Bye Bye Digital Point?

[Martee]

Was doing some looking around today and I came across a certain story relating to DPs owner, Shawn Hogan...makes for interesting reading. What do you guys think?

According to an article in Business Insider dated May 3, 2013, “How eBay Worked With The FBI To Put Its Top Affiliate Marketers In Prison”, the FBI recently paid a visit to Shawn Hogan’s plush San Diego diggs, and served a search warrant. They confiscated all his computer gear, and took some interesting pictures of his expensive house.
And, according to the Business Insider, he has acknowledged his wrong-doing by admitting, “The only one responsible for my actions is myself”, and pleading guilty to a single charge of wire fraud. So, it looks like the crooked “affiliate marketer” who has made about $30 million from illegal cookie-stuffing might get to spend up to 20 years in jail …

• http://dpsucks.com/finally-the-end-is-near-for-shawn-hogan.html
• http://marketingland.com/cookie-stuffing-could-land-ebays-top-two-affiliates-in-jail-42336
• http://performinsider.com/2013/05/why-is-shawn-hogan-going-to-jail-for-cookie-stuffing/
• http://www.businessinsider.com/ebay-the-fbi-shawn-hogan-and-brian-dunning-2013-4

 

[JLogan]

I'm really shocked, but maybe DigitalPoint disappearing will help bring some members to WebGuruBB xD

 

[Jordan]

Interesting indeed nonetheless. However after some research of my own I doubt anything is going to happen to DigitalPoint or Shawn

 

[Sam1]

Digitalpoint would probably be sold or something. A lot of the evidence was there when he wrote an article basically saying that Ebay wanted him to do all this black hat affiliate type stuff for a while. However he claimed he never did...

 

[Sam1]

http://isup.me/digitalpoint.com

Digitalpoint is currently down!

Edit: https://twitter.com/digitalpoint <-- They are trying to fix the issues.

 

[Jordan]

http://isup.me/digitalpoint.com

Digitalpoint is currently down!

Edit: https://twitter.com/digitalpoint <-- They are trying to fix the issues.

Lol ya,
Been down for couple. I also already knew this

But ya. anyhow...

 

[JLogan]

Edit: https://twitter.com/digitalpoint <-- They are trying to fix the issues.

LMAO. Kinda shocking how such a large forum has such a small twitter following...

 

[Jordan]

LMAO. Kinda shocking how such a large forum has such a small twitter following...

The twitter account is not highly advertised on the forum. On top of this, they don't buy their followed like the most of twitter does Shocking I know!

 

[wasi90lk]

I will be quite shocked if DP forum goes down. I check it from time to time, although my favorite forum is Warrior forum.

 

[JLogan]

Seems DP isn't going to be having problems. It's still up and running!

 

[digital help]

Interesting indeed nonetheless. However after some research of my own I doubt anything is going to happen to DigitalPoint or Shawn

You are on Digital Point and so am I. We both know how big it is, and I know that if the owner is arested somebody else will be buying the forum.