Is there some other part of the world where putting the dollar sign after the amount makes sense? => 35$ VS. $35 posted by Alison at 2:40 PM on December 19, 2005
Anybody see the new King Kong movie? (hehe, KA-CHING!) posted by StickyCarpet at 2:51 PM on December 19, 2005
All right MeFites. Fess up. How many of you are moonlighting for this shady outfit? posted by JeffK at 2:52 PM on December 19, 2005
Perhaps I will order the "classic" package. 1000 posts... Classic. posted by mr.dan at 2:53 PM on December 19, 2005
Quebec has the $ after the amount. Same thing with the percentage (%) sign. posted by Blue Buddha at 2:54 PM on December 19, 2005
Really, if you wanted to get people posting, it should be "trollonmyforum.com". posted by fungible at 2:55 PM on December 19, 2005
Anybody tried that new, refreshing Pepsi Blue? I hear it's great. posted by 40 Watt at 2:56 PM on December 19, 2005
I am disappointed because I do want to find nice posters, to hang on my wall. posted by smackfu at 3:06 PM on December 19, 2005
Is there some other part of the world where putting the dollar sign after the amount makes sense? => 35$ VS. $35
with their rates, i'd say well "offshore."
their domain is registered by domains by proxy (i.e., an anonymizer). geobytes locates their ip in st. louis. their contact link is just a form (with only a picture of a head set wearing operator). they're using xoops for thier own site while they've managed to spam a bunch of php cms forums looking for business and are also spamming bottom feeder topical forums (poker sites) looking for posters, all under the same userid.
i'd say giving them money would be a stupid gamble, even if it wasn't a slimey idea.
there's a bunch of sites of this ilk: boostaforum.com, www.sitebuildup.com, paidposts.com, www.forumelves.com, www.forumlaunch.com, all with similar rate structures. posted by 3.2.3 at 3:06 PM on December 19, 2005
This link that you have posted is fantastic. It's good to be here on this forum to find such links. I am glad to be a part of this new budding community. Keep up the great work.
(You have now used 1 of 100 custom responses in your $35 plan.) posted by Robot Johnny at 3:23 PM on December 19, 2005
Most large PR forms will organize a "grass roots" campaign for a client, including letters to the editor, emails to legislators, forum posts, call-ins to radio shows, etc. This is just a public offering of something that's been around for a while. Dispiriting to see it so bald-faced, though. Ech. posted by QuietDesperation at 3:51 PM on December 19, 2005
This is sad. (That'll be $0.35 to my PayPal account, mathowie.) posted by ZenMasterThis at 3:56 PM on December 19, 2005
You have to be logged in to receive access to the jobs. Once you're logged in, simply click "job zone" and you'll see a list of forums/message boards that need posters. The lists will contain the information about how much you'll be paid etc, and how long you're expected to post etc.
I would have figured it was just offshore labor, but it turns out that they're "hiring" internet labor. Weirder and weirder.
After you "do" a "job", you post somewhere else and collect your pittance pay, which assumedly only comes after they've done some verification. Or maybe not; maybe they just wait for the customer to complain.
Is there some other part of the world where putting the dollar sign after the amount makes sense? => 35$ VS. $35
posted by Alison at 5:40 PM EST on December 19 [!]
Yes. In numerous European countries. posted by juiceCake at 4:10 AM on December 20, 2005
I'm depressed that posters no longer means "things you hang on the wall." posted by agregoli at 7:12 AM on December 20, 2005
From boostaforum's FAQ:
How are your prices so low? The first reason is because we are new and made our prices so low to start off and get people interested. Second, we find writers that are willing to post at low costs because they are interested in your forum topic.
I suspect their "frequently asked questions" page needs a rename. posted by hugsnkisses at 8:37 AM on December 20, 2005
I came here prepared to make a witty comment about not finding any such thing around here, and dang if reality hadn't beaten me to the pun. posted by ancientgower at 9:02 AM on December 20, 2005
Is there some other part of the world where putting the dollar sign after the amount makes sense? => 35$ VS. $35
Just about every other unit goes at the end (percentage, centimeters, etc). So why would it not make sense for currency? It's not the convention, but it makes more sense than writing the equivalent of "dollars thirty-five". posted by Gary at 11:52 AM on December 20, 2005
I am disappointed because I do want to find nice posters, to hang on my wall.
Trust me, there are some posters here I'd like to hang on my wall. posted by DrJohnEvans at 10:06 AM on December 21, 2005
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