Thursday, August 19, 2004

Another search engine with an MLM twist

It's so bizarre to see all sorts of search engines coming out of the woodwork. It's not that these are any different than any others, but they are weirder. The latest that I found is called PoleJumper.com and it taks about relevant searches with an algorithm created by 16 smart people. The real twist is that it's a pyramid scheme where you contribute $100 and then they put you in a rotation and as other people contribute the same money, you get more money. It's a form of a chain letter and represents some of the most detestable tactics which is an MLM scheme. There just is no shame in MLM land. I know what happened and how it must have been started, guys that like MLM said what vehicle can we use that would be pervasive and uscker a lot of people in? Search engine? Why not? They've tried everything else. I'm wondering if the government is going to shut this one down! Maybe they can't, but with something called PoleJumper....

By the way, the search results are not bad, so maybe there is more to it. I would guess they're grabbing those results from someone else though. They look like they are pulling from DMOZ too. I tho

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