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Choof.org Monthly Archive Subscribe to a Computer Mag? Your Data is Sold! Do you subscribe to PC Magazine, Computer Gaming World, Electronic Gaming Monthly, Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine or ExtremeTech.com? Your data is being sold! See this datacard and read more about privacy on Technorati. Ziff Davis Consumer E-Mail Master File Walter Karl E-mail List Description: This file contains subscribers to PC Magazine, Computer Gaming World, Electronic Gaming Monthly, Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine and ExtremeTech.com. These are educated, proven mail buyers. This upscale audience seeks the latest information about technology, gaming and next-generation electronics. They are at home address and respond to offers including consumer publications, consumer catalogs, online offers and fundraisers. Selects: 500,000 total subscribers, home/business address, recency/hotline, age, occupation, home value, lifestyle, state, SCF and ZIP Contact: your list broker or Walter Karl, 4 Gannett Drive, White Plains, NY 10604 Phone: 914/697-5823 Fax: 914/697-5822 E-mail: tamaraf@wkinteractive.com KQED is Selling its Membership List KQED Radio, which serves Northern California is selling its membership list. Here's the notice in today's Direct Magazine. There are some interesting aspects of this datacard. For instance, note the funding sources for this public radio station is mostly from direct mail, so those annoying pledge drives apparently account for only 20% of membership acquisition: "70% Direct Mail/20% Pledge Drives/10% Space Ads." KQED Public RadioAnd here is the actual datacard: KQED/Bay Area Public Broadcasting Based in San Francisco, KQED operates Northern California's largest public broadcasting center, including KQED Public Television. As the nation's most-watched public TV station, KQED provides an ever-increasing audience with some of the most powerful and perceptive programming available. The KQED members are affluent, well-educated men and women who live predominantly in the San Francisco Bay Area. They share a strong appreciation for the arts, enjoy attending cultural events and frequently contribute to worthy causes. The KQED members are recommended to fundraisers seeking support for community services, health, children’s, educational, environmental and animal causes. COUNTS: Quantity Segment Rate 132,079 Active Members $80/M 95,765 Direct Mail Members $85/M COUNTS THRU: 04/07/05 SELECTIONS: * 3 Month Hotline $7.00/M * 6 Month Hotline $5.00/M * State/SCF/Zip/Gender $7.00/M * Key Coding $1.00/M SOURCE: 70% Direct Mail/20% Pledge Drives/10% Space Ads UNIT OF SALE: Average $40.00 DEMOGRAPHICS: * Average Age 45+ MINIMUM ORDER: 5,000 UPDATED: Quarterly ADDRESSING: * 4-Up Cheshire Labels N/C * Pressure Sensitive Labels $7.00/M * Magnetic Tape/Zip Tape $30 Flat * Email $50 Flat RESTRICTIONS: * AVAILABLE TO 501(C)3 NON-PROFITS ONLY. * Mailer must submit 501(C)3 forms with orders. * Sample mailing piece required for approval. * Mailer must comply with industry ethics on list use. NET NAME: 85% on orders over 50,000 plus $8.00/M running charge. TERMS: * Net 30 days from mail date. * 10% commissionable to recognized brokers. LIST USAGE: ACLU of Northern California Alameda County Food Bank American Cancer Society American Conservatory Theatre America's Second Harvest Berkeley Reportory Theatre California Film Institute California State Parks Fdtn. Canine Companions/Independence Care Children's Cancer Res. Fund City Teams Ministries Commonwealth Club Of Ca. Consumer Checkbook Magazine Consumer Health Publications Consumers Union Doctors Without Borders USA Dodd Smith Dann Layher-LA East Bay Center For Perf Arts Elderhostel Evergreen Valley College Family Service Agency Of S.F. Friends of the Urban Forest Girls, Inc. Glide Golden Gate National Park Habitat for Humanity Hanna Boys Center - Donors Heifer Project International Human Rights Watch Humane Societies Consortium International Rescue Committee Int'l Campaign For Tibet Lambda Legal Def & Educ Fund Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Libraries Consortium Marin Agricultural Land Trust Marin Conservation League Marin County School Volunteers Marin Theatre Company Meals On Wheels Co-Op Mountain Play Association, The National Geographic Society Nature Conservancy Oakland Public Library Fdtn Omega Boys Club Peninsula Open Space Trust Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra Planned Parenthood Fed/America Point Reyes National Seashore Project Open Hand Recording For Blind/Dyslexic San Fran. Mus. Of Modern Art San Francisco Symphony San Jose Repertory Theatre Seva Foundation Smile Train Special Olympics Susan G. Komen Foundation Trust for Public Land U.S. Fund for UNICEF U.S. Olympic Committee Univ. of CA, Berkeley Art Mus. Wildlife Waystation Yosemite Fund Youth Radio CONTACT: Sarah Lewin slewin@mktgservices.com Tel: 215.968.5020 x148 Fax: 215.579.8059More privacy on Technorati. A List of People Who Believe in Free Money Here, ladies and gentlemen, is a list of fools who believe there is such a thing as free money. Send them your scams. Money Prize and Contestant Entrants Macromark New List Description: This file contains highly responsive contest enthusiasts who have dreams of winning money, home appliances, shopping