Comments on: GlobalTravel.com and DirectAdSolutions.com Are Crooks http://www.misanthropytoday.com/globaltravelcom-and-directadsolutionscom-are-crooks/ Hating Everyone Since 2005 .............(This Could Take Awhile) Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:10:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Anonymous http://www.misanthropytoday.com/globaltravelcom-and-directadsolutionscom-are-crooks/#comment-3587 Anonymous Sun, 12 Apr 2009 20:28:16 +0000 http://www.misanthropytoday.com/?p=1156#comment-3587 I AM a large publisher who signed up to serve <a href="http://www.craigslol.com" target='_blank' >ads</a> for Tom Marrow and SpaFinder.com... The ad code was a link and we noticed it would infrequently create a javascript error code. This proved that the code was not always being delivered the same way... sure enough, we were able to prove that users were being infrequently site to a malware site, securedantivirusonlinescanner.com <- do not go there I AM a large publisher who signed up to serve ads for Tom Marrow and SpaFinder.com… The ad code was a link and we noticed it would infrequently create a javascript error code. This proved that the code was not always being delivered the same way… sure enough, we were able to prove that users were being infrequently site to a malware site, securedantivirusonlinescanner.com <- do not go there

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]]> By: andyfox1979 http://www.misanthropytoday.com/globaltravelcom-and-directadsolutionscom-are-crooks/#comment-3585 andyfox1979 Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:47:06 +0000 http://www.misanthropytoday.com/?p=1156#comment-3585 D- I'd contact spafinder and let them know whats going on. This post comes up #2 for "DirectAdSolutions" in google search so I think they'll definitely have to change their name soon. Glad I could help. D-

I’d contact spafinder and let them know whats going on. This post comes up #2 for “DirectAdSolutions” in google search so I think they’ll definitely have to change their name soon.

Glad I could help.

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]]> By: D http://www.misanthropytoday.com/globaltravelcom-and-directadsolutionscom-are-crooks/#comment-3575 D Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:47:43 +0000 http://www.misanthropytoday.com/?p=1156#comment-3575 Hello, I represent a significantly large publisher who was also contacted by Direct Ad Solutions, however this time they were representing "SpaFinder.com." After some suspicious malware warnings from DoubleClick, we double checked our references and then found your blog post! Thank you. Indeed we were working with Tom Marrow and almost fell for it. I can't thank you enough! Hello, I represent a significantly large publisher who was also contacted by Direct Ad Solutions, however this time they were representing “SpaFinder.com.”

After some suspicious malware warnings from DoubleClick, we double checked our references and then found your blog post! Thank you.

Indeed we were working with Tom Marrow and almost fell for it. I can’t thank you enough!

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]]> By: Ben Cormier http://www.misanthropytoday.com/globaltravelcom-and-directadsolutionscom-are-crooks/#comment-3536 Ben Cormier Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:21:34 +0000 http://www.misanthropytoday.com/?p=1156#comment-3536 That's certainly possible and likely, we're probably both right and it varies from case to case. In this case the <a href="http://www.craigslol.com" target='_blank' >ads</a> actually stopped working the first day into the campaign, if they were actually trying to get advertising for free I think they'd have tried to keep the <a href="http://www.craigslol.com" target='_blank' >ads</a> live and string the site along for as long as possible. Whereas if they just wanted to install some malware, they'd get as many people infected as they could before complaints came rolling in and suspicion was raised and then bolt. That’s certainly possible and likely, we’re probably both right and it varies from case to case.

In this case the ads actually stopped working the first day into the campaign, if they were actually trying to get advertising for free I think they’d have tried to keep the ads live and string the site along for as long as possible.

Whereas if they just wanted to install some malware, they’d get as many people infected as they could before complaints came rolling in and suspicion was raised and then bolt.

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]]> By: andyfox1979 http://www.misanthropytoday.com/globaltravelcom-and-directadsolutionscom-are-crooks/#comment-3535 andyfox1979 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:32:12 +0000 http://www.misanthropytoday.com/?p=1156#comment-3535 Hey Ben, glad I could help verify this for you. I disagree that the advertiser doesn't know whats going on. They might not be in on it but they are implicit. Affiliate Marketing or Selling Leads is a pretty good business. The end advertiser doesn't care where the leads came from or why. As a matter of fact dealing with someone disreputable probably only helps them because at some point they can just pull the rug from under them (after 1000 free leads) and say "sorry, we've heard that you're ripping off publishers". Or renegotiate the CPA terms, saying that the leads aren't good. Instead of $10 we'll give you $2. Since DirectAdSolutions pays nothing to the publishers it's all profit. If you ran any quantity of impressions i'd contact the advertiser and demand some sort of payment. They should be accountable for knowing where their leads come from. I emailed the guy and told him that i'd be writing this blog post and that he might as well start a new site. Hey Ben, glad I could help verify this for you. I disagree that the advertiser doesn’t know whats going on. They might not be in on it but they are implicit.

Affiliate Marketing or Selling Leads is a pretty good business. The end advertiser doesn’t care where the leads came from or why.

As a matter of fact dealing with someone disreputable probably only helps them because at some point they can just pull the rug from under them (after 1000 free leads) and say “sorry, we’ve heard that you’re ripping off publishers”. Or renegotiate the CPA terms, saying that the leads aren’t good. Instead of $10 we’ll give you $2. Since DirectAdSolutions pays nothing to the publishers it’s all profit.

If you ran any quantity of impressions i’d contact the advertiser and demand some sort of payment. They should be accountable for knowing where their leads come from.

I emailed the guy and told him that i’d be writing this blog post and that he might as well start a new site.

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