Here's the real deal about awards in shareware sites...
http://successfulsoftware.net/2007/08/16/the-software-awards-scam
--Gabriel
On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 7:55 PM, Youness Alaoui <
[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> ok cool! but we already have a softpedia pick, and we don't need any
> more..
> also, notice that the brothersoft page looks bad, terrible, amateurish and
> looks like it's been done by a 10 yo kid..
> I don't really like how they did it, I might as well create a '
> bestsoftware.com' page, crappy with hundreds of google ads everywhere,
> then go to
> every SF.net project and send them a mail saying they have to add a link
> to my page so I can make them 'my pick'... then I would get thousands of
> viewers to my crappy site and get loads of money from the crappy ads
> everywhere...
>
> I know softpedia, I don't know brothersoft, but I don't like their methods
> (you have to link to us!) and I don't like their website (crowded by
> ads).. so, it's good to be 'pick'-ed but no thanks... at least, as far as
> I'm concerned..
>
> thx for the forward!
>
> KaKaRoTo
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 08:56:19PM +0000, Tom Hennigan wrote:
> >
> >
> > Begin forwarded message:
> >
> >> From: Jérôme Gagnon-Voyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> Date: 14 February 2008 14:09:04 GMT
> >> To: Tom Hennigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> Subject: Fwd: [aMSN] gets a Pick award at Brothersoft
> >>
> >> Congratulation!
> >>
> >>
> >> Jérôme
> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Début du message réexpédié :
> >>
> >>> De : Brothersoft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>> Date : 14 février 2008 06:00:29 HNE
> >>> À : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>> Objet : [aMSN] gets a Pick award at Brothersoft
> >>>
> >>> [aMSN] gets a Pick award at Brothersoft
> >>>
> >>> Dear [ ],
> >>>
> >>> You received this email because your software [aMSN] gets a Pick
> >>> award at Brothersoft.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> This meaning your software will have change to appear at the pick
> section
> >>> on our homepage or category pages.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Currently we give you the following promotion option:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Free Promotion Option One:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Homepage Editor's Pick --- 1 Day
> >>>
> >>> Main Category Editor's Pick or any other image Ads --- 3 Day
> >>>
> >>> Main Category Recommended Downloads --- 7 Day
> >>>
> >>> For this promotion you need add a link to
> >>> http://www.brothersoft.com/ on your homepage
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Free Promotion Option Two:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Homepage Editor's Pick --- 7 Day
> >>>
> >>> Main Category Editor's Pick or any other image Ads --- 14 Day
> >>>
> >>> Main Category Recommended Downloads --- 30 Day
> >>>
> >>> For this promotion you need add a link to
> >>> http://www.brothersoft.com/ on all pages of yoursite
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> You can find our logo here
> >>>
> >>> http://author.brothersoft.com/ratingaward.html
> >>>
> >>> Or
> >>>
> >>> http://author.brothersoft.com/pickaward.html
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> To start the promotion
> >>>
> >>> Please active your account here
> >>>
> >>>
> http://author.brothersoft.com/?act=Register.reg_confirm&[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>> &vcode=bb589b1462692a722f5c5a8fb735fa9e
> >>>
> >>> And then login your account here
> >>>
> >>> http://author.brothersoft.com
> >>>
> >>> And then click 'free promotion' button, follow the promotion step.
> >>>
> >>> Thank you for your support, if you have any question or
> suggestion,
> >>> just let me know, you are welcome.
> >>>
> >>> Best Regards,
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> [nina],
> >>>
> >>> [Chat] Category Editor
> >>>
> >>> Brothersoft
> >>>
> >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>>
> >>> http://www.brothersoft.com/
> >>>
> >>
> >
>
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