[RndTbl] snail mail spam ...

[Sean Walberg]

Anyone can go to Google and sign up for their affiliate program. There
might be some basic sniff tests, but once you're in, as long as there
aren't too many complaints and your lead quality is acceptable, you can fly
under the radar for quite some time. (My last job was at an affiliate
marketing company... affiliates would try all sorts of things).

Sean


On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 10:03 AM, Dan Keizer <dan at keizer.ca> wrote:

>  I doubt they're breaking laws.  But, as I say, I'm a bit surprised
> google is associated with them.
> Yeah, whether they're aware or not may be another question.
>
> Dan.
>
> On 13-03-22 10:01 AM, Sean Walberg wrote:
>
> Google probably doesn't know the specifics. Domain.com would just be an
> affiliate getting paid on a CPA basis (the payout used to be $20 but that
> was without the coupon). What they're doing may or may not contravene their
> agreement with Google. Google may or may not care that they're spamming you
> with mail. Are they even breaking any laws?
>
>  Sean
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 9:43 AM, Dan Keizer <dan at keizer.ca> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the info, Bill ...
>> Re-reading some of the info brings back memories (I wonder if I kept
>> that letter somewhere :-)
>>
>> While the domain.com mail-out of the google-sponsored ad-words is not
>> enticing me to pay for renewal services, it is enticing me to pay $25 to
>> get $100 worth of google-sponsored ad-words and is still slamming the
>> domains by sending out unsolicited junk mail, as I've never dealt with
>> domain.com.
>> I am a bit surprised that google has associated itself with a company
>> that does this type of marketing - that's my real surprise.
>>
>> Dan.
>>
>> On 13-03-21 08:11 PM, Bill Reid wrote:
>> > I see that CIRA is very concerned about DRoC.
>> >
>> > Here are some references:
>> >
>> http://www.itbusiness.ca/news/alleged-domain-slammers-lose-dot-ca-licence-sue-cira-10-million/15404
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> http://www.itworldcanada.com/news/cira-investigating-dot-ca-phishing-scammers/145964
>> >
>> >
>> > Here is a good summary of the past few years:
>> >
>> http://www.yummymummyclub.ca/blogs/eileen-fisher-gigamom/20121128/scam-alert-domain-registry-of-canada
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > -- Bill
>> >
>> >
>> > On 20/03/13 23:42, Hartmut W Sager wrote:
>> >> And CIRA, where are you when we need you?  Can't DRoC be deregistered
>> >> for ".ca"
>> >> at least, due to unethical practises?
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