Comments on: Think Twice Before Having Fun on Facebook http://blog.kirkpetersen.net/2009/03/think-twice-before-having-fun-on-facebook.html ... for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:43:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: SoberSentinel http://blog.kirkpetersen.net/2009/03/think-twice-before-having-fun-on-facebook.html/comment-page-1#comment-1216 SoberSentinel Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:06:10 +0000 http://blog.kirkpetersen.net/2009/03/think-twice-before-having-fun-on-facebook.html#comment-1216 Once you "agree" to this scam, have any of you found a way to unsubscribe to stop the recurring bill (aside from calling your carrier)? I've been searching for this, and have yet to find it. Once you "agree" to this scam, have any of you found a way to unsubscribe to stop the recurring bill (aside from calling your carrier)? I've been searching for this, and have yet to find it.

]]> By: April 24th: Fun e-business? | In The Loop http://blog.kirkpetersen.net/2009/03/think-twice-before-having-fun-on-facebook.html/comment-page-1#comment-657 April 24th: Fun e-business? | In The Loop Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:38:53 +0000 http://blog.kirkpetersen.net/2009/03/think-twice-before-having-fun-on-facebook.html#comment-657 [...] you entertaining yourself with these applications?  Or are you simply allowing the companies to offload their advertising budget onto your [...] [...] you entertaining yourself with these applications?  Or are you simply allowing the companies to offload their advertising budget onto your [...]

]]> By: Facebook Continues to Peddle Scams To Its Members :All That Is Necessary… http://blog.kirkpetersen.net/2009/03/think-twice-before-having-fun-on-facebook.html/comment-page-1#comment-643 Facebook Continues to Peddle Scams To Its Members :All That Is Necessary… Mon, 20 Apr 2009 02:33:37 +0000 http://blog.kirkpetersen.net/2009/03/think-twice-before-having-fun-on-facebook.html#comment-643 [...] weeks ago, I wrote about having been taken in by an IQ test scam on Facebook.   Lots of other people have also written [...] [...] weeks ago, I wrote about having been taken in by an IQ test scam on Facebook.   Lots of other people have also written [...]

]]> By: Mobile Messenger http://blog.kirkpetersen.net/2009/03/think-twice-before-having-fun-on-facebook.html/comment-page-1#comment-497 Mobile Messenger Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:23:09 +0000 http://blog.kirkpetersen.net/2009/03/think-twice-before-having-fun-on-facebook.html#comment-497 We at Mobile Messenger would like to assist you with your concern or complaint. If you need assistance in regards to being unsubscribed or other related issues, please do not hesitate to contact us. Please call 1-800-416-6129, to speak to a live operator, Monday to Friday 0600 – 1800 US Pacific Time or email escalationsus@sms-helpdesk.com We at Mobile Messenger would like to assist you with your concern or complaint. If you need assistance in regards to being unsubscribed or other related issues, please do not hesitate to contact us. Please call 1-800-416-6129, to speak to a live operator, Monday to Friday 0600 – 1800 US Pacific Time or email escalationsus@sms-helpdesk.com

]]> By: Anonymous http://blog.kirkpetersen.net/2009/03/think-twice-before-having-fun-on-facebook.html/comment-page-1#comment-429 Anonymous Wed, 01 Apr 2009 06:18:54 +0000 http://blog.kirkpetersen.net/2009/03/think-twice-before-having-fun-on-facebook.html#comment-429 I was on the fence about facebook to begin with, I just recently started actively using mine and dabbling around with the vast array of apps they had. Needless to say, here I am, on late night when I should probably be in bed, and I got burned by this so-called IQ Test. It goes without saying that I am done using facebook and it's pretty apparent why we're in this economic crisis. Not only do these big companies take any and every measure possible to screw over the working class; not even something as seemingly harmless as facebook is above the trickery of screwing people over using underhanded tactics. I know and understand most people might, in its defense, say things such as: "Well you should have read the fine print." Which commonly, I would agree with. However, that being said, again, I return to what I previously mentioned: Why would I think facebook to advocate such a thing and actively advertise for it? Well, enjoy the $20 or so that you'll get out of me; cause I'll never use facebook again. I hope even those of you that haven't been scammed won't continue supporting this crap by being a member. But that's wishful thinking. Furiously your's, A Former Facebook user I was on the fence about facebook to begin with, I just recently started actively using mine and dabbling around with the vast array of apps they had. Needless to say, here I am, on late night when I should probably be in bed, and I got burned by this so-called IQ Test.

It goes without saying that I am done using facebook and it’s pretty apparent why we’re in this economic crisis. Not only do these big companies take any and every measure possible to screw over the working class; not even something as seemingly harmless as facebook is above the trickery of screwing people over using underhanded tactics.

