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Posted By: Wendy Woudstra In Response To: Instant Buzz (kevin carroll)
Friday, 1 September 2006, at 9:49 p.m.
The spam clauses, I believe, actually came about after the whole domain was shut down because a member was using spam to promote it.
The email ad part of Instant Buzz can also cause much grief for them and you if you use it with commercial email. I'd suggest not activating that feature at all.
So basically, if you don't use spam to promote, and you don't use the email buzz ads, then there's nothing to worry about in the TOS
As for whether it's worthwhile, if you've got a product or opportunity that sells what most InstantBuzzers are buying (traffic, work at home opps, money making ideas, etc), then you can get some traffic and sales out of it.
Not a lot, mind you, but once you've got the toolbar installed, its cost-free and effortless.
As for the toolbar being a hog. I haven't had that experience at all, but IE toolbars are iffy things all-round. The Alexa toolbar brought down my whole Win2K computer last year, even though on most installs it's no problem at all.
I'd suggest, if you're thinking about InstantBuzz, to install the Firefox toolbar and browse with Firefox for credits. I like it much better than the IE toolbar. And I like Firefox better than IE too... but that's another story.
Bottom line, it's not going to bring you TONS of traffic overnight. But if you've got a site that sells the right sort of stuff, it will make you SOME money for very little effort.
Wendy
> Hi folks.
> I got a link for this Instant Buzz programme on some forum recently, not
> sure if it was here or not! Anyone know anything about it? Its supposed to
> display your ad across the top of webpages....of other Instant Buzz users,
> and theirs are laced on yours. However its a couple of the terms Im
> wondering about; are these standard or could you actually end up owing
> them a "fine"?
> Here are the ones Im wondering about:
> "Terms of Service and License Agreement
> IMPORTANT: If you do not agree to or understand these terms, do not
> install Instant Buzz on your computer.
> INDEMNIFICATION
> ABUSE
> 1. I agree not to promote InstantBuzz through any form of unsolicited
> commercial email and that if I am proven to willfully and knowingly do so,
> I agree to pay InstantBuzz.com a fine of $1,000 per email sent payable
> immediately upon InstantBuzz presenting proof of my sending such email. I
> understand that InstantBuzz is not out to unfairly persecute would-be
> spammers but endeavors to keep InstantBuzz free for everyone.
> 2. I will not partake in any abuse of the InstantBuzz system in any form
> (spam, inappropriate advertising, abusive behaviour, credit spoofting,
> etc.). Extreme cases will be prosecuted.
> 3. I agree that I will not run or advertise any auto-surf programs
> alongside or on the Instant Buzz toolbar, and if I am proven to willfully
> and knowingly do so, I agree to pay Instant Buzz a fine of $10 per webpage
> surfed using such a program, sent payable immediately upon Instant Buzz
> presenting proof of these activities. I understand that running an
> auto-surf program severely disadvantages other Instant Buzz members and
> this policy is in place to protect the interests of all members.
> 4. I agree that I will only use Instant Buzz SigAds in one-to-one email
> communications. I will not, under any circumstances, use the email client
> for which I have SigAds configured in any form of mass email whatsoever. I
> also understand that if any of my emails are deemed to be spam by the
> recipient I will be held responsible.
> NON-COMPETE
> 6. I will not partake in any way in the development of any application,
> service, product, or activity that attempts to subvert, abuse, spam, or in
> any way harm InstantBuzz, InstantBuzz.com, InstantBuzz users, or
> InstantBuzz advertisers, and that if I do, I agree to pay InstantBuzz.com
> a fine of $5,000,000 per incidence.
> I agree that any disputes with these terms will be resolved by the United
> States State of California judicial system."
> Perhaps theyre just normal but Id be worried about inadvertantly breaking
> some of the rules!!
> k
InstantBuzz won't get you lots of traffic, but Social Bookmarking can!
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