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FIB - Scams 101
Hey, remember our latest "I-Want-To-Help-You" spammer, Matt LaClear, and MySpace and Terms of Service??
Posted By: MaaMaw
Date: Tuesday, January 9, 2007, at 8:06 a.m.(pst)
I confess, I could be missing the boat when it comes to MySpace (God knows, I've missed a lot of boats), but their terms seem pretty clear:
==> "The MySpace Services are for the personal use of Members only and may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors except those that are specifically endorsed or approved by MySpace.com."
And I guess they're pretty serious about it:
==> "Appropriate legal action will be taken for any illegal or unauthorized use of the MySpace Services."
Well, it seems that Matt -- (who must be right because he's rich, remember?) -- is working overtime to turn MySpace into his own little Selling Machine. And soon he'll be charging a monthly fee to whatever lemmings want to follow him off the cliff (or to the Lamborghini dealer, if I'm wrong).
Get a load of these excerpts from his forum(1) (where he makes at least 46.9% of the posts himself) and from the emails(2) that land in my mailbox every day like clockwork:
"I created a Myspace page for you... watch how fast it grows from the content I put on it."
==> (kinda punches a hole in the "social" aspect of MySpace, doesn't it?)
"I only have 15 or so slots left for the year long free marketing trial I offered. This campaign comes with all the content you need to making a huge impact on Myspace."
==> (ah yes, chit-chat among friends)
"This is the same service I will be charging $50 a month for very soon."
==> (no comment)
Matt was here long enough to "harvest" a few prospects, I'm sure, and I just wanted to warn you that (I think) this is **SUCH** a violation of MySpace TOS that I do believe you could be in some serious trouble if you jump on the bandwagon. I have to assume MySpace has the bucks to do a lot more than terminate your account if you push your luck too hard.
Of course, I could be completely misunderstanding Matt's intentions here. Maybe he really does just want to make friends?
Luv,
MaaMaw
Still the Best Internet Marketing Course on the Planet
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