I don’t really use stumbleupon but I was procrastinating 10 minutes ago, and decided to login and checked to see if others I knew were also already registered on the website.
It cross-referenced my gmail account, and I added a few friends. To my dismay I didn’t realize that it checked to spam everyone else who wasn’t on stumbleupon in my address book as well by default!
Now in one instant, I’ve spammed well over a thousand people in my address book with a stupid stumbleupon registration request! This includes people I haven’t emailed in 4-5 years, and other distant acquaintances. How awkward.
If you’re one of them, I’m so sorry. I tried deleting my account in embarrassment, and supposedly stumbleupon can take as much as 2 weeks before the deletion can take place. This is just ridiculous.
Again, my apologies. What a horrible way to hear from me after all this time.
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November 29, 2007 at 6:08 pm
Deana
haha…i didn’t think a thing of it! i hate when those things email everyone you know!
December 1, 2007 at 4:06 pm
Rodney Olsen
Now I’m feeling left out. I didn’t get an invite.
Same thing happened to me with Shelfari. The problem with them is they send out a reminder a few days later. Very embarrassing.
December 5, 2007 at 10:35 am
Lon
haha thanks folks, I’m still embarrassed. I’ve had people all week asking me about it. ah well….