Comments on: Reunion.com spam alert http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/05/10/reunioncom-spam-alert/ Same old blog, brand new place Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:25:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Mark Irelan http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/05/10/reunioncom-spam-alert/#comment-92279 Mark Irelan Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:35:05 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/05/10/reunioncom-spam-alert/#comment-92279 As I move often, and have lost contact with people over the years, when I got that email, I bought it. OUCH! I just spammed everyone in my address book, including professional contacts. Thanks Reunion.com for making me look like a twit! As I move often, and have lost contact with people over the years, when I got that email, I bought it. OUCH! I just spammed everyone in my address book, including professional contacts. Thanks Reunion.com for making me look like a twit!

]]> By: Mel Gordon http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/05/10/reunioncom-spam-alert/#comment-90425 Mel Gordon Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:15:04 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/05/10/reunioncom-spam-alert/#comment-90425 What a bummer. I operate a business that often receives orders from people who do not fully complete their order application. I thought that Reunion.com would assist me in verifying these addressees.Bang - pure fantastic spam action. Ruined my chances for some orders when purchasers complained about my "spam" tactics. Thanks Reunion.com for your underhanded "assistance." What a bummer. I operate a business that often receives orders from people who do not fully complete their order application. I thought that Reunion.com would assist me in verifying these addressees.Bang - pure fantastic spam action. Ruined my chances for some orders when purchasers complained about my “spam” tactics. Thanks Reunion.com for your underhanded “assistance.”

]]> By: boadicea http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/05/10/reunioncom-spam-alert/#comment-83502 boadicea Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:48:12 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/05/10/reunioncom-spam-alert/#comment-83502 We have a house for sale and some people wanted to rent it. In this market, sure - so my husband told me to just do a little online searching to see if I could find anything obviously wrong about this couple. A search result showed the wives name at reunion.com, so I clicked on it - I had signed up on reunion a long time ago (back when they seemed legit), and it had me re-enter my email account... I don't think that they got my address book (I haven't heard anything from friends/relatives). HOWEVER! I just got an email from reunion that 'someone was looking for me', and it listed the potential renters age, hometown and school...which makes me think that SHE got an email when I looked at her name. Thats irritating! I mean, I looked at many names...so did they all get an email that I searched for them? How embarrassing. By the way: I've noticed that Classmates now has a little checkbox that says, "tell so-and-so you visited" and you have to uncheck the box or else that person will be notified that you looked at their profile. We have a house for sale and some people wanted to rent it. In this market, sure - so my husband told me to just do a little online searching to see if I could find anything obviously wrong about this couple.
A search result showed the wives name at reunion.com, so I clicked on it - I had signed up on reunion a long time ago (back when they seemed legit), and it had me re-enter my email account…
I don’t think that they got my address book (I haven’t heard anything from friends/relatives). HOWEVER!
I just got an email from reunion that ’someone was looking for me’, and it listed the potential renters age, hometown and school…which makes me think that SHE got an email when I looked at her name. Thats irritating! I mean, I looked at many names…so did they all get an email that I searched for them?
How embarrassing.
By the way: I’ve noticed that Classmates now has a little checkbox that says, “tell so-and-so you visited” and you have to uncheck the box or else that person will be notified that you looked at their profile.

