SewShell

I am releasing a new program for YouTube users very shortly. I thought that I should at least announce that… but I won’t be giving away any details just yet. It’s currently in beta stages and I think it’ll make it to the public in about 2-3 weeks, depending on if things go smoothly or not. If you really want some more details, contact me, and maybe I’ll throw some at ya.

The thing is though… this tool could change things on YouTube. I don’t want to change things for the worse, but for the better. In other words, I don’t want anybody to abuse it. So I’m going to keep a close watch on how it’s used, possibly even stop selling it at a certain point so abuse never even begins.

Check back here periodically for more updates, Ill try and write something in about it whenever it’s necessary.

Free Gucci Bag! Click here!………….why do people actually click this crap anyway?

My God, if you haven’t been on MySpace lately… just go look and see how it’s become indulged in spam. I know it’s always been somewhat bad, but lately it’s worse. It seems that every day now I get a comment from a friend who’s account has been phished…

MySpace is apparently taking some type of legal action against this (this is what I’ve heard), in the same act of bring down all the bot websites. I recently heard TheGlobe.com is facing a lawsuit, but I’m not sure how accurate that is. Many other websites have been faced with threats from MySpace, but nothing has been confirmed as far as an actual lawsuit yet. Now here is the real question that MySpace should be considering…

“What should we do to revert this spam?”

Of course they can take out the big guys behind it, but in someway or another it’ll more than likely continue.
These things spread like wildfire, since the average MySpace user really doesn’t know any better. My suggestion to them is a bit far-fetched, but if they execute it right, it’ll work…

First of all, before anything. Put a “Flag as Spam” option on the comment page and bulletin page. This already exists for messages.

Then, simply reset everyone’s password that has received multiple “Spam Flags”. Do it after they are flagged, I don’t know… 5 times. Then, MySpace will automatically e-mail that user a new password to their registered e-mail address. And so the user doesn’t get confused and think his/her account was deleted, notify them in an alert box or something upon “Incorrect Password” with a message like “Your password has been submitted to your e-mail address because of recent spam sent from your account.” And poof, the spammer no longer has access to the account… and the user learns their lesson and their account is back to normal.

Now come on, that’s simple and can easily be done by MySpace’s coders. If they want to climb out of the hole they’re in.

On the other hand, I think because of these “evil marketing intentions” that the MySpace market is quickly becoming depleted. Everyone knows better than to click a random link in a bulletin or comment now, it’s been done, MOST users have caught on to the schemes. And most users don’t care, or don’t see what ever you advertise directly in your profile. So really, you cant advertise anything legit as well as you could about 6 months ago.

But luckily, if you’re a music artist, a filmmaker, a clothing designer or anything like that… you still might have some game in the MySpace community. In fact, you do. Keep at it.

As for everyone else, it may be time to begin looking for a new network. I just think that over the next few months, there’ll be places you’ll find better results. Maybe a site that you’ll be more welcome at. And as for the ones who ruined it… by phishing, abusing the available software, and just straight up being selfish: Well, go to hell.

Phew…this is new to me. I figured I’d try to take a whack at the blogging world and get my voice out there while my projects sit at an idle point.

Okay, I’ll start off by introducing myself…
I am Alex Winter, 18 years old, from a quiet city in the Bay Area of California. Finishing off high school, and continuing my way through the crazy phenomenon known as the internet.

Now that you know a bit about me, I should explain why I think you guys should listen to what I have to say…
I’m one of those kids who are obsessed with the internet. I can never get enough of it. But don’t get me wrong, I’m not one of those MySpace whores who cry for attention day and night through bulletins. Although… I guess my recent on-line persona does relate to MySpace.

I was the original owner of Adder Robot (www.adderrobot.com). I started that website up on December 26th 2006 hoping to make a few extra dollars in pocket change. If you’re not aware of the website; it was for a downloadable software program I had created that sends automated friend requests, messages, comments, etc through the MySpace community.

Within a month, I realized quickly that the website would make more than a few dollars… Within it’s lifespan the website made over $100,000 and had over 7,000 members.

I guess I consider myself lucky, I started the website up at the perfect time, and I (not to brag) think I had the perfect strategy. Before Adder Robot, all of these automation tools were fairly simple and you had to buy each one separately at a high cost. I changed that, and put everything into one package at an easily affordable price. The first MySpace automation software to feature “CAPTCHA Bypass” was Adder Robot, yes the infamous “send a random message or e-mail invite” method was mine. I sold the website in February to a group of guys who were to take the program to the next level, I cashed out of the game. A month later, MySpace sent cease and desist letters to all of the automation websites (or at least most of them), requesting they shut their doors or face a lawsuit. Guess I sold at the right time huh?

Enough about that though. I am here to keep you informed on social network marketing. I will do my best to keep this blog informative. I have some insider knowledge on this niche so I believe it could be good to start a blog. I’ll share with you what I think the public should know. Whether it’s MySpace, Hi5, Bebo, YouTube…whatever. Oh and all my upcoming projects will be posted here, as well as ones created by others that I suggest checking out. So uh.. Digg me, bookmark me, write me down on a post-it note or whatever… Just don’t forget my domain name!