Comments on: Net IQ Tests Can be Draining (of Your Wallet)

By: OMG

OMG — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:58:00 +0000

Yet one more reason not to join places like Facebook! There is no “free-lunch”! That is how these sites make their money. Facebook, Spacebook, Twitter, they are all businesses. Those sites aren’t setup to make our lives easier. Even though they would have you think that was the case. The main purpose is to gather as much info as possible about each of us and then use it to their own financial benefit.

And, why would anyone put their cell phone number out online?

By: GManuel

GManuel — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:24:56 +0000

Even though Facebook has agreed to let a third party advertiser use your posted pictures without your permission, you can stop them in your settings in your Facebook account. Click on SETTINGS. Select PRIVACY SETTINGS. Select NEWS FEEDS AND WALL. Select the tab that reads FACE BOOK ADS. There is a drop down box, select NO ONE. Save your changes. Then post these direction on Facebook so all of your friends can do the same thing…

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:58:12 +0000

Ironically, the only way to ‘pass’ the IQ test is to not take it.

I mean.. anytime you are voluntarily giving your cell phone number to an application, it is generally not a very smart thing to do.

In related news, did ya know on facebook that your friend did NOT really just take it and score a XYZ? Yeah, its an advertisement that swipes your friend’s picture, then tacks on a message (so and so took IQ test and scored a 127!!1 R U Smarter?!?)

By: Jimbo

Jimbo — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 13:43:29 +0000

Let’s not overlook the appeal to human vanity in these kind of scams. The “IQ” test was simple and who doesn’t want to think they’re
a genius? I took the test but the second they asked for a cell phone number I knew it was a scam.

By: John P.

John P. — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:46:02 +0000

Sorry Bob. 70 is a passing grade. I am sure if we work at it we can find 70 triangles. We may have to redefine the term “triangle” or or maybe change our numbering system from the base 10 to another base. I am sure a good politician or attorney could do it for us. They’re good at finding things that don’t exist. Maybe they could find triangles.