Comments on: MocoSpace’s Winning Formula for Feature-Phone Social Networking http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/05/20/mocospaces-winning-formula-for-feature-phone-social-networking/ Business + Technology in the Exponential Economy Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:54:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Aries http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/05/20/mocospaces-winning-formula-for-feature-phone-social-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-475877 Aries Thu, 22 Sep 2011 01:15:58 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=25706#comment-475877 This site is great as far as games, forums and the chat rooms but its so nerve wrecking when it comes to cyber bullying...Justin and Jamie do not investigate the reports they been sent...instead they receive and determine who they want to have their profiles...I have encountered having false reports in me, being harassed daily, having my profile hacked into, my personal information in chat rooms, threats, etc....its utterly ridiculous and and JnJ need to actually look unto reports about online bullying...they are so behind that this site do not take this matter seriously but they have no problem banning the victims pages and rewarding the bullies by staying online no matter how many times they get reported...I wouldn't recommend this site to no one. This site is great as far as games, forums and the chat rooms but its so nerve wrecking when it comes to cyber bullying…Justin and Jamie do not investigate the reports they been sent…instead they receive and determine who they want to have their profiles…I have encountered having false reports in me, being harassed daily, having my profile hacked into, my personal information in chat rooms, threats, etc….its utterly ridiculous and and JnJ need to actually look unto reports about online bullying…they are so behind that this site do not take this matter seriously but they have no problem banning the victims pages and rewarding the bullies by staying online no matter how many times they get reported…I wouldn’t recommend this site to no one.

]]> By: Lindsay http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/05/20/mocospaces-winning-formula-for-feature-phone-social-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-249856 Lindsay Tue, 09 Nov 2010 09:24:47 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=25706#comment-249856 I will definately go to press with this if it is not sorted out soon. It is disturbing, the information they have about me. I want no part in this digusting site. I've read other comments about this site and am not impressed neither comforted. It seems nothing gets done about the fake profiles. This is going public I will definately go to press with this if it is not sorted out soon. It is disturbing, the information they have about me. I want no part in this digusting site. I’ve read other comments about this site and am not impressed neither comforted. It seems nothing gets done about the fake profiles. This is going public

]]> By: Lindsay http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/05/20/mocospaces-winning-formula-for-feature-phone-social-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-249852 Lindsay Tue, 09 Nov 2010 09:18:17 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=25706#comment-249852 I think this is horrible because someone is pretending to be me on this stupid network. You people should put up security measures! I can't even delete the profile because I don't have a password... You better fix it I think this is horrible because someone is pretending to be me on this stupid network. You people should put up security measures! I can’t even delete the profile because I don’t have a password…
You better fix it

]]> By: Dustin http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/05/20/mocospaces-winning-formula-for-feature-phone-social-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-109007 Dustin Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:59:05 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=25706#comment-109007 The site is a joke it's not real The site is a joke it’s not real

]]> By: Jake aka jdtwentysix, jaydee26, twentysix http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/05/20/mocospaces-winning-formula-for-feature-phone-social-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-95489 Jake aka jdtwentysix, jaydee26, twentysix Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:26:02 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=25706#comment-95489 I forgot to add, and I think it's interesting to note, that the majority of the people reporting me were older than I am. Their ages range from 35 - 50. Additionally, there are to many scam artists, including one 47 yo South African woman I have personally witnessed phishing in Life Problems forum, and receiving jewellry and other stolen goods as a result. Youth orientated? I think not. But scam orientated? Most definitely. On my first account, which I put a lot of effort into keeping updated, rarely a day went by when I did not receive inboxes from nigerian princesses and the like, wanting me to transfer goods and money mule style. They include an off-site yahoo email usually, and god only knows how many mocospace users they have taken in. Yet when I report those profiles not even THOSE get deleted. I forgot to add, and I think it’s interesting to note, that the majority of the people reporting me were older than I am. Their ages range from 35 – 50. Additionally, there are to many scam artists, including one 47 yo South African woman I have personally witnessed phishing in Life Problems forum, and receiving jewellry and other stolen goods as a result. Youth orientated? I think not. But scam orientated? Most definitely. On my first account, which I put a lot of effort into keeping updated, rarely a day went by when I did not receive inboxes from nigerian princesses and the like, wanting me to transfer goods and money mule style. They include an off-site yahoo email usually, and god only knows how many mocospace users they have taken in. Yet when I report those profiles not even THOSE get deleted.

