far has been $10,000.[/quote6dd215cfba]
I doubt he's been offered $10K - very few domain names sell for that much money. And who would buy it - not FreePay (with their current domain naming decision) or OfferCentric, Trainn has incorporated the Nano into their FlashIpods site, and very few, if any of the smaller, fly-by-night site operators have $10K cash.
[i6dd215cfba]edit[/i6dd215cfba] Though I suppose most folks looking for a free ipod type in freeipod.com, so maybe freeipodnanos.com does fit FreePay's business model.
The better question is how did he get the name of the new Ipod before it was launched? He registered the site name the day before the Apple announcement, and Apple is very good at keeping a tight lid on announcements.
shamash
09-09-2005 17:10:29
freepay might, i'd say
bspence
09-09-2005 17:10:34
He beat freepay to the domain, and he is doing nothing illegal. It is smart and I give him props. lol. He shouldnt even get put on hold because of it. He isnt breaking any of the rules in terms and conditions.
slease
09-09-2005 17:24:32
[quote15912f02b0="bspence"]He beat freepay to the domain, and he is doing nothing illegal. It is smart and I give him props. lol. He shouldnt even get put on hold because of it. He isnt breaking any of the rules in terms and conditions.[/quote15912f02b0]
Agreed, he isn't breaking any laws... unless someone has FreeIpodNanos trademarked somewhere or as a company name... even then it'd be tough to make a case.
I think whoever did it made a smart move.
EatChex89
09-09-2005 17:25:45
yea i believe that's spamming, he should get his account on hold
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bspence
09-09-2005 17:37:59
[quote15f01bde06="EatChex89"]yea i believe that's spamming, he should get his account on hold
P[/quote15f01bde06]
how is it spamming? he never sent a thousand of them out?
EatChex89
09-09-2005 20:58:01
[quoted197a49f92="bspence"][quoted197a49f92="EatChex89"]yea i believe that's spamming, he should get his account on hold
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how is it spamming? he never sent a thousand of them out?[/quoted197a49f92]
i believe you failed to notice my little P
bspence
09-09-2005 20:59:46
[quote4430c4c0e0="EatChex89"][quote4430c4c0e0="bspence"][quote4430c4c0e0="EatChex89"]yea i believe that's spamming, he should get his account on hold
P[/quote4430c4c0e0]
how is it spamming? he never sent a thousand of them out?[/quote4430c4c0e0]
i believe you failed to notice my little P[/quote4430c4c0e0]
woops. my bad.