Dear Readers,
Two days ago we received a note from a woman who identified herself as a member of AdViewGlobal (AVG). The note was intended for publication, but we declined to publish it.
The woman described herself as angry about developments at the surf. We would have published the note, except for one thing: The woman included two URLs, along with an appeal for readers to click on PTCÂ ads on her website.
So, in one breath, she was condemning AVG. In the next, she was encouraging people to engage in click fraud so she could earn a fee. There was virtually no editorial content on the site.
Bids to commit click fraud were an element of the ASD case, of course. Despite all that has happened, some people continue to show annoyance that their favorite surf or surfs aren’t paying, and yet try to line their own pockets with fraudulent fees.
It’s hard to imagine that anyone actually joined AVG, given the events at ASD. But it’s even harder to imagine that a person bitter about suspended AVG payouts then would arrive at the conclusion that she could make up for lost money by taking money out of the pockets of PTC advertisers.
And, speaking of the word “imagine,” we offer this — with our apologies to the late John Lennon.
Imagine there’s no Surfing
It’s easy if you try
No Ponzi below you
Nothing above you to deny
Imagine all the Surfers
Saying no to pay to play
Imagine there’s no Cashouts
It isn’t hard to do
Nothing to shill or ply for
And no soiled commissions too
Imagine all the Surfers
Saying no to clicking for a fee
You may say that he’s a schemer
But he’s not the only one
He hopes someday you’ll join him
And the Ponzis will be as one
Imagine no rebate schemes
I wonder if you can
No appeals to greed or hunger
A brotherhood of anti-scam
Imagine all the Surfers
Respecting the nobility of the working man
You may say that he’s a schemer
But he’s not the only one
He knows now you won’t join him
And the Ponzis will die as one