I went to the site and read this: "If your idea is selected, you'll be paid a $2,500 advance plus a generous percentage of sales."<br><br>That sounds like a scam. Reminds me of "design contests" where graphic designers are similarly exploited. Here's a quote that sums it up pretty well:<br>
<a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/node/641740">http://www.fastcompany.com/node/641740</a><br><br>"Business and organizations, with the ability to pay going rates for
professional graphic design services, have found the lure of winning a
“contest” will reel in large numbers of designers for the chance of a
few minutes of fame, a little glory and perhaps cash or prizes not
nearly worth the value of the design effort on the open market. In
return, those conducting these design lotteries often get a virtual
menu of design options, and the rights to use all entries as they
please, with little need of valuable prize options or the outlay of
much cash."<br><br>Simon<br><a href="http://www.GumboLabs.org">http://www.GumboLabs.org</a><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 1:29 PM, john arclight <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:arclight@gmail.com">arclight@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">So we just got an e-mail from some at this place:<br><br><a href="http://www.EdisonNation.com" target="_blank">www.EdisonNation.com</a><br>
<br>They claim to be a sort of "Facebook" for inventors and manufacturers/marketers. They know about hacker spaces and were encouraging us to list our site profile there.<br>
<br>I know that a lof of the "send us your invention" places are scams. Does anyone have any experience with this outfit?<br><br>Cheers,<br><br>Arclight<br><a href="http://shop.23b.org" target="_blank">http://shop.23b.org</a></blockquote>
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