While clearing out my spam folder (I always do a quick check for false positives) one actually caught my eye. It was addressed directly to me, using my correct name, not just my e-mail address. It was announcing some kind of new search engine, who will not be named as I do not wish to give them free publicity.
Anyway, upon open the e-mail, it even made reference to people I do know casually, so I thought perhaps this was something legitimate. Well, I went to the site and gave it a shot, was not impressed and went to delete the e-mail for good.
Then something caught my eye, they mentioned having received a positive write-up on TechCrunch. Now I was curious as to what had been written about them since the search was pretty lame and they seem to advertise via spam.
Head over to TechCrunch, punch in the company name and get: “No posts found. Try a different search?”
Who exactly do they think these people think they’re fooling? Do they seriously think no one’s going to check? I’d send them an e-mail admonishing this practice but that would probably only confirm to some bot that I’m a live person and get even more offers to have my equipment enlarged.
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