Yuwie On BBC
In what could be the first example of social networking meeting e-commerce, Yuwie’s founder Korry Rogers says he will give members more than half of the site’s advertising revenue - just for logging on and inviting their friends.
“The whole goal of Yuwie is for people to get paid for what they’re doing already,” he told the BBC News website.
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Korry Rogers |
I want people to join because it’s a good networking site not because I’m paying them 
Mr Rogers, 33, says some of Yuwie’s members are earning between £200 and £250 a month, although payments “fluctuate”.
“Yuwie users get paid every time they log on, send a message, upload a picture or invite someone to join.”
“If someone only refers three of their friends, who refer three of their friends through 10 levels, that one person will collect a percentage of advertising revenues from about 88,000 end-users, which could be about $8,800 [£4,427] per month for that person.”
Pyramid scheme
Some say this is little more than a technological version of the reviled pyramid scheme.
However, Mr Rogers, a web designer from Oklahoma, disputes this because he says he does not charge his members, unlike traditional pyramid schemes.
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Steve Prentice |
He insists he does not want people to join Yuwie just to make money.
“I want people to join because it’s a good networking site not because I’m paying them.
“I just think it’s a cool idea to pay the users who are providing all the content,” he says.
Read more here at the BBC
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March 17th, 2008 at 4:24 am
“Let us be honest here, despite finding some value, Yuwie is not really about friendships, rather it is about money, plain and simple, and I am not talking about money in YOUR pocket. Yuwie is a fraud cloaked in the guise of social networking just waiting for the next dupe” http://www.profy.com/2008/03/03/yuwie-social-or-pyramid-network/
As for Mr Rogers claims about some members making 200 to 250 pounds a month, take a closer look at the facts. You can earn more in a month with less work at McDonald’s or in the case of Yuwie, “Pimp your friends for… $.00005″