Comments on: John Cow hacked his own site – brilliant or stupid?

By: ws domains

ws domains — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 14:05:44 +0000

This website is owned by Jason Katzenbeck , an internet marketer and i think he is doing an experiment with this domain.

By: Thord Daniel Hedengren

Thord Daniel Hedengren — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 07:41:09 +0000

Yes, I realize that, and you realize that. However, the common visitor might not, and then it’s just undermining the weight of his site. People not well-versed in the John Cow experience might even change their opinion on the blog’s reliability, being “just worth $100 to release”.

If he thought that everyone would understand the prank, he thought wrong. Not everyone cares enough to look at PayPal e-mail addresses.

By: The Rookie

The Rookie — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:05:02 +0000

If you actually checked the amount in PayPal it was only for $1 per click. If he was trying to make a bunch of cash off of this idea he wouldn’t have done it that way. Also, he donated 2 times the amount made on this fake hack to a reader.

By: Is there any integrity left in the world of blogging?

Is there any integrity left in the world of blogging? — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 01:55:12 +0000

[...] stunt was funny and clever whilst some thought it was evil or poor marketing. This guy said it undermined his whole brand and I think that is an apt description. Other people were asking questions about advertising [...]

By: Roberta

Roberta — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:20:35 +0000

Thanks for the link, I appreciate it. I thought John Cow’s idea was cute, as long as he doesn’t leave it up there too long. His advertisers may start to get upset. I bought into it and donated a buck. What could it hurt?

By: Todd

Todd — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:55:18 +0000

Good idea for getting links anda bit more publicity.

I like it

By: Eine neue Idee, Geld und Promo für das eigene Blog zu sammeln - surfgarden

Eine neue Idee, Geld und Promo für das eigene Blog zu sammeln - surfgarden — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 08:47:37 +0000

[...] John Cow hat seine eigene Site »gehackt«: Für $100, die per Paypal überwiesen werden dürfen, wird die Site »wieder in die Freiheit entlassen«. Der Gewinn an Promotion dürfte damit weit größer werden als die eigentliche Einnahme, denke ich. Via wisdump. [...]