“As Seen on TV” is now following me on twitter… ironic, isn’t it?

Their twitter page has all sorts of offers giving away, in this instance, “$200 of free pizza!” That and a cute girl between the pizzas and you have any geek’s dream come true -

The new short-con (give-away ____ for your private info) now lives on twitter

These ads are primarily aimed at students and the  ”low-income demographic” (an insulting term used by marketers to describe “blue collar” consumers AKA “the Nascar family”). They sucker folks in with a “free” prize, and then make them continuously opt-in for multiple offers from multiple vendors to claim said prize.

How much is your personal information worth?