NIC HARALAMBOUS

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Kumomo - Spamvertising Gets Personal

I just received this email from a "revolutionary advertising option for blogs":Dear Nic Haralambous,First of all, allow us to come clean. We've got your email contact from your blog, Media Madness & Everyday Mayhem at http://www.nicharalambous.com. We apologize shall this email cause any interference and we will make this message short and simple.We would like to share with you the launching of Kumomo.com, an online ad space booking platform, where you can sell the spaces on your blog. Sounds familiar to what you've experienced? Almost, but not exactly.This is the place where advertisers come looking for your space. There is no cost in posting your ad space here (it's free!) and fees from the advertiser goes direct to you! No Commission, No Cash Holdback, Free Exposure.If you have never sold space before, or don't intend to be flooded with sponsored banners? Here, you have the option to donate all the ad space proceedings to Cambodian Build A School Project. Be part of the Kumomo Tree Charity Project, www.kumomo.com/kumomo-tree, and bring a smile to the Cambodian kids.Kindly log on to www.kumomo.com/publisher to start selling your ad space.Best regards,YongKumomo.com - Got Space?I am impressed with the personalised touch, but if I wanted to sell ads I would be doing so. Should this be taken as a compliment? Is it really possible that a company would make real people (not bots) troll sites and get details from the sites to send a pitch to? I am again, impressed by the effort if this is the case. I am not sold however. Thanks Kumomo.com, but no thanks.