Monthly Archives: May 2009

How a FaceBook Ad can Fool you and charge you $19.99

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If you are a FaceBook savvy then you really need to know this.  Majority of Users Don’t even bother to have a look at all the terms and Conditions and go ahead and give out Personal Information like Phone Numbers and Participate in various programs.

Same thing happened here. An IQ test ad on FaceBook took us to the quiz where the results would only be revealed by texting it to your Cell Phone Number.  But wait! What do you get intead of your results??

You gotta read the Terms before participating. I don’t think anyon e could have read it as it was in very small font size. For others below is the Copy of it.

Here’s a view of the terms and conditions -

Summary of Terms
Welcome to the Official Mobile IQ Quiz! After completing the mobile
quiz, we will calculate your score and ask you to enter your cell
phone number to gain access to your IQ results as well as a mobile
content subscription. Depending on your carrier and cell phone
manufacturer, the mobile content may include ringtones, games,
wallpapers, or fun text messages. This content will cost as much as
$19.99 per month and will be sent to your cell. If you would not like
to sign up for the subscription content to your phone to see your
results, simply click the Get Results link on the cell phone entry
page to view how you did!

 Thanks Consumerist.

Google’s Now ready to Mow the fields with Goats!

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Google used “noisy” mowers to clear their fields that created lots of pollution so hears what everyone should know. Google Recently Brought about 200 Goats from California Grazing  to mow their fields as Google wants to make a  low-carbon approach.

Seems like Google’s Very conscious about the Environment these Days. In their Blog Post they also mentioned -

Goats are a lot cuter to watch than lawn mowers

Keep yourself updated with the latest Swine Flu news via a map

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It is very sad that a virus by the name Swine Flu is spreading rapidly. Many of you might be tracking how many more places are getting affected by it.  I just came across a Live Search Map which highlights the reported cases. These reported cases contain news of both the confirmed and unconfirmed flavor. It allows you to track how the virus is spreading. To add to that it also shows additional data for each point on the map, for instance date, No.of cases and a link to the source reporting the incident.