I think you may have misinterpreted that email. I "claimed" my apps on AppBrain and got something similar; it's just a verify that they send to the registered email of the app developer, is it not?
Also, claiming your apps and paying for promotion are two separate things. Just claiming as I have done is free and you get access to some useful stats. I am not associated with AppBrain or necessarily endorsing them, but my experience with the site was innocuous. --SJ On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 7:20 AM, Maps.Huge.Info (Maps API Guru) <[email protected]> wrote: > I sent one recently to Appbrain. They sent me an e-mail suggesting > that someone was trying to "claim" my apps on their site. It seemed to > me to be a spammy attempt to get me to sign up on their site and pay > them for app promotion. Here's the text: (redacted) > > ********************** > Hello USNaviguide LLC, > <bogus e-mail>@gmail.com requested to claim ownership of your apps on > www.appbrain.com, the online Android app directory. > > Claiming your app gives access to the advanced AppBrain stats, and to > AppBrain's free and paid promotion services. Please click this link to > claim your developer account on AppBrain: > > http://www.appbrain.com/verify_dev?d=<redacted> > Please contact me if you have any questions. > > Best regards, > Mathijs Vogelzang, > AppBrain team > > ********************** > > This unscrupulous marketing tactic prompted me to ask them to remove > my apps from their site. When they wouldn't do that, I filed a DMCA > notice which got them to do it. > > SInce then, I've noticed app comment spam like this: > > by Dylan (October 13, 2010) > Great App! Search for more free apps at www.<redacted>.com > > The site is always a parked domain using Google AdSense for domains > but the kicker is the primary result in the ads is always Appbrain. > This leads me to believe that Appbrain is spamming comments to promote > their questionable site. I've seen this app spam in one form or > another on dozens of popular apps. > > As far as I know, there is no way to stop such unscrupulous marketing > tactics nor is there a way to remove or block these appbrain spammers > from continuing this spammy marketing campaign. > > -John Coryat > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
