TheUseful Bans WickedFire In The Office - WickedFire - Affiliate Marketing Forum

Jon · 06-15-2007, 04:55 PM

A friend of mine told me about this, and then we had it confirmed a few minutes later.

I have nothing against The Useless really. Never worked with them. Never really spoke to anyone there about working together either. But it seems that a lot of their ex-employees like WickedFire because we don't moderate them for their opinions on TheUseless, and all of the troubles they've been having recently. It's more or less just entertainment for me, not really news, but hey, the more fun the better.

Anyhow, it is CONFIRMED now that The Useless has banned access to WickedFire.com from it's office location. So I'm proud to say that we are now in the ranks of FaceBook and Myspace for their employees on sites that they cannot access during work hours.

Big high five to them for it.. I'm sure this will backfire for them though and just open up a whole new can of worms. Goodluck though!

JamesH · 06-15-2007, 05:03 PM

Heh, pretty cool.

barman · 06-15-2007, 05:09 PM

funny because my Azoogle rep links me to WF threads when she's trying to help me haha

Mike · 06-15-2007, 05:32 PM

I'll bet some of our members can provide the employees with proxies so they can still surf at work!

bubbles · 06-15-2007, 08:21 PM

Through my four years at high school I found much better ways of accessing blocked sites...

https Ecrypted Connections
Google Cache
Google Translate
snowgraveryard.com type sites
Browse by IP
TorPark
Proxy Plugins for FF
Web2Email (for really good filters that allow email access)
VPN to home computer.

These methods work for bypassing Websense. The things you learn in AP computer science when your teacher doesn't give you assignments.

ebiz · 06-15-2007, 08:53 PM

Wow! Way to go! Looks like "TheUseless" are really useless

Fewleftstanding · 06-15-2007, 09:29 PM

I can understand why companies might block websites like Myspace and Facebook, but when they block the sites..if you have common sense it is pretty easy to get past them..using the methods mentioned above.

Subdivisions · 06-15-2007, 11:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jon

A friend of mine told me about this, and then we had it confirmed a few minutes later.

I have nothing against The Useless really. Never worked with them. Never really spoke to anyone there about working together either. But it seems that a lot of their ex-employees like WickedFire because we don't moderate them for their opinions on TheUseless, and all of the troubles they've been having recently. It's more or less just entertainment for me, not really news, but hey, the more fun the better.

Anyhow, it is CONFIRMED now that The Useless has banned access to WickedFire.com from it's office location. So I'm proud to say that we are now in the ranks of FaceBook and Myspace for their employees on sites that they cannot access during work hours.

Big high five to them for it.. I'm sure this will backfire for them though and just open up a whole new can of worms. Goodluck though!

Not to be a dick, but I don't think that qualifies as so called 'industry news'.

on-on · 06-16-2007, 02:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fewleftstanding

I can understand why companies might block websites like Myspace and Facebook, but when they block the sites..if you have common sense it is pretty easy to get past them..using the methods mentioned above.

They sound like they're driving off all their employees in droves. Failing to understand the nature of the internet's architecture seems like almost a foregone conclusion.

You guys should set up a reflector site on a different IP and email it to the known The Useless users. You know, just for fun. I'm sure their block is just an ACL or something, probably not content driven.

CoffeeLover · 06-20-2007, 10:22 AM

I'm surprised they figured out how to block the site. While I was there, nothing like that ever happened. I guess someone actually RTFM and did it right.

stupidredhaired · 06-25-2007, 10:20 PM

It's not blocked. Nothing is. I just asked my rep today. NOthing more than a rumor.

06-15-2007, 05:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
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barman Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Internets Posts: 5,987 iTrader: 12 / 100%	funny because my Azoogle rep links me to WF threads when she's trying to help me haha Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ Where Affiliate Marketers go for News. and Weed.

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Mike Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: On the firing line Posts: 6,093 iTrader: 30 / 100%	I'll bet some of our members can provide the employees with proxies so they can still surf at work! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒE SerpIQ - It's delicious.

06-15-2007, 08:21 PM	#5 (permalink)
bubbles Domainers... Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 866 iTrader: 3 / 100%	Through my four years at high school I found much better ways of accessing blocked sites... https Ecrypted Connections Google Cache Google Translate snowgraveryard.com type sites Browse by IP TorPark Proxy Plugins for FF Web2Email (for really good filters that allow email access) VPN to home computer. These methods work for bypassing Websense. The things you learn in AP computer science when your teacher doesn't give you assignments. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

06-15-2007, 08:53 PM	#6 (permalink)
ebiz Off-Page Optimization Pro Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 405 iTrader: 1 / 100%	Wow! Way to go! Looks like "TheUseless" are really useless Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

06-15-2007, 09:29 PM	#7 (permalink)
Fewleftstanding Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 411 iTrader: 2 / 100%	I can understand why companies might block websites like Myspace and Facebook, but when they block the sites..if you have common sense it is pretty easy to get past them..using the methods mentioned above. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

06-20-2007, 10:22 AM	#10 (permalink)
CoffeeLover Junior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 9 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Wow they know how to block a site? I'm surprised they figured out how to block the site. While I was there, nothing like that ever happened. I guess someone actually RTFM and did it right. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

06-25-2007, 10:20 PM	#11 (permalink)
stupidredhaired Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 5 iTrader: 0 / 0%	It's not blocked. Nothing is. I just asked my rep today. NOthing more than a rumor. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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