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coastertux
22-01-2006, 15:15
Anyone here ever use Blingo? It is a search engine that uses Google results but allows you to win prizes just for searching. I recommend you check it out and sign up if you are interested.
http://www.blingo.com/friends?ref=sPJoXiUrjakT3j6FOoZKQZdnd6k

(Mods, if this is no OK, go ahead and delete it!)
Leo 1529
22-01-2006, 15:29
i think its spam

spyware
viruses

convince me it is safe dude
ctshirk7
22-01-2006, 15:31
yeah... sounds lake dangerousness
ctshirk7
22-01-2006, 15:32
like*
Andrew Blair
22-01-2006, 15:34
Actually sounds pretty good. **Tentatively** The marketing strategy is sound; give away prizes to draw people in, so your sponsors will become interested and give you money. The only problem I see is a lawsuit from Google.
coastertux
22-01-2006, 15:49
They make their money from Google ads which they then use to pay for the prizes. And it couldn't possible give viruses/spyware as you are not required to install anything.
Michelle Celio
22-01-2006, 16:08
They make their money from Google ads which they then use to pay for the prizes. And it couldn't possible give viruses/spyware as you are not required to install anything.

Cookies could contain viruses...
Leo 1529
22-01-2006, 16:16
Cookies could contain viruses...

exactly and spyware installs without you noticing most of the time
Jonathan Norris
22-01-2006, 16:29
Looks like a very sketchy idea, be aware!
Adam Richards
22-01-2006, 17:10
I believe that their service violates Google's Terms of Service:

Personal and legitimate uses only

The Google Web APIs service is made available to you for your personal, non-commercial use only (at home or at work). You may only create a single account and must provide accurate identification, contact, and other information required as part of the registration process. You may not create any script or other automated tool that attempts to create multiple Google Web APIs accounts. And you may not use the search results provided by the Google Web APIs service with an existing product or service that competes with products or services offered by Google.

Wouldn't offering prizes to search through your website be competing with Google, who offer no prizes to search?
Leo 1529
22-01-2006, 17:17
I believe that their service violates Google's Terms of Service. Wouldn't offering prizes to search through your website be competing with Google, who offer no prizes to search?


your right it would violate the tos... but who would actually use this
coastertux
22-01-2006, 18:04
I see your point about the TOS...I don't know...maybe they made a deal with Google? Even if they didn't, Google is probably very well aware of what they are doing. Anyways, if you use Firefox, you don't have to worry about viruses and spyware.

Again, if the mods see fit, please delete this thread. I don't want to get introuble with the mods.
Michelle Celio
22-01-2006, 18:14
I see your point about the TOS...I don't know...maybe they made a deal with Google? Even if they didn't, Google is probably very well aware of what they are doing. Anyways, if you use Firefox, you don't have to worry about viruses and spyware.

Again, if the mods see fit, please delete this thread. I don't want to get introuble with the mods.
Even if they say fire fox doesnt allow it, you never know what people are coming up with. I read in a magazine in my network class that Firex Fox has 28 holes and 3 unpatched. While Opera has 8 holes and 2 unpatched, while IE has 83 holes and 25 unpatched.

So you never know how truly secure you are
Leo 1529
22-01-2006, 21:44
Even if they say fire fox doesnt allow it, you never know what people are coming up with. I read in a magazine in my network class that Firex Fox has 28 holes and 3 unpatched. While Opera has 8 holes and 2 unpatched, while IE has 83 holes and 25 unpatched.

So you never know how truly secure you are

I only Use FIREFOX and i know that you can get viruse and spyware through it i got 3 viruses in the same week while on firefox... its always possible to contract something that installs invisibly to you...
Wirelesstaco
16-05-2007, 20:36
Hate to bring up an old topic but just wanted to say I Just won and this is a legit site.
whytheheckme
16-05-2007, 20:42
Hate to bring up an old topic but just wanted to say I Just won and this is a legit site.

WOW thread revival!

Does this still exist?

Jacob
John Gutmann
16-05-2007, 20:49
As a comment on all posts on the TOS. The site is run by publisher's clearing house and it explicitly says "Powered by Google"

@jacob...Wouldn't it have taken less time to type "blingo" into google then to make your post? still loading 2 pages but less typing. :-P

-John
Schnabel
16-05-2007, 22:27
Hate to bring up an old topic but just wanted to say I Just won and this is a legit site.

What did you get?
Wirelesstaco
17-05-2007, 21:26
I one a movie ticked. WOOT! Basically i got till the end of the year to get a Fandango movie ticket by entering in a code or something. Yea the site still works but I don't know about the referral link. Heres mine http://www.blingo.com/friends?ref=yipVkYuIidC6_Bzbu_87uVYM1eo
But basically if you sign up under me and you win I get the same prize you win.

P.S. I found out about this site from a link in someone Sig named sam on this forum. I want to contact the person because i think they only got a month to claim their prize.(Since I won they win too)