Free Shares - The Dead List Part 2
Here's more of those free shares offers that didn't make the grade, filed neatly here for future reference.
Where To Next?
NEXT: head straight for our live free shares offers. Then please make sure you're a member of the best 100% cashback sites. Before finally a quick check of our list of free UK stuff.
MindPixel
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Slightly wacky you may think, but Mindpixel is a serious scientific project. It is the world's largest Artificial Intelligence effort! Currently with nearly 50,000 users. Basically you input a 'Mindpixel' (a statement that can be answered yes or no), and then validate 20 others input by other users. In so doing you help to build 'Gac's brain and boost the cash value of the project. As a member you own a little piece of the project. Unfortunately the site can be pretty baffling - you really have to dig around to find out what it is all about. Lot more work needed on the 'FAQ' and Introduction areas.
50Connect
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"The UK's leading internet channel dedicated to today's over 50's". You don't have to be 50+ to join though! 50 free shares credits awarded on joining. 50Connect reckon an active member may expect up to £200 upon an IPO or takeover. Extra points can be earned by shopping via the site, introducing friends, opening an email account or sending an article (presumably writing rather than 'an item'!). Quite basic at present but gets an extra * for potential due to the rapidly growing 'silver surfer' market.
KewlBrits
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This company are mainly suppliers of corporate and family entertainment, i.e. artists such as comics, magicians, lookalikes etc. But also, oddly, have branched out into internet services and many other areas. Perhaps too many as the network of sites can be baffling! What the shares are and how the offer works also seems to change faster than we can keep up with - which accounts for the low rating.
The Share Centre
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As well as share dealing, The Share Centre provide ISA and PEP management. If you take out an ISA, or transfer your existing PEP or ISA to them, they award free shares in Share plc. 100 free shares per £5,000 ISA/PEP transferred in, or a sliding scale for a new ISA starting at 40 free shares for a £3,000 lump sum ISA. The free shares are traded on ShareMark, a market set up by The Share Centre. (Follow the 'More Free Shares' link on the right hand menu for offer details).
Virtual Trader
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Play the real stock markets completely free, with virtual money, but you can win up to £2,500 real cash or 1 million member shares! Nicely done and great fun - if you've always thought you could do better than the cautious 'experts' now you can prove it!
Latest: Offer ended 10/05/2001
MyAd
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"Get paid up to £1 per hour while you surf, plus up to 25p an hour for any friends you introduce". 5 free shares of Myad for every 5 members introduced. Was launching late Summer 2000, delayed until end of 2000, but now unlikely to ever really happen.
Latest: Site dead for some time...
Lets Share It
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100 free shares just for signing up. Gain 100 more for up to 3 sensible business ideas you submit. Plus, should one of your ideas be chosen you get a 10% stake in the new company.
Latest: Domain appears to have been bought by someone else... dead!
Free Chariot
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Latest: Site design improved greatly, though that free shares offer seems to have completely disappeared...
Somewhat baffling site. Telecomms provider who appear to offer free shares for customers transferring their BT telephone account to them. Unmetered internet access and free local call packages - but if the amateur site design is anything to go by, I wouldn't personally want to risk my phone account...
