Jinx brought two videos to my attention which advertise software tubers can use to spam for friend/subscriber invites. Watching these two vids has really annoyed me and I've sent a complaint to YouTube Management about this. It's no wonder we're getting so many friend/subscriber invites and I have a feeling from now onwards it's gonna get a lot worse! Watch the vids:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zL--E7XxFHA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hzy59Zoh0b8&mode=related&search=

Let me know your thoughts.

Sounds familiar, but I haven't checked out the videos yet. Would that be the same thing LisaNova was using? I've heard about people using such scripts to inflate their friend invites on YouTube. Absolutely ridiculous, numbers don't mean a thing.
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Ok now that I've seen these two videos, I can't believe she's so blatent about it in the tutorial. In the comments she insists that none of this is against YouTube TOS. Still, I'm staying clear of that kind of program. If you can't do those things personally, it's not even worth the "minimal effort."

I so agree with you!

baileykix wrote:

Sounds familiar, but I haven't checked out the videos yet. Would that be the same thing LisaNova was using? I've heard about people using such scripts to inflate their friend invites on YouTube. Absolutely ridiculous, numbers don't mean a thing. ............................................................................. Ok now that I've seen these two videos, I can't believe she's so blatent about it in the tutorial. In the comments she insists that none of this is against YouTube TOS. Still, I'm staying clear of that kind of program. If you can't do those things personally, it's not even worth the "minimal effort."

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WHAT!!!!!! I have just had a lovely rant about friend invites over on the vent group, and now they have a script to do MORE.....!!!!!!!!!!!!

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GREAT GOOGLIE MOOGLIE! I have to watch these vids and send a complaint myself!!!!!

He he he, I flagged both of them for youtube tos violations... Lets see if that does anything!

I wouldn't want a bunch of random people I don't even know listed as "friends". What is the point? People would just get pissed off at you for spamming, unless they also want to add more friends (likely for popularity reasons).

Programmers should put their skills to good use. Why waste that talent being obnoxious? They could get paid to fix some of the many flaws on YouTube, instead, and have users' eternal gratitude.

here here! I am thinking about doing this as well, it does sadden me that we have to go this rout.. but what other way is there for us!

Now I understand why Ive been getting tons of random friend invites from people that have never watched my clips, don't know me, have never interacted with me on other platforms (gaming , stickam, forums etc) and know nothing about me...What a waste of time (and pretty sad to be honest! lol ).