Tiny belly' ads part of big, fat scheme, FTC says - WickedFire - Affiliate Marketing Forum

Ryan · 07-23-2011, 02:06 PM

WASHINGTON — It might be the ad that ate the Internet.
"1 Tip for a Tiny Belly" reads the headline, rendered in fake hand-lettered type and positioned above a crudely animated drawing of a woman's bare midriff. Try as you might to concentrate on something else, the midriff distracts your eye by shrinking and reinflating - flabby to flat, flat to flabby.
"Cut down a bit of your belly everyday by following this 1 weird old tip," it reads. The "weird old tip" is revealed only after you click on the ad.
For months, versions of the ad have been just about everywhere, including such popular websites as Facebook, Weather.com and About.com. They have also shown up on the home pages of news organizations such as the Los Angeles Times, MSNBC, the Washington Post and the Guardian newspaper in Britain.

Read more: 'Tiny belly' ads are just part of big, fat scheme, FTC warns | Life | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

papajohn56 · 07-24-2011, 05:28 PM

comments are gold

Dumbass · 07-24-2011, 11:10 PM

What about the 72 year old Doctor with the incredible abs/body that I see everywhere?

07-23-2011, 02:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
Ryan Meeeeeoooow Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Victoria BC Posts: 486 iTrader: 7 / 100%	Tiny belly' ads part of big, fat scheme, FTC says WASHINGTON — It might be the ad that ate the Internet. "1 Tip for a Tiny Belly" reads the headline, rendered in fake hand-lettered type and positioned above a crudely animated drawing of a woman's bare midriff. Try as you might to concentrate on something else, the midriff distracts your eye by shrinking and reinflating - flabby to flat, flat to flabby. "Cut down a bit of your belly everyday by following this 1 weird old tip," it reads. The "weird old tip" is revealed only after you click on the ad. For months, versions of the ad have been just about everywhere, including such popular websites as Facebook, Weather.com and About.com. They have also shown up on the home pages of news organizations such as the Los Angeles Times, MSNBC, the Washington Post and the Guardian newspaper in Britain. Read more: 'Tiny belly' ads are just part of big, fat scheme, FTC warns \| Life \| Chron.com - Houston Chronicle Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ Linkbuildr @ Twitter

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Dumbass Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: House Posts: 242 iTrader: 1 / 100%	What about the 72 year old Doctor with the incredible abs/body that I see everywhere? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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