I know and understand most people might, in its defense, say things such as: “Well you should have read the fine print.” Which commonly, I would agree with. However, that being said, again, I return to what I previously mentioned: Why would I think facebook to advocate such a thing and actively advertise for it? Well, enjoy the $20 or so that you’ll get out of me; cause I’ll never use facebook again. I hope even those of you that haven’t been scammed won’t continue supporting this crap by being a member. But that’s wishful thinking.

Furiously your’s,

A Former Facebook user

]]> By: Anonymous http://blog.kirkpetersen.net/2009/03/think-twice-before-having-fun-on-facebook.html/comment-page-1#comment-414 Anonymous Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:51:00 +0000 http://blog.kirkpetersen.net/2009/03/think-twice-before-having-fun-on-facebook.html#comment-414 I too was taken. I have e-mailed complaints to both Verizon and FB. Hopefully FB won't cancel my account as I've only been on for three weeks. The complaint website for FB states they will investigate fully. I have to think they will disengage this group from their website... I too was taken. I have e-mailed complaints to both Verizon and FB. Hopefully FB won’t cancel my account as I’ve only been on for three weeks. The complaint website for FB states they will investigate fully. I have to think they will disengage this group from their website…

]]> By: Anonymous http://blog.kirkpetersen.net/2009/03/think-twice-before-having-fun-on-facebook.html/comment-page-1#comment-411 Anonymous Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:43:00 +0000 http://blog.kirkpetersen.net/2009/03/think-twice-before-having-fun-on-facebook.html#comment-411 What really sucks for me is that I was texted the pin. I then saw the link for terms & conditions and read them. I saw that I'd be agreeing to $9.99/mo so I DIDN'T put in the pin and DIDN'T check the box agreeing to the "T&C" and closed out the page...<br/><br/>...AND THEY STILL SOMEHOW SIGNED ME UP AND SENT ME A WELCOME TEXT and I don't know how to get out of it. <br/><br/>How do you unsubscribe to something you NEVER subscribed to? What really sucks for me is that I was texted the pin. I then saw the link for terms & conditions and read them. I saw that I'd be agreeing to $9.99/mo so I DIDN'T put in the pin and DIDN'T check the box agreeing to the "T&C" and closed out the page…

…AND THEY STILL SOMEHOW SIGNED ME UP AND SENT ME A WELCOME TEXT and I don't know how to get out of it.

How do you unsubscribe to something you NEVER subscribed to?

]]> By: Kirk Petersen http://blog.kirkpetersen.net/2009/03/think-twice-before-having-fun-on-facebook.html/comment-page-1#comment-403 Kirk Petersen Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:00:00 +0000 http://blog.kirkpetersen.net/2009/03/think-twice-before-having-fun-on-facebook.html#comment-403 ollie, that's obviously what I'll do next time -- I didn't make the connection that if I give them my cell number and enter a code accepting terms and conditions, that something could be charged to my account. Between that and the hurry hurry hurry setup, I got taken in.<br/><br/>Lori, MoneyEnergy, I had hoped that Facebook would find or respond to my complaint in some way, but the IQ test is still there. I'm reluctant to start a campaign against it on FB because I like the service, and I have heard of people getting accounts canceled. ollie, that’s obviously what I’ll do next time — I didn’t make the connection that if I give them my cell number and enter a code accepting terms and conditions, that something could be charged to my account. Between that and the hurry hurry hurry setup, I got taken in.

Lori, MoneyEnergy, I had hoped that Facebook would find or respond to my complaint in some way, but the IQ test is still there. I’m reluctant to start a campaign against it on FB because I like the service, and I have heard of people getting accounts canceled.

]]> By: ollie http://blog.kirkpetersen.net/2009/03/think-twice-before-having-fun-on-facebook.html/comment-page-1#comment-402 ollie Thu, 05 Mar 2009 11:25:00 +0000 http://blog.kirkpetersen.net/2009/03/think-twice-before-having-fun-on-facebook.html#comment-402 I blew it off when they asked me for my cell phone number. Besides, the questions weren't that hard. I blew it off when they asked me for my cell phone number. Besides, the questions weren’t that hard.

]]> By: Lori http://blog.kirkpetersen.net/2009/03/think-twice-before-having-fun-on-facebook.html/comment-page-1#comment-397 Lori Mon, 02 Mar 2009 22:16:00 +0000 http://blog.kirkpetersen.net/2009/03/think-twice-before-having-fun-on-facebook.html#comment-397 And I was fortunate enough to meet both you and Web Goddess on that same forum (as well as my own Twitterpate). :)<br/><br/>Thanks for alerting us to this, Kirk. I nearly clicked on the link today. Glad I read this first! Scummy marketing ploys don't paint a very rosy picture of the marketers, do they? And I was fortunate enough to meet both you and Web Goddess on that same forum (as well as my own Twitterpate). :)

Thanks for alerting us to this, Kirk. I nearly clicked on the link today. Glad I read this first! Scummy marketing ploys don’t paint a very rosy picture of the marketers, do they?

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