Moola is a new website, in private beta, that puts two visitors up against each other in a simple Flash game. The interesting thing about the site is that people are playing for real money.
Moola gives each new user $0.01 to start. You play against another player at your level, and the winner takes all of the money from the other person. So each time you win, you double your money. Win 30 times in a row and win $10.7 million. A user can “cash out” at any time and have a check delivered to them with their current balance. If you lose, you start over at $0.01.
The service is advertising supported. You have to watch a short video ad (every time I played it was for yellowpages.com) and then answer a question correctly about the ad. Once you’ve done that, you can play the next round.
I tried playing a few games and it seemed legitimate. I can’t tell if I was playing against a computer or not, though. Moola always found a rival to play against me within seconds, and the games are very simple and could be easily played by a computer. Given how easy it would be for Moola to beat successful players by automated means, I would assume that the risk of fraud is significant. The CEO of Moola addressed this question on the Moola blog.
What’s more interesting is Moola’s business model: paying users to watch ads. At the very least, they succeeded in getting yellowpages.com stuck in my head.
Moola also has a multi-tiered referall system. When you refer a user, you get a 4% bonus calculated based on any money they cash out for the following year. You get a 3% bonus from any friends they refer, and so on to the fourth level. Multi-level referrer programs are smart, in a pyramid scheme kind of way.
It’s in private beta now. You can sign up for the beta on the home page.
If anyone would please refer me:
pajaro747@netscape.net
http://www.mool...44d324e7a4933-2 over 1000 invites left as of now.
Sign me up too, and I will make you rich – murd1998@yahoo.com
murd – i’ve sent you one
I’d be interested in seeing how it works – cj@ceejayoz.com
Thanks!
I too would love to try this out: armen@armen.am
Thanks in advance!
I hate to admit this, but I’m interested in trying this site out. I’m not one for gameshows, but what the hay… would anyone be willing to “invite” me?
sammy.villarreal[at]gmail.com
I’d like to try it too if someone has some spare invites.
jdscheff [at] yahoo [dot] com
I would love to give this a try as well. My email is dmackey[at]dhq.nu if anyone has an invite available.
im all out of invites, but it looks like you can get some at this site
http://www.playmoola.com/
I’d also love to try this game out!
anthonyb415[at]gmail.com
I’d be interested in a invite too!
sigh71 at gmail dot com.
Thanks
I too want to try it out. Please invite me shishank@gmail.com
Please invite me! I will make you rich!
bknoob AT gmail.com
Sounds interesting.
Please invite me too..
george.monthlydollar@com
(switch around the . and @)
I would love an invite, please.
beretta[six][two][seven][at]gmail[dot]com
replace bracketed numbers with 627, [at] with @, [dot] with .
I would love you forever and win you tons of money if someone would invite me.
firehazard07[AT]gmail[DOT]com
wow, chris. that’s pretty serious email address encryption
once again…
im all out of invites, but it looks like you can get some at this site
http://www.playmoola.com/
I’d love an invite if anybody has a spare one. I’m dbpigeon [@t] gmail [d0t] [c0m]
(Don’t want my address to get picked up by a spambot)
the playmoola ones have all been taken. if theres anyone else who has invites, hook me up at bliushift [@T] gmail [d0Tc0M]
I got a few invites left – sabanoso NO SPAM @ NO SPAM olomedik NO SPAM .net – remove the no spam from the email address.
If someone wants to send me one, I’ll be your friend.
ahskeet2000@yahoo.com
“What’s more interesting is Moola’s business model: paying users to watch ads”
This is so Web1.0 or even 0.0. I guess we are getting ready for Highway of Death, web2.0 version.
I would love for someone to invite me.
email:nebsys.gmail@com (switch around @ and .)
thanks for the tip MonthlyDollar.
I was going to say, Techcrunch is scraping the bottom here, but looking at 20 requests for invites, I obviously am underestimating the appeal.
Thanks for the invite.
This gets boring really, really fast.
no problem, nebsys.. glad you like!
I´d like to try it too. Somebody please add me:
barse [aT] helgo [ D0.t] net
Ted – I agree, I almost didn’t write about Moola, but the biz model angle interested me. There is obviously a ton of demand here though, based on these comments. Crazy.
It’s like all those “Make Money on The Net” ads but you do so by playing games. Genius business model.
Hi..
Can someone refers me? acrilas at gmail dot com.
I want to try it only to find out what the catch is between this site and all the previous versions of this from the dot-bomb era. There was always some sort of catch to keep you from getting something, but people are always eager to make money by playing games. I want to know what other hoops you have to jump through to make it work.
I’d appreciate an invite if there are any available – thanks! (emerick7[at]gmail[dot]com)
if u invite me, i will love u long time
xxxx
raiden12 at gmail.com
Need invitation here~ My email is newsgalaxy[at]yahoo.com. Thanks a million! =)
Please invite…
tulipsniper[at]gmail[dot]com
please invite as well
jroberts2[AT]gmail[dot]com
thanks
Could someone please send me an invite. Much appreciated.
stlguy66 at yahoo.com
I’d love an invite! xcobra[at]gmail[dot]com
THANKS!
could i get a referer too plz ?
mikevalstar@gmail.com
I am intrested tooo… Invite
gbhargav[AT]gmail[DOT]com
I’d like to check this out, if anybody has the invites.
Sounds kewl someone sign me up
inconven at gmail.com
Invite me, contact[at]everybodygoto[dot]com
i also would love an invite. timwoolsey[at]gmail[dot]com
I would love an invite if anyone would like to send one!
at rob @ angryface dot com
i would like an invite also please dprhawk(at)hotmail.com
gcutrupi (at) gmail (dot) com pleze
Seems interesting. Can someone invite. Thanks.
n3td0g at gmail.com
i would like a intevite too
ankur.agrwl(at)gmail(dot)com…
http://www.mool...44d324e7a4933-2 apparently due to some glitch I have over 1,000 moola invites