Its off the email lists. I use a different email for my developer stuff. Spam harvesting, plain and simple.
On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 7:57 PM, inder <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am more interested in knowing how did Mogees get our addresses? > > Did they just have a person browse all the apps, and note down the > developer email addresses? Or is someone selling such list to these > spammers? > More importantly, how do we avoid this in the future. > > Inder > > > On Mar 13, 12:25 am, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dave, > > > > You and I have exchanged a few emails in the past, and you've been kind > > enough to bring me up to speed with Mogees before, so when I saw this my > > first reaction is "Wow, things must be tough if they're resorting to > > sending out bulk emails". > > > > I'm sure we'd all welcome new revenue generating ideas, but a bulk > > non-personalised email is definitely not the way to inspire confidence. > > > > Al. > > > > > > > > Dave (Mogees) wrote: > > > Hi There: > > > > > This is Dave, one of the co-founders of Mogees. We've been around for > > > a while and I've been on this forum for a while. The Mogees Reward > > > Network is a new program we just launched and is a legitimate > > > marketing program we're running, it's definitely NOT a scam. We've > > > raised funding from some top tier angel investors in the valley and > > > we've allocated specific marketing budget to promote our this program. > > > It's similar to how restaurants join the OpenTable service and part of > > > the benefit is that OpenTable end users earn points when they reserve > > > and dine at those restaurants. We're trying to build up a network of > > > high quality Android applications (we're also on the BlackBerry > > > platform) so we're willing to pay real money to do so. Android users > > > will earn points which can be redeemed for Amazon Gift certificates or > > > Nintendo Wii. Reward programs are well established and have been > > > proven to encourage loyalty behavior by consumers. Airlines and credit > > > cards have been doing it for decades and that's the model we're > > > using. > > > > > We honestly believe this program is beneficial to developers who > > > choose to participate. There are more than a thousand apps on the > > > Android Market already, and that number is increasing quickly. As a > > > point of comparison, the Apple App Store already has close to 300K > > > apps. It is easy to get lost in all of that noise. By joining the > > > network (which is completely free for developers and consumers), you > > > can market your app as one your users can earn reward points and > > > prizes, which will distinguish your app from the rest. I certainly > > > agree that the Mogees Reward Points will not be the only reason > > > someone will download and use your app. But, if I have a choice of > > > downloading two apps that sound very similar, have the same star > > > rating, but one offers me reward points and the other doesn't, I will > > > certainly download the one with the reward points. > > > > > We've selectively reached out to folks on the forum who have > > > participated in discussions related to how to monetize or increase > > > visibility for Android Apps, assuming that our program would be the > > > most attractive to you. I apologize if we've offended anyone. > > > > > Best, > > > Dave > > > > > On Mar 12, 8:44 pm, Incognito <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> Damn, I just noticed the same thing. Got an email from them thinking > that it had come from the mailing list but it was a direct email. > > > > >> I responded thinking that I was mailing everybody but it was only > nancy. Anyway, stinks like a scam or ripoff. > > >> I don't think they've made a sreious case of how is going to help me, > the developer. Instead of a simbiotic relationship all I see is a parasitic > relationship. People will download my app if it is great not because of > them. They just want to take advantage of great apps without providing any > true benefit to the developer. Bunch of retards. > > > > >> On Mar 12, 2009, at 10:54 PM, Pd <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> Don't really want to help them spread their spam but I would like to > > >> know HOW they got hold of my gmail account email address. I thought > the > > >> groups were protected. No? > > > > >> Hi Android Developer, > > > > >> A great way to distinguish your Android app from the crowd and > increase your downloads is the newly launched Mogees Reward Network. > > > > >> You join by integrating the basic version of our SDK (not payments > enabled). Let your users know they earn Mogees Reward Points for > downloading your app and each day they use your app. Points can be redeemed > for gifts like Amazon Gift Certificates or a Nintendo Wii. > > > > >> Why join? > > > > >> · More Usage. Increase the downloads relative to your > competition. > > > > >> · No Costs. This program is completely free to you and Android > users and there is no catch. > > > > >> · Open Enrollment. We are currently in a limited time open > enrollment so no application or approval to join. > > > > >> · All On Us. Basically, we pay Android users to download your > app and use it on a daily basis. > > > > >> We are providing this as the starting step to our virtual currency > platform and are looking to lay the foundation for the network. You can > find out more about the Mogees Reward Network athttp:// > www.mogees.com/public/reward_developer. > > > > >> Please let me know if you have any questions! > > > > >> Warm regards, > > > > >> ~ Nancy > > > > >> ________________________________ > > > > >> Nancy Wu | Mogees > > > > >> Product Marketing Manager > > > > >> [email protected] > > > > >> Mogees |www.mogees.com > > > > >> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any attachments are for the > exclusive and confidential use of the intended recipient. If you are not > the intended recipient, please do not read, distribute or take action in > reliance upon this message. If you have received this in error, please > notify us immediately by return email and promptly delete this message and > its attachments from your computer system. > > > > -- > > > > * Written an Android App? - List it athttp://andappstore.com/* > > > > ====== > > Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the > > company number 6741909. 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