sprees, exotic vacations, TV's and digital cameras. Selects: 19,255 May hotline, 3-month, 6-month and 12-month Contact: your list broker or Macromark, 185 Route 312, Brewster, NY 10509 Phone: 845/230-6300; Fax: 845/278-0650 E-mail: bill@macromark.comprivacy List Broker Selling Database of "Suffering Seniors" Visit Beach List Services and you'll find a database for sale of "Suffering Seniors," individuals over 55 who were unfortunate enough to be sick and fill out a survey telling the direct marketers about it. Suffering Seniors Read more about these issues at Technorati Privacy Blogs. Cooking Could Inflate My D??? How can it be that Conviser's mnemonic for specific performance, cooking could inflate my d???, is not online. Sam thinks the D word is "duff;" I think it is "duck." Rock the Vote is Selling its Membership List In today's DMNews, you'll find this datacard offering for sale the names, addresses, dates of birth, party affiliation, and sex of 720,000 people who registered with Rock the Vote. Rock the Vote Walter Karl New List Description: This file contains registrants to Rock the Vote, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that engages youth in the political process by incorporating the entertainment community and youth culture into its activities. It aims to increase youth voter turnout. Rock the Vote coordinates voter registration drives, get-out-the-vote events and voter-education efforts. The average age is 18-34, and 51 percent are female. Selects: 720,744 12-month, 6-month, 3-month members, date of birth, party affiliation, gender, state, SCF and ZIP Contact: your list broker or Walter Karl, 1 Blue Hill Plaza, Pearl River, NY 10965 Phone: 845/620-0700; Fax: 845/620-1885 E-mail: Maureen.Northey@walterkarl.infousa.comprivacy Database Sellers Being Sold Ah, the privacy invaders are now being sold! In today's DMNews you'll find an ad for the personal information of database company owners. Directory & Online Database Publishing Executives the Infocommerce Influential International Bethesda List Center New Management Description: This file contains senior management and company owners at the most important and innovative directory and online database publishers. Selects: 4,584 directory and online database publishing executives, geography and gender Contact: your list broker or Bethesda List Center Inc., 7508 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, Maryland 20814 Phone: 301/986-1455; Fax: 301/907-4870 E-mail: info@bethesda-list.com Gas Company Execs for Sale This would be a good list for military recruitment solicitation... Petrochemical Industry Executives Dunhill International List Co. New List Description: This file contains executives and engineer types working in the petrochemical industry. Selects: 2,387 executives, firms, job function, main/branch, telephone, title slug, gender, state, SCF and ZIP Contact: your list broker or Dunhill International List Co. Inc., 621 N.W. 53rd St., Boca Raton, FL 33487 Phone: 561/998-7800; Fax: 561/998-7880 E-mail: sales@dunhills.comExtended Entry: Milliom Mom Marchers Sold For Direct Marketing Today's DMNews offers for sale the personal information of people who donated to the Million Mom March. Million Mom March Names in the News New Select Description: This file contains donors to the Million Mom March. Founded in 1999, this national grassroots, chapter-based organization is dedicated to preventing gun-related deaths and injuries and to supporting victims and survivors of gun violence. On Mother’s Day 2000, more than 750,000 people marched in Washington, DC, and tens of thousands of others marched in towns across America to demonstrate their support for sensible gun laws. The average donation is $37. Selects: 11,476 36-month donors, gender, state, SCF and ZIP Contact: your list broker or Names in the News, 1300 Clay St., Oakland, CA 94612 Phone: 415/989-3350 Fax: 415/433-7796 E-mail: name@nincal.comExtended Entry: Newspaper Execs Who Inflated Circulation Arrested If you deceive the public and get caught, you're likely to be simply fined by the FTC. If you deceive advertisers...you get thrown in jail! The Wall Street Journal reports: Three former executives at Tribune Co. newspapers were arrested yesterday for their alleged involvement in circulation schemes to get advertisers to pay millions of dollars in inflated fees at two of the company's newspapers, Long Island's Newsday and Spanish-language Hoy. Clickitgolf.com, Kiddomusic.com Are Selling Your Personal Information In today's DMNews, you'll see that both Clickitgolf.com and Kiddomusic.com are selling the personal information of those who have registered on the site or purchased products. Clickitgolf.com's privacy policy claims to be "committed to protecting your privacy online," and goes on to say, "We do not sell, trade or rent your Personally Identifiable Information to others." So, how do they justify this sale of personal information advertised below? Kiddomusic.com seems to have a page on website security, but no apparent privacy policy. Clickitgolf.com Registered Users Wild West New List Description: This file contains individuals who are golfers who registered to clickitgolf.com to receive timely information on bidding for tee times, equipment special offers, travel and lodging promotions, and more. Selects: 137,205 total