]]> By: julie pdx http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/05/10/reunioncom-spam-alert/#comment-82001 julie pdx Sat, 13 Sep 2008 23:37:24 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/05/10/reunioncom-spam-alert/#comment-82001 I just spammed everyone in my contacts from an older account i use for my junk mail address. Unfortunately i had a lot of old contacts in there including ex boyfriends, ex friends, professional contacts, crazy guys who i dated long ago and I would never intentionally contact. I'm so embarrassed and also kinda freaked out that Reunion.com could somehow access all of my contacts and then make it look like I intentionally sent all of them an e-mail. My current friends think it's funny and I can laugh about it with them, i'm just embarrassed about all of those old contacts that were inappropriate to receive a "personal" e-mail from me like that. Reunion.com sucks! I just spammed everyone in my contacts from an older account i use for my junk mail address. Unfortunately i had a lot of old contacts in there including ex boyfriends, ex friends, professional contacts, crazy guys who i dated long ago and I would never intentionally contact. I’m so embarrassed and also kinda freaked out that Reunion.com could somehow access all of my contacts and then make it look like I intentionally sent all of them an e-mail. My current friends think it’s funny and I can laugh about it with them, i’m just embarrassed about all of those old contacts that were inappropriate to receive a “personal” e-mail from me like that.  Reunion.com sucks!

]]> By: Jim http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/05/10/reunioncom-spam-alert/#comment-81217 Jim Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:40:34 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/05/10/reunioncom-spam-alert/#comment-81217 They they are using trickery and manipulative tasks to obtain our contact lists, I would categorized this as a spaming tactic. It seems to me as though a person may file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission http://www.ftc.gov/spam/ at the following URL, I would assume they could prosecute the company under the CAN-SPAM Law. They have a File Complaint link. It only took me about 5 minutes to complete hopefully, this will raise awareness about this tactic. Additionally, if you want further proof that they company is a more or less a fraud, check out the Better Business Bureau website. www.Reunion.com gets a "D" score. http://www.la.bbb.org/BusinessReport.aspx?CompanyID=13177175 A score of "D" means, "We have enough concerns about this company (for example, their offer, customer complaints, advertising, etc.) that we recommend caution in doing business with it. " Hopefully, if each one of us raises awareness we can stop this company from using our information to manipulatively make money. They they are using trickery and manipulative tasks to obtain our contact lists, I would categorized this as a spaming tactic. It seems to me as though a person may file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission http://www.ftc.gov/spam/ at the following URL, I would assume they could prosecute the company under the CAN-SPAM Law. They have a File Complaint link. It only took me about 5 minutes to complete hopefully, this will raise awareness about this tactic.

Additionally, if you want further proof that they company is a more or less a fraud, check out the Better Business Bureau website. http://www.Reunion.com gets a “D” score. http://www.la.bbb.org/BusinessReport.aspx?CompanyID=13177175

A score of “D” means, “We have enough concerns about this company (for example, their offer, customer complaints, advertising, etc.) that we recommend caution in doing business with it. ”

Hopefully, if each one of us raises awareness we can stop this company from using our information to manipulatively make money.

]]> By: Robert Norse http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/05/10/reunioncom-spam-alert/#comment-80131 Robert Norse Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:50:49 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/05/10/reunioncom-spam-alert/#comment-80131 They tricked me as well and then spammed all my contacts. What agencies handle regulating, controlling, and prosecuting this kind of thing? Anyone know? They tricked me as well and then spammed all my contacts. What agencies handle regulating, controlling, and prosecuting this kind of thing? Anyone know?

]]> By: Tracy http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/05/10/reunioncom-spam-alert/#comment-79135 Tracy Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:06:52 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/05/10/reunioncom-spam-alert/#comment-79135 I fell for this as well! I was so surprised when business contacts (and not to mention a couple of 'personal' contacts that I would not want to contact me) started emailing me back from my reunion.com request. I emailed the website to find out what happened and to let them know I was reporting the website as a spamming one-they never responded to my email, but I have been letting everyone know not to sign up with them unless they want this to happen. Count me in as well if you go forward with anything. I dont think anything monetary needs to take place, but they need to change their business practices. Tracy I fell for this as well! I was so surprised when business contacts (and not to mention a couple of ‘personal’ contacts that I would not want to contact me) started emailing me back from my reunion.com request. I emailed the website to find out what happened and to let them know I was reporting the website as a spamming one-they never responded to my email, but I have been letting everyone know not to sign up with them unless they want this to happen.