]]> By: Jake aka jdtwentysix, jaydee26, twentysix http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/05/20/mocospaces-winning-formula-for-feature-phone-social-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-95487 Jake aka jdtwentysix, jaydee26, twentysix Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:14:50 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=25706#comment-95487 I have been a member at mocospace for three years, and while this review paints the picture of a youth orientated friendly site, I do not believe that to be the case. Firstly, when I first signed up there, a culture of anything goes seemed to exist, especially within the forums. Moco chatters called it "roasting" and long drawn out chat fights were the order of the day. I have always been a forum chatter more than a blogger, and I was attracted to the site for it's forums primarily. At first I chatted in General, but later I became a regular in the life problems forum. As a gay man, I often felt persecuted, but the friends I had made kept me coming back. That is no longer the case. The people in life problems forum form cliques, and target individual members for fun. That has been going on for a long time. I am a popular target, and whether I am online there or not, you will never visit that forum without seeing people chatting about me nastily, posting my photo's that they stole from my accounts there, and impersonating me. I get called faggot everytime I log in. The word is not censored. The report system is a joke. If a number of people dislike you and report you, you'll be deleted no matter how many times you report them back. To justin and jamie, it's all about the numbers. And while I am on the subject of numbers, that 6 million users figure is a blatant misrepresentation of the truth. When a culture of "roasting" "trolling" and "fake profile making" exists so obviously there, it should be factored in. Precious few mocospace users retain just a single account. There are currently around 13 fake profiles there that were signed up purely to impersonate me. Additionally, every time the life problems group gets me deleted they steal my old profile and impersonate me. I would say that mocospace would be lucky to have one million genuine active users, the rest are fake profiles. As evidenced by the low participation in genuine forum debates. Ask any long term user and they will tell you the same thing. Mocospace user numbers are dwindling, not growing. The personal information posted there is also worrying. I get deleted habitually, but the fake profiles of me do not. Whatever information I have ever divulged in the forum is used against me, and I have had certain people there "investigate" me, posting photo's, my full name, and other information they found about me off-site, with absolutely no ramifications. You would think if you reported a fake profile that was using your photo, your name, and pretending to be you it would be deleted, but sadly that isn't the case. Admin only reacts to harassment if they receive multiple reports from multiple IP addresses. It's very biased against minorities who are more likely to be targeted in the first place. Every time I have been deleted I have attempted to contact Justin and Jamie directly with these issues, and been ignored. I think, and its just my opinion, that unless you are an attractive female they are just not interested in protecting your civil liberties on mocospace. I am very angry about all of this, obviously. But I am not the only one. My friends there are leaving in droves. At this rate I predict mocospace will not last the distance. The only people who manage to keep an account are bullies and internet trolls. They act as an angry mob and only then do J&J or admin do anything. At that point they usually delete the victim of the harassment because it's all about the numbers. Lastly, they have recently introduced a moco gold feature, where users are encouraged to spend real dollars on "gold" which can then be used to activate a group of features. The features include an option to see who is viewing your profile, and an option to be in invisible or busy status when online. Both these features appeal to users who are being harassed by other chatters, for obvious reasons. I have purchased amounts of gold to access these features, only to log in the next day and find my account deleted. On one such account, I did not even USE that username in the forum, much less do anything that conflicted with their terms and conditions. Yet a group of users still managed to report it and get it deleted. It seems like a money-making scheme to me, and a dishonest one at that. They shouldn't sell people moco gold if they are going to delete their accounts without so much as a warning a few days later. I have been a member at mocospace for three years, and while this review paints the picture of a youth orientated friendly site, I do not believe that to be the case.
Firstly, when I first signed up there, a culture of anything goes seemed to exist, especially within the forums.
Moco chatters called it “roasting” and long drawn out chat fights were the order of the day.
I have always been a forum chatter more than a blogger, and I was attracted to the site for it’s forums primarily. At first I chatted in General, but later I became a regular in the life problems forum.
As a gay man, I often felt persecuted, but the friends I had made kept me coming back. That is no longer the case.
The people in life problems forum form cliques, and target individual members for fun. That has been going on for a long time. I am a popular target, and whether I am online there or not, you will never visit that forum without seeing people chatting about me nastily, posting my photo’s that they stole from my accounts there, and impersonating me. I get called faggot everytime I log in. The word is not censored.
The report system is a joke.
If a number of people dislike you and report you, you’ll be deleted no matter how many times you report them back.
To justin and jamie, it’s all about the numbers.
And while I am on the subject of numbers, that 6 million users figure is a blatant misrepresentation of the truth. When a culture of “roasting” “trolling” and “fake profile making” exists so obviously there, it should be factored in. Precious few mocospace users retain just a single account. There are currently around 13 fake profiles there that were signed up purely to impersonate me.
Additionally, every time the life problems group gets me deleted they steal my old profile and impersonate me. I would say that mocospace would be lucky to have one million genuine active users, the rest are fake profiles.
As evidenced by the low participation in genuine forum debates. Ask any long term user and they will tell you the same thing. Mocospace user numbers are dwindling, not growing.
The personal information posted there is also worrying. I get deleted habitually, but the fake profiles of me do not. Whatever information I have ever divulged in the forum is used against me, and I have had certain people there “investigate” me, posting photo’s, my full name, and other information they found about me off-site, with absolutely no ramifications.
You would think if you reported a fake profile that was using your photo, your name, and pretending to be you it would be deleted, but sadly that isn’t the case.
Admin only reacts to harassment if they receive multiple reports from multiple IP addresses. It’s very biased against minorities who are more likely to be targeted in the first place.
Every time I have been deleted I have attempted to contact Justin and Jamie directly with these issues, and been ignored. I think, and its just my opinion, that unless you are an attractive female they are just not interested in protecting your civil liberties on mocospace.
I am very angry about all of this, obviously. But I am not the only one. My friends there are leaving in droves. At this rate I predict mocospace will not last the distance. The only people who manage to keep an account are bullies and internet trolls. They act as an angry mob and only then do J&J or admin do anything.
At that point they usually delete the victim of the harassment because it’s all about the numbers.
Lastly, they have recently introduced a moco gold feature, where users are encouraged to spend real dollars on “gold” which can then be used to activate a group of features. The features include an option to see who is viewing your profile, and an option to be in invisible or busy status when online. Both these features appeal to users who are being harassed by other chatters, for obvious reasons. I have purchased amounts of gold to access these features, only to log in the next day and find my account deleted. On one such account, I did not even USE that username in the forum, much less do anything that conflicted with their terms and conditions. Yet a group of users still managed to report it and get it deleted. It seems like a money-making scheme to me, and a dishonest one at that. They shouldn’t sell people moco gold if they are going to delete their accounts without so much as a warning a few days later.

