iPod mini  So Gratis Networks has set up a site called
FreeiPods.com that is giving away your choice of an iPod mini, a
15GB iPod, or a $250 gift certificate to the iTunes Music Store.
All you have to do is sign up, click on one of their offers, and
then convince five other people to do the same. We smelled a
scam in there somewhere, or possibly scamola, and since our
whiny emails to the company asking them to explain how exactly
this worked went unanswered, we decided to just call them up to
try and sort things out.  The company rep we spoke to insisted
that this thing was for real and that they had already given
away about 400 iPods to people. To get it to work you actually
have to sign up for one of their sponsors' offers (like the
Columbia House DVD club, the GM credit card, AOL for Broadband,
etc.) and also get five other people to also take them up on one
of their offers. Gratis Networks picks up a decent referral fee
for every one that's completed, and since it's a lot harder than
it sounds to also get