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Gushcloud, ChurpChurp remove Facebook login for unknown reasons

June 19, 2012 by  

Users, it seems, can no longer log in to both Gushcloud and ChurpChurp using Facebook Connect. A reader has pointed out to us that the Facebook sign-in button has been removed from the homepages of both companies.

Notably, both services have introduced an email signup system at almost the same time — just a day apart in fact. In an email to users, Gushcloud framed the introduction as a “ transition into a VERY exciting new phase.”

ChurpChurp’s Facebook app had apparently also been inaccessible for hours.

In its place is this message: “The app ‘ChurpChurp’ is temporarily unavailable due to an issue with its third-party developer. We are investigating the situation and apologize for any inconvenience.” Read more

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Gushcloud pays you to tweet, but will people find it spammy?

April 4, 2012 by  


You can be sure that whenever a social network becomes successful, people will try to make money off it. Twitter is a very good example.

Of late, all sorts of people have been gaming the social network. For instance, using Twitter bots to artificially boost the number of Twitter followers, as what US Presidential nominee Newt Gingrich allegedly did.

Which was why I approached Gushcloud with some skepticism.

Gushcloud is a Singapore-based startup that, in a nutshell, rewards its users to perform certain tasks promoted by marketers: Tweeting or sharing on Facebook about a product, writing a blog post, or completing a survey. In this way, it’s similar to ChurpChurp. Read more

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