]]> By: Mobile News » MocoSpace Grows Rapidly Without Use Of Carriers, Apps http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/05/20/mocospaces-winning-formula-for-feature-phone-social-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-59473 Mobile News » MocoSpace Grows Rapidly Without Use Of Carriers, Apps Fri, 22 May 2009 05:17:10 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=25706#comment-59473 [...] such as feature-rich smartphones, app stores and carrier partnerships, MocoSpace has quietly gained a viral following relying only on word-of-mouth from its users to grow very quickly.  The formula, according to its [...] [...] such as feature-rich smartphones, app stores and carrier partnerships, MocoSpace has quietly gained a viral following relying only on word-of-mouth from its users to grow very quickly.  The formula, according to its [...]

]]> By: Marty Keene http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/05/20/mocospaces-winning-formula-for-feature-phone-social-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-59440 Marty Keene Thu, 21 May 2009 21:11:27 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=25706#comment-59440 Love the comments about the way carriers work internally...so true and I worked for Vodafone and its true!! :-) Still like to know if Moco will go to a paid or premium user model at some point as just don't think there is enough many in advertising...and users will pay for mobile services if you ask Marty Love the comments about the way carriers work internally…so true and I worked for Vodafone and its true!! :-)

Still like to know if Moco will go to a paid or premium user model at some point as just don’t think there is enough many in advertising…and users will pay for mobile services if you ask

Marty

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]]> By: MocoSpace Grows Rapidly Without Use Of Carriers : Mobile Marketing Watch - The Pulse Of The Mobile Marketing Community http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/05/20/mocospaces-winning-formula-for-feature-phone-social-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-59200 MocoSpace Grows Rapidly Without Use Of Carriers : Mobile Marketing Watch - The Pulse Of The Mobile Marketing Community Wed, 20 May 2009 12:28:35 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=25706#comment-59200 [...] such as feature-rich smartphones, app stores and carrier partnerships, MocoSpace has quietly gained a viral following relying only on word-of-mouth from its users to grow very quickly.  The formula, according to its [...] [...] such as feature-rich smartphones, app stores and carrier partnerships, MocoSpace has quietly gained a viral following relying only on word-of-mouth from its users to grow very quickly.  The formula, according to its [...]

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