Creative beggars
posted by CunningLinguist on Aug 19, 2009 - 35 comments

Ghostface Killah begs his fans to buy his new album. He figures that if he has 100,000 myspace friends then he should have at least 30,000 early sales. He doesnt and tells downloaders that they should "cop" the CD at the store even if they've downloaded it.
posted by damn dirty ape on Feb 2, 2008 - 97 comments

Children for Hire.
posted by hadjiboy on Feb 9, 2007 - 5 comments

About ten hours (over the course of two days) and exactly two bloodshot eyes later, it was complete. I had 100 letters to 100 different companies — stuffed, sealed, stamped, and ready to go. I put all 100 letters into the mail on Friday, February 24, 2006 at 9 AM. Now all that was left to do was sit back and wait for a response (or two?) via
posted by Kwantsar on Mar 4, 2006 - 62 comments

It takes all kinds to make a web. With these guys, I would have to say we got all kinds. Remember SaveKaryn, the website where the lady collected dollar bills from all and sundry to get out of debt? Well, the idea caught on (unsurprisingly), and PimpingThePoor.com has set out to be the 'Consumer Reports of begging sites".
posted by baylink on Dec 28, 2003 - 8 comments

The Foundation for Internet Begging or FIB has had a website in operation since August of 2000, and as always, they need your help to keep going. You can join them in their noble, tried-and-true efforts; learn more about the people behind the effort and their mission as it stands; and, of course, give generously.
posted by moz on Jun 23, 2001 - 2 comments

Income Tax Return for Recently Laid-Off Dotcom Employees With No Job Prospects Feel like donating $3 to feed, clothe, and shelter a laid-off Pets.com employee? Notice that they won't accept options in place of cash!
posted by igloo on Mar 20, 2001 - 0 comments