Subvert and Profit Today

I love checking out Subvert and Profit’s task lists and trying to figure out which links are paid and which are red herrings. Sometimes it is obvious and other times I am baffled trying to think that someone would pay for this content to be bumped. Take a look at the list below and try and guess which are the sponsored stories.

Digg
http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Devastating_New_YouTube_Video_John_McCain_s_Neverending_War_2
http://digg.com/comedy/Smooth_Triumph_stars_in_the_show_I_Got_My_Bong_Out
http://digg.com/space/Seti_home_My_Laptop_found_E_T
http://digg.com/odd_stuff/Police_investigating_vandalism_in_Fall_River
http://