Tuesday June 30, 2009
Fake local TV site promotes get rich scheme
It looks like a local TV site, KLMT News 3, complete with the smiling anchors across the masthead and the weather report down the side. But the “story,” written by a “35-year-old news veteran,” is a glowing report on a scheme to profit from Google. And clicking on any of the navigation items will take you to Google-Money-Master.com.
Update: As you’ve pointed out in comments, there’s also News3News.com.
Cory Bergman founded Lost Remote in 1999 with the slogan, "The TV Revolution is Coming. Are You Ready?" For years, Cory has urged media companies to lead the way on technology before someone else does it for them.A longtime journalist, Cory is the director of new product development at msnbc.com as well as the co-founder (with his wife Kate) of the hyperlocal news startup Next Door Media in Seattle. He's also on the advisory board for the University of Washington's innovative digital media program. In his personal time, Cory lays awake at night obsessing over new sustainable business models for local news on the web. Email him at cory[at]lostremote.com.
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