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    Image of manchops manchops
    11/04/09

    In reply to First Shots from the Facebook Movie
    Wow, this whole internet "thang" sure makes for one hell of a sexy movie! #facebook
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    Image of raincoaster raincoaster
    11/02/09

    In reply to The Secret Shame of Social Networking: How Silicon Valley Got Hooked on Scammers
    Well, this is how all technologically advanced things monetize; they wait for the morans to clue in (thanks Oprah and Aplusk!) and then the scammers target them. #facebook
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    Image of MissNormaDesmond MissNormaDesmond
    11/02/09

    In reply to The Secret Shame of Social Networking: How Silicon Valley Got Hooked on Scammers
    It's interesting to me that most of the people commenting here seem to feel that it's more shameful to be naive than to be someone who exploits others' naivete, in that I see multiple comments aimed at "gullible idiots" and none aimed at "sleazy bastards". I don't play any of the FB games because they're a timesink, and I'm old and suspicious anyway, but I don't expect teenagers, for example, to have my hard-won paranoia, and I think the shame should be for the people who take advantage of them. It's the dishonest people who are doing harm, not the trusting ones. #facebook
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    11/02/09

    In reply to The Secret Shame of Social Networking: How Silicon Valley Got Hooked on Scammers
    Echoing a comment on the TC article, and from my own experience, clicking yr naive way thru the entire IQ Test game, and then getting stuck with a $15 mobile subscription, does indeed give you some useful test results.

    As in "Congratulations! Your IQ equivalent is: Gullible Moron!" #facebook
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    Image of lionel-mandrake lionel-mandrake
    11/02/09

    In reply to The Secret Shame of Social Networking: How Silicon Valley Got Hooked on Scammers
    Are your readers not smart enough to figure out that statements like "Complete This Quiz And Win A FREE Plasma TV!!!" aren't on-the-level? #facebook
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    Image of ConAir34 ConAir34
    11/02/09

    In reply to The Secret Shame of Social Networking: How Silicon Valley Got Hooked on Scammers
    After I read this I had to call my wife to make sure she wasn't doing any of these things.

    I personally recognize a scam pretty fast but she is still learning. #facebook
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    Image of TedCopacabana TedCopacabana
    11/02/09

    @ConAir34: OMG I had to do the same thing. Women just aren't that bright and they're flat out bad drivers. Right? Am I right? #facebook
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    Image of Paul_Is_Drunk Paul_Is_Drunk
    11/02/09

    @TedCopacabana: I find it ironic that in trying to point out his "sexism," you showed the world yours.

    Because 1 woman = all women, right? #facebook
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    Image of TedCopacabana TedCopacabana
    11/02/09

    @Paul_Is_Drunk: Somebody forgot to take their sarcasm awareness pill today. #facebook
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    Image of MissNormaDesmond MissNormaDesmond
    11/02/09

    @TedCopacabana: It helps when you're actually funny, and not just trying way too hard. #facebook
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    Image of ConAir34 ConAir34
    11/03/09

    @MissNormaDesmond: Exactly. #facebook
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    Image of Mo MoDo Mo MoDo
    11/02/09

    In reply to The Secret Shame of Social Networking: How Silicon Valley Got Hooked on Scammers
    So what you are saying is that Farmville is built on a toxic waste dump. #facebook
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    Image of Gonkette Gonkette
    11/04/09

    @Mo MoDo: My cabbages! #facebook
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    Image of goetz goetz
    11/02/09

    In reply to The Secret Shame of Social Networking: How Silicon Valley Got Hooked on Scammers
    Well now I'll definitely be sure to quit playing Evony, just as soon as I see some fucking tits somewhere. #facebook
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    Image of Island of Misfit Toys Island of Misfit Toys
    11/02/09

    In reply to The Secret Shame of Social Networking: How Silicon Valley Got Hooked on Scammers
    Yeah, I hate to say that I was desperate enough for Farmville Cash that I took the stupid IQ test. When they wanted me to type in my cell phone number, I panicked. So I typed in my step-mom's cell number instead. There's been no fallout yet. #facebook
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    Image of PontiusPirate PontiusPirate
    11/02/09

    In reply to The Secret Shame of Social Networking: How Silicon Valley Got Hooked on Scammers
    I'll wager that Mark Pincus draws inspiration from the Evony ad campaign. #facebook
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    Image of themediatrix themediatrix
    11/02/09

    In reply to The Secret Shame of Social Networking: How Silicon Valley Got Hooked on Scammers
    There is a similar phishing-scam underway using YouTube clips.

    Segments from a popular show -- say Project Runway -- are posted on YouTube along with a link at the bottom saying "View the whole show in HD." When you click the link, the site is behind a wall that you have to take a quiz to get through.

    One quiz leads to another leads to another and they fish for your contact info, both virtual and otherwise. I have no idea if you ever make it to the actual show for viewing or just go in circles. I refuse to share my info so of course wasn't able to view the show. #facebook
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    Image of hilikusopus hilikusopus
    11/02/09

    @themediatrix: The irony here is that there's a great swath of reality shows which are, themselves, meta-phishing programs, as it were.
    My favorite example is "Next Iron Chef" (even though I like "IC"!), where you have a reality program designed to staff yet another parent program.
    Or "Next Top Model", whose ratings help determine which model is selected to peddle Covergirl products, the show's sponsor, to its viewers.
    Or "American Idol", which has a more direct line to consumers: you get to pick the singer which the show's sponsor (BMI, whatever) will use as a vehicle to sell you shitty pop albums.
    Yes, I will answer your quiz, thank you for asking me and making my consumer experience so personalized! #facebook
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    Image of Anto103 Anto103
    11/02/09

    In reply to The Secret Shame of Social Networking: How Silicon Valley Got Hooked on Scammers
    And to think, I've just started playing Mafia Wars. #facebook
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    Image of If_I_Had_a_Poodle If_I_Had_a_Poodle
    11/02/09

    In reply to The Secret Shame of Social Networking: How Silicon Valley Got Hooked on Scammers
    That's it. I'm quitting Mafia Wars. #facebook
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    Image of SteelCut SteelCut
    11/02/09

    In reply to The Secret Shame of Social Networking: How Silicon Valley Got Hooked on Scammers
    This is nothing new. All the quiz and gift apps on FB are making money hand over fist this way. You should look into some of the smaller companies. Zynga et al are just the flagships, but there are tons of little guys making scads of money off of dumb people. #facebook
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    Image of MissNormaDesmond MissNormaDesmond
    11/02/09

    @SteelCut: What they're making money off of is trusting people. There's no obvious reason people should automatically suspect that playing a game or taking an IQ test will get them ripped off, whereas it's reasonable for them to assume that MySpace and FB would be smarter than to do this, because sooner or later they're going to get smacked for it, either through a civil suit or by the gummint. This is thievery, no different from pocket-picking. #facebook
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    Image of DahlELama DahlELama
    11/02/09

    In reply to The Secret Shame of Social Networking: How Silicon Valley Got Hooked on Scammers
    Well, if it wasn't for those IQ test wizards, I wouldn't be able to waste my entire day completing such important tasks as "Violently Break Up a Campaign Rally," so, thanks guys!

    (Oh, and thanks, Vox! Just got the tattoo you sent!) #facebook
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