Redesigning CashGopher: What should a killer moneymaking application be?
By bloggeroo
@bloggeroo (2167)
Philippines
September 7, 2010 11:41pm CST
First of all, I didn't install CashGopher so I don't have firsthand knowledge of its problems. Second, I'm a Linux user which means I'm a bit paranoid about security and highly suspicious of any mysterious behavior coming from my computer. Since CashGopher runs only on Windows, I'm spared of any desire to give it a try.
Anyway, maybe the time has come to actually redesign CashGopher so it will work just the way myLot members expect them to work. If I was a CashGopher user, I would expect it to NOT BE similar to a bot network.
However, from what I've read so far, it seems to be making client computers like bots. And after reading this discussion, Starting to Get Annoyed with CashGopher (http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/2393413.aspx), it seems Google is starting to get suspicious and may be detecting bot-like activities.
2 responses
@zubirik (111)
• Philippines
8 Sep 10
I really had a problem on cash gopher. I can't install it on my system. Though I'm a microsoft user but then it gives me a problem on how to install it. Gush!!!!
@bloggeroo (2167)
• Philippines
8 Sep 10
Since starting this discussion, I've seen more discussions on "problems" that may or may not be caused by CashGopher.
As a programmer, I find this release of a "great idea" software instructive as to how important it is to have some kind of damage control plan prepared. So far, I have not seen any which I find a bit curious.
@bloggeroo (2167)
• Philippines
8 Sep 10
Interestingly, CashGopher has achieve quite a bit of traffic within a week of its launch. And it is now has as much volume as myLot.
