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[Maikel]

There are many, far more subtle, ways of generating revenue then HOTU is doing. We could sell your personal info to marketing agencies for instance. Gives us heaps of money, and you won't have lousy pop-ups!

[Braindead]

heh Maikel you edited your post to a nicer version, I kinda agreed with you though...

[Abi79]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Maikel @ Sep 30 2006, 03:33 PM) [snapback]258352[/snapback]</div>

There are many, far more subtle, ways of generating revenue then HOTU is doing. We could sell your personal info to marketing agencies for instance. Gives us heaps of money, and you won't have lousy pop-ups!

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What personal info? Age, location and nickname? :P

[Hamster of Doom]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Abi79 @ Sep 30 2006, 07:58 PM) [snapback]258420[/snapback]</div>

What personal info? Age, location and nickname? :P
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The nickname is unimportant, but there´s enough personal info stored at this place, that´s really interesting for companies. First of all the email-adresses, that are stored here; most likely these are existing adresses, that are still in use. So the companies would know where to send their spam. As you mentioned, many users give away their location and their age. That makes it easier to predict, if the ad would go to potential customers or not. (It´s useless to send ads about a game for small children to people that are about 15 - 18 years old.) And most importantly the companies wouldn´t have to do much research, what the users of this forum are interested in. Most likely all users are interested in pc-games (maybe consoles, too), computers, and various electronic devices (mobile phones, PDAs and so on).

I would say, that´s enough information to make companies pay for it.

[Titan]

Well, if my inbox is getting filled with spam all of a sudden, the C.E.O. of the studentis groupe lives some 80 km from me........ so that won't happen anytime soon.

Got some more info about this from Kosta today, and as faar as i can see, the only change we'll experience is the main-site that will be redesigned... and it will be redesigned by Kosta since the company sponcors with server applications.

Look, you guys should know by now; conspiracies doesn't work with Abandonia.
We don't hide anything, We don't cheat, We don't try to harm anyone.
This is a legit good deal that we will benifit from with zero to none drawbacks.

The ONLY drawback if you can call it so, is the ads will change into theire, and you won't see ads for online-games anymore.

[Maikel]

Yes things are hidden here. As far as I know I redesign the site and not Kosta. Conspiracies! Aside from that, there is no hidden agenda

[Luchsen]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Maikel @ Oct 2 2006, 08:32 PM) [snapback]258940[/snapback]</div>

Aside from that, there is no hidden agenda
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What's with this?

[ReamusLQ]

...ok I admit; I am totally lost...what about that link?

[Tom Henrik]

@ ReamusLQ

It's proof that there is a Hidden Agenda on the site

[Titan]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Luchsen @ Oct 2 2006, 09:02 PM) [snapback]258943[/snapback]</div>

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Maikel @ Oct 2 2006, 08:32 PM) [snapback]258940[/snapback]

Aside from that, there is no hidden agenda
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What's with this?
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*gears up and locating Luchsen to silence "the deep throat" before he digs up more about the hiden agenda*