I'm really not that cool.
November 7, 2008 4:17 PM Subscribe
So I have an invite to a website I have never heard of...
...by the name of elixio.net, and it came to a very private email address where I do not generally get spam.
A web search shows matches, like here and here, but these look to me to be like viral marketing for someones harebrained startup or email address harvester. On top of that, I don't know why an exclusive club would want a bozo like me.
So this is rubbish, right? It's not the super-secret-and-awesome second coming of filepile?
...by the name of elixio.net, and it came to a very private email address where I do not generally get spam.
A web search shows matches, like here and here, but these look to me to be like viral marketing for someones harebrained startup or email address harvester. On top of that, I don't know why an exclusive club would want a bozo like me.
So this is rubbish, right? It's not the super-secret-and-awesome second coming of filepile?
Just FYI, the tags on this post are not as helpful as they could be otherwise.
They didn't launch Oink.me2 and not tell me, did they?
posted by paisley henosis at 5:43 PM on November 7, 2008 [1 favorite]
They didn't launch Oink.me2 and not tell me, did they?
posted by paisley henosis at 5:43 PM on November 7, 2008 [1 favorite]
It's very much real. I would puffy heart an invite to check it out - it's worth giving it a try, if you're interested, since it's not a scam.
I read about it on Bankers Ball but can't put my hands on the reference, and I've heard of it in passing from real world people.
posted by KAS at 5:50 PM on November 7, 2008
I read about it on Bankers Ball but can't put my hands on the reference, and I've heard of it in passing from real world people.
posted by KAS at 5:50 PM on November 7, 2008
It seems they're an "exclusive" social network. It doesn't look like piracy either. So I'd call legit & safe but pointless.
I mean, I can imagine many possible uses for exclusivity & secrecy, but none require an FAQ entry on "How can I deal with someone that is bothering me?"
posted by jeffburdges at 6:07 PM on November 7, 2008
I mean, I can imagine many possible uses for exclusivity & secrecy, but none require an FAQ entry on "How can I deal with someone that is bothering me?"
posted by jeffburdges at 6:07 PM on November 7, 2008
The TOS is badly formatted and has typos. I'd say it's a "wannabe" exclusive site but not quite there yet.
posted by divabat at 7:34 PM on November 7, 2008
posted by divabat at 7:34 PM on November 7, 2008
I work for ASMALLWORLD. If anyone has any questions I'd be happy to answer them.
We're an invitation-only online social network with approximately 350,000 active members, of which about 60% or so are in Europe.
The only barrier to getting an ASW account is you must be invited by a member in good standing who has invite privileges. The number of invites each member gets varies based on a lot of factors, so most members are very careful about who they invite and the rule of thumb is to "only invite those you trust." There is also a policy that all members must use their real name in their profiles; no aliases and no anonymity! It is as close to mirroring the trust you find in a real world social network as you can get.
To give you an example of what ASW is all about our online classifieds recently listed an original Van Gogh painting for $4.3 million Euro. Our membership definitely trends to the wealthy and well-connected though there are a lot of average Joes like me who are active members as well. It's not *that* exclusive. :-)
posted by camworld at 8:07 PM on November 7, 2008
We're an invitation-only online social network with approximately 350,000 active members, of which about 60% or so are in Europe.
The only barrier to getting an ASW account is you must be invited by a member in good standing who has invite privileges. The number of invites each member gets varies based on a lot of factors, so most members are very careful about who they invite and the rule of thumb is to "only invite those you trust." There is also a policy that all members must use their real name in their profiles; no aliases and no anonymity! It is as close to mirroring the trust you find in a real world social network as you can get.
To give you an example of what ASW is all about our online classifieds recently listed an original Van Gogh painting for $4.3 million Euro. Our membership definitely trends to the wealthy and well-connected though there are a lot of average Joes like me who are active members as well. It's not *that* exclusive. :-)
posted by camworld at 8:07 PM on November 7, 2008
I'm confused. What does ASMALLWORLD have to do with elixio.net (and this question)?
The host that "elixio.net" is on is a $10/month shared web host. Can't be that big a social network.
posted by mendel at 10:36 PM on November 7, 2008
The host that "elixio.net" is on is a $10/month shared web host. Can't be that big a social network.
posted by mendel at 10:36 PM on November 7, 2008
I imagine camworld is responding to my assertion that such networks seemed inherently pointless, but I don't have much use for exclusive night clubs either. <shrug>
posted by jeffburdges at 12:14 AM on November 8, 2008
posted by jeffburdges at 12:14 AM on November 8, 2008
So I have an invite to a website I have never heard of...
...so if you toss and ignore it, nothing bad will happen to you. Spam. Delete.
posted by flabdablet at 3:15 AM on November 8, 2008
...so if you toss and ignore it, nothing bad will happen to you. Spam. Delete.
posted by flabdablet at 3:15 AM on November 8, 2008
I've received these from time to time. They seem harmless, but without a strong reference from somebody you know, not worth the time in my opinion.
“Please accept my resignation. I don’t want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member” - Groucho Marx
posted by SteveInMaine at 5:03 AM on November 8, 2008
“Please accept my resignation. I don’t want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member” - Groucho Marx
posted by SteveInMaine at 5:03 AM on November 8, 2008
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posted by Megafly at 5:24 PM on November 7, 2008