Twitter culture: advice

Matthew on 17/9/2009 at 16:55

Or to put into an ebook and flog it on Ebay for a tenner a pop.

Keeper Mallinson on 17/9/2009 at 17:02

It's been about 2 days. I suppose it's possible they're asking for their own topic to decrease the chances of applicants finding something on the internet to hand in, but I understand the dubiosity here.

And yeah, references to "directcpv.com" (which this "Gorana Sarcavic" says s/he is the account manager of shows a strange advertising site.

If this is a scam, I feel like a fool. I used to spot things like this. I debunk pseudoscience as a hobby, for crying out loud.

I'll look deeper in.

Edit: strange thing though: there's not just a website, but a phone number with an extension. You wouldn't have that level of accountability, would you?

Paz on 17/9/2009 at 17:24

welp, "DirectCPV is the CPV network that is the sub-company of AdManage, which in turn is the daughter company of Revenuegateway." says (http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showpost.php?p=10993629&postcount=9) some guy who seems to work for them

ad-affiliation schemes and all that stuff are well out of my area of expertise ... so I really don't know, but I find sub-companies of companies under the ownership of other companies a bit suspicious

uh, oh yeah, there's also this: (http://www.ripoffreport.com/Internet/Charlo-Barbosa-Sexba/charlo-barbosa-sexbankroll-r-3aff5.htm)

honestly, I wouldn't touch this

Keeper Mallinson on 17/9/2009 at 17:30

I saw that Ripoff report in my research a few minutes ago. I wasn't sure how involved this company is, but hell, I'm dubious enough at this point.

God damn some people. I feel the same way I did when I found myself at a job interview in Delta, and the interviewer used quick-talk to ostracize me for asking what my job description was, or confused me with very rapidly-said jargon, stopping only to ask whether I "have what it takes"; and then gave me what he called a job application which was actually a picture of 3rd-world kids and a questionnaire of how much I would like to donate to them.

Thanks for all your help.

june gloom on 17/9/2009 at 17:34

Quote Posted by Keeper Mallinson

and then gave me what he called a job application which was actually a picture of 3rd-world kids and a questionnaire of how much I would like to donate to them.

day = made

thanks

fett on 17/9/2009 at 18:59

The world is overrun with people who want to or think they can write. Any reputable company isn't placing ads looking for writers - they're beating them away with a stick.

Avoid.

Keeper Mallinson on 17/9/2009 at 19:15

So in conclusion, don't even bother writing & submitting for this thing?

Queue on 18/9/2009 at 00:12

Best advice I've heard around this place yet. It'd be less pointless, and you'd get farther, trying to slip the turgid blimpie to the X-mas gift.

Scots Taffer on 18/9/2009 at 00:23

@SDM: cool pic, bro

Shug on 18/9/2009 at 15:57

pic is dated '99 SDM, require fresh chakat pics ty