Count me in as well if you go forward with anything. I dont think anything monetary needs to take place, but they need to change their business practices.

Tracy

]]> By: Annie http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/05/10/reunioncom-spam-alert/#comment-78657 Annie Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:25:04 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/05/10/reunioncom-spam-alert/#comment-78657 Reunion.com was a site that I really respected and utilized to find friends from my past--high school, college, old neighbors, etc. I think the CEO over there has really gotten a bit cocky, greedy and has taken the marketing concept a bit too far by invading people's personal address books and trying to drum up new business. (perhaps his wife has a high-cost Botox or jewelry habit, but that is another story...) I had signed up for a three year membership in 2007, but come 2010, I will not renew it. Oh, that reminds me, if you are a current paying member at reunion.com, please be sure to remove your credit card or debit card payment information or the company will auto-renew your subscription without your authorization. My business will continue with classmates.com. It is much more professionally run and not at all invasive of my privacy or that of my contacts. nbsp;Reunion.com was a site that I really respected and utilized to find friends from my past–high school, college, old neighbors, etc. I think the CEO over there has really gotten a bit cocky, greedy and has taken the marketing concept a bit too far by invading people’s personal address books and trying to drum up new business. (perhaps his wife has a high-cost Botox or jewelry habit, but that is another story…) I had signed up for a three year membership in 2007, but come 2010, I will not renew it. Oh, that reminds me, if you are a current paying member at reunion.com, please be sure to remove your credit card or debit card payment information or the company will auto-renew your subscription without your authorization. My business will continue with classmates.com. It is much more professionally run and not at all invasive of my privacy or that of my contacts.

]]> By: Gary Taylor http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/05/10/reunioncom-spam-alert/#comment-78133 Gary Taylor Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:45:25 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/05/10/reunioncom-spam-alert/#comment-78133 Yes google adwords and adsense campaigns and affiliate programs are big money and google has no qualms about letting sites exploit this technology. CheckoutFree is also misleading folks that if they will take up one of their offers you will receive a one year subscription absolutely free. Well don't you believe it. I have done it and I cannot even find anyone who will address the issue. Reunion will not take any responsibility for third party promotions even though they pay for them. If I could, I would shut them down permanently. I am getting at least one spam per day from them saying someone is looking for me. This is an out and out lie! When you click on the link it takes you to a membership signup screen. If you abort that it takes you to the free membership offer site CheckoutFree.com which is really a scam. When you abort that and go to your Reunion account you will not find that person seeking you anywhere. If there is anything that I can do to stop the spam please tell me. On a lighter note Classmates.com is a very reputable site and I am pleased to be a part of it. I think if a million people would send complaints to Reunion and jam their mailboxes it would be better than going to Six Flags for me. Yes google adwords and adsense campaigns and affiliate programs are big money and google has no qualms about letting sites exploit this technology. CheckoutFree is also misleading folks that if they will take up one of their offers you will receive a one year subscription absolutely free. Well don’t you believe it. I have done it and I cannot even find anyone who will address the issue. Reunion will not take any responsibility for third party promotions even though they pay for them. If I could, I would shut them down permanently. I am getting at least one spam per day from them saying someone is looking for me. This is an out and out lie! When you click on the link it takes you to a membership signup screen. If you abort that it takes you to the free membership offer site CheckoutFree.com which is really a scam. When you abort that and go to your Reunion account you will not find that person seeking you anywhere. If there is anything that I can do to stop the spam please tell me. On a lighter note Classmates.com is a very reputable site and I am pleased to be a part of it. I think if a million people would send complaints to Reunion and jam their mailboxes it would be better than going to Six Flags for me.

]]> By: larry white http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/05/10/reunioncom-spam-alert/#comment-76314 larry white Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:42:26 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/05/10/reunioncom-spam-alert/#comment-76314 Can anyone tell my why reunion.com is a Google sponsored website? Can anyone tell my why reunion.com is a Google sponsored website?

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