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Voting in Vivint Gives Back: Conejo Valley Friendship Circle Disqualified

Posted on July 20, 2011 by

This is the fifth entry in a series about vote compensation in Vivint Gives Back. Here are entries one, two, three, and four. I found on rising this morning that half a dozen people had sent me the news that Conejo Valley Friendship Circle … Continue reading →

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Paying for Votes in Vivint Gives Back: Video Proof, Payment Proof, An Ongoing Graph

Posted on July 18, 2011 by

This is the fourth entry in a series about vote compensation in Vivint Gives Back. Here are entries one, two, and three. Helen Watkinson made a video of herself completing one of the gWallet/RadiumOne Social offers on July 16th. She sent … Continue reading →

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Paying for Votes in Vivint Gives Back: Emptying Out gWallet

Posted on July 17, 2011 by

This is my third entry about vote compensation in Vivint Gives Back. Here’s the first entry and here’s the second (which is just a graph). Vivint has all of this information in hand. I thought I’d do an exhaustive search of … Continue reading →

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Voting in Vivint Gives Back: Daily Vote Totals Graph

Posted on July 15, 2011 by

Just a real quick one here. A poster on Phoenix Rising has been keeping a tally of votes by day. So I asked her if she’d mind throwing together a graph comparing the pattern of daily votes for the charity … Continue reading →

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Paying for Votes in Vivint Gives Back

Posted on July 14, 2011 by

So here we are again. I had hoped never to need to write another post about cheating in a charity contest. When Vivint Gives Back started, several people asked me if I was going to be keeping an eye out … Continue reading →

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Cheating in Chase Community Giving: The End?

Posted on June 2, 2011 by

This is part of a series on compensation for votes in Chase Community Giving. Here are Part I, Part II, Part III, and Part IV. I know I’m like a dog worrying a bone with this thing. Knowing when to stop has never been … Continue reading →

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Facebook Page: Investigate Chase Giving Cheating Now!

Posted on May 27, 2011 by

There’s now a facebook page for anyone outraged by the Chase Community Giving situation. Join us and let your voice be heard if you believe the only fair contest is one in which charities compete on their merits, and not their … Continue reading →

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Chase Cheating IV: Chase Giving Doesn’t Care About Cheating

Posted on May 26, 2011 by

Here are Part I, Part II, and Part III. This is Part IV. There’s a The End? post too. So everything you’ve seen in the last three posts I sent to Chase Community Giving. And this is what I received in response: … Continue reading →

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Chase Cheating III: Compensation/Giveaways for Votes

Posted on May 26, 2011 by

Andrea Whittemore wanted me to clarify that I don’t speak for the Whittemore Peterson Institute in this matter. So: I don’t speak for the WPI in this matter. I am just a lone crank with both a severely overdeveloped sense … Continue reading →

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Chase Cheating Part II: Vote for Schools and promote anti-bullying

Posted on May 25, 2011 by

Here are Part I , Part III and Part IV of this. There’s a The End? post too. Jean Maskuli worked some serious internet magic and found this for us. You can go to the EasyCash! app on facebook – the address is http://apps.facebook.com/easycash-usd/?page=offers. At that … Continue reading →

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