I received an invitation from someone I knew to Shelfari, and asked if they had found it useful. Here's the reply:
Oh, don't get me started about them. I am so cheesed off, it's not funny. First of all, I never meant to email anyone, actually, you were the only one I intended to mail, since you were the only other person I knew well, with an account there. But the damn site's interface misled me, and it shot off an email to every tom, dick and harry I have ever received an email from on gmail, half of whom I don't even know!
That irritated me so much, I deleted my account right away, and now, despite my doing that, they have sent this stupid reminder. I really wish I could sue them.
I am so angry, it's not funny.... I hope you delete your account too!! :-)
Ah...that..is that.
Does Shelfari have an option to delete the account? That, at least, would be ethical of them...
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deponti- October 8th, 2007
2007-10-08 12:31 pm (UTC)
Shelfari while registering asks the user if they would like to invite their friends from Gmail/Yahoo/Msn etc. You have a option to skip this step but then its confusing. Most of them think its mandatory to use their Gmail account and login. So they end up logging in once and hundreds of your email contact receive the invitation like a spam.
Remember next time not to login into your email account on any third party site. Its not the question of security but its about SPAM/Irritating others. For that site, this helps in scaling their membership base.
Swaptree.com
(Anonymous)
2007-10-08 04:01 pm (UTC)
Swaptree.com (http://www.swaptree.com)
Their you can trade your books, cds, dvds and video games for free.
And with their new promotion, the more friends you tell even their shipping is free.
Re: Swaptree.com
2007-10-08 04:03 pm (UTC)
2007-10-08 05:28 pm (UTC)