universe, 30-day, 90-day hotline, credit card buyers, gender, state, SCF and ZIP Contact: your list broker or Wild West Inc., 328 Willowbrook Ave., Rock Hill, SC 29730 Phone: 803/366-0231; Fax: 803/366-1068 E-mail: rdl@wildwestinc.com Personal Info of Papists Sold Back in April, a company called "Universal Museum Collections" was offering "free" cards featuring the Pope. These were described as "closely guarded" images of the J2P2, "near the end." The "Curt Jester," a blog with punditry from the Papist perspective, commented on the ad and linked to an article in the Cleveland Plain Dealer about the ads. The ads were pulled from the Plain Dealer because of complaints: …the "free" cards are being used as an opportunity to market $11 rosaries - and that photo might not be as rare, or as recent, as the ad implies… Now, in today's DMNews, you'll find an ad offering for sale the personal information of 153,000 people who ordered the "free" card. Universal Museum Collections — Religious Here is the original ad (warning, mega size pdf). BY K.J. TEDESCHI CBS Sportsline Selling Subscriber Data Are you a soccer fan who has registered on ad in today's DMNews. BTW, I posted this on CBS's soccer message board. Soccer E-Mail Master File From CBS.SportsLine.com Worldata E-mail List Description: This file contains online buyers, subscribers and sports enthusiasts. These fans are eager to spend money on soccer and other merchandise. Individuals visit the SportsLine.com network of sites for the latest news and commentary, polls, scores and team standings, schedules and to buy merchandise, participate in fantasy sports and enter contests. Selects: 371,084 total file Contact: your list broker or Worldata, 3000 N. Military Trail, Boca Raton, FL 33431 Phone: 561/393-8200 Fax: 561/368-8345 E-mail: lists@worldata.com Granta Subscribers Sold In Direct Magazine, you'll see that a list of subscribers to Granta is being offered for sale, apparently by the New York Review of Books. Granta This list contains 13,384 subscribers to this magazine. The sources are direct mail and space. Selections: Country, gender, hotline, paid, state/SCF/ZIP Price: $105/M Contact: The New York Review of Books, 212-757-8070 Register Your Palm, and Your Info Will Be Sold Check out this datacard being sold by a company called "21st Century Marketing." It proposes the sale of 2.4 million people who have registered a Palm device (note that the source of the data is "100% Reg. Cards"). palmOne, Inc. (formerly Palm, Inc.) New York Times Book Review Subscribers Sold In today's DMNews: The New York Times Book Review Subscribers American List Counsel New List Description: This file contains subscribers to the New York Book Review. It is the only section of The Times that is sold separately by subscription. Selects: 28,000 universe, expires, age, gender, home/business, income, lifestyle, paid, renewals, state, SCF and ZIP Contact: your list broker or American List Counsel, 4300 Route 1 CN-5219, Princeton, NJ 08543 Phone: 609/580-2723; Fax: 609/580-2809 E-mail: shondell.davis@alc.comExtended Entry: Deep Fried Country Folks In today's DMNews: Deep Fried Country Folks: Independent, Patriotic & Responsible The Direct Marketing Shop New List Description: This list contains blue-collar workers who purchase products that enhance their ability to perform their favorite activities well. Favorite activities include cooking, gardening, sewing, fishing, hunting, watching auto racing and other seasonal sports. Selects: 24 million universe, age, gender, income, ethnicity, homeowner, mail order buyer, hotline names; lifestyle categories including auto racing, campers, cooks/bakers, country music fans, fishermen, hunters, needleworkers, RV owners, smokers, vegetable gardeners, veterans. Contact: Your list broker or The Direct Marketing Shop, 18 Highland Pointe Drive, Weaverville, NC 28787 Phone: 828/645-8411; Fax: 828/645-8601Extended Entry: Sandal Wearers Sold From today's Direct Magazine. Birkenstock Central Fly Alaska Air, Get the Clockwork Orange Treatment I've blogged before about coercive advertising before.... Today's Washington Post reports that Alaska Air is beginning to force its passengers to watch credit card advertisements during the last 30 minutes of flight into DCA, when one is not allowed to stand! How Clockwork-Orange like! On a recent Alaska Airlines flight, passengers were told to remain buckled and seated for the last 30 minutes before landing at Reagan National Airport. It was a standard security measure for flights heading into restricted airspace over Washington.Extended Entry: IM Users Sold In today's DMNews you'll find a database of 1.5 million IM users for sale. I wonder which IM company is selling it? TTYL – Talk to You Later –IM/TM Another Reason to Switch to Firefox: Fewer Annoying "Rich Media" Ads Clickz news discusses the horror of horrors: those annoying ads don't appear on the computers of Firefox users. One more reason to switch from IE. Various reports put Firefox's market share at 10 to 15 percent. Yet I can't view 75 percent of rich media ads while using Firefox. And while many online ad designers toil away on Macs, they often can't see the fruits of their labor in a live environment. United Farm Workers for Sale From today's DMNews: United Farm Workers
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