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Re: The new Pixelotto — a tax on the stupid

Ian — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 07:11:31 -0000

Look at this website - its a better way of using pixel ads... http://www.milliondollaremployment.co.uk/

Re: The new Pixelotto — a tax on the stupid

misw — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 15:27:00 -0000

I totally agree and I'm just tired of all these pixel ads. I have to say that this madness motivated me to open www.purewasteoftime.com, and start an experiment. I'm wondering if it is possible to waste 1.000.000 $ before pixelotto is sold out.

Re: The new Pixelotto — a tax on the stupid

Andy Beard — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 15:13:07 -0000

Hi Rob

Certainly a different, though still similar concept.

Here is some feedback

1. I don't like the colour scheme much, and the default font choice makes it hard to read without liberal use of ctrl+ in Firefox

2. I think you need to disclose more about how the prizes are scaled. You need to be much more specific.

3. You are missing a key element that I am sure Alex is going to use, some kind of registration process / membership to the site

4. Your prize claim system is fairly flawed. You could at the very least have created some kind of contact form to format the entries

5. I noticed

Ha, OK. My name is Rob, I'm 20 and from Hull, England, UK. That's all you need to know right?

Alex had the success because there was a personal message, and you are trying to hide, at least to a degree.
Even your copyright at the bottom of the page is to your domain name and probably not a legal entity.

Re: The new Pixelotto — a tax on the stupid

Rob — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 14:47:56 -0000

I beat him too it. I honestly did. And with a better concept too. The odds of winning my competition are much greater! You can check my site out here http://www.cashcells.co.uk .Cheers.

Re: The new Pixelotto — a tax on the stupid

Gregory — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 07:49:03 -0000

It's not original, but people will do it. So he'll make money.
Plus there will be some larger players.

If you want to see a unique concept based on the million dollar homepage madness, check out The Wall -- www.seethewall.com

:)

Re: The new Pixelotto — a tax on the stupid

Andy Beard — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 01:06:20 -0000

Hi Matthew

I believe this one will sell out faster than the original and he will make a huge amount more money on this.

The reason website owners buy the pixels is because they want traffic, and maybe a backlink from the site.

The lotto is legal, because the winners are not having to pay for a ticket, they are just visitors who click on adverts, visit sites, and probably have to read the site for a certain number of seconds before they "earn" their lotto prize entry.

Lots of traffic exchange programs work on a similar manual clicking system.

He also has a nice backend... email addresses from subscriptions. I am sure he will be able to use that to promote anything he likes in the future, and to drive additional traffic back to the site over the coming months.

That incentive to click is going to to mean a many fold increase in traffic over the previous incarnation, and I haven't heard of many complaints about his first effort.

This site is a true next generation of the same idea, unlike many of the copycat sites based on selling pixels, words etc.

I think this time around the advertising will be much better organised, and there will be some much larger players involved from day one.

Re: The new Pixelotto — a tax on the stupid

George Tsiolis — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 00:45:42 -0000

Mathew, I'm going on bet he sells out within a couple of weeks. He's getting the buzz and it will only climb until he gives away $1,000,000. If he was really smart, he'll have a $5,000,000 program ready to launch right after this one to capitalize on the buzz....I would.

Best,
George

Re: The new Pixelotto — a tax on the stupid

James — Sun, 03 Dec 2006 04:32:46 -0000

Pixels for pennies:

http://www.PixleLotto.com

Re: The new Pixelotto — a tax on the stupid

Jim Kukral — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 18:35:51 -0000

Don't you mean "sheep-le", not people?

Hehe, you know, this one will also work because of the million dollar giveaway. The only way this won't work is if the press ignores it. We'll see.

Also, why isn't anyone talking about how this is going to be tough to do because it's essentially a lotto, right? It's my understanding that their are strict guidelines on lotteries, even if your living in the UK. Anyone?

Re: The new Pixelotto — a tax on the stupid

Mathew Ingram — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 18:14:11 -0000

Agreed. On the other hand, why not do it if people are stupid enough to play along? Thanks for the comment, Jim.

Re: The new Pixelotto — a tax on the stupid

Jim Kukral — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 17:52:34 -0000

yeah, I agree with you Matthew. He's going to ride this wave for at least another half a million. I'm very dissapointed in the idea though. I was hoping that his next thing would be original, not pixel related. Pixels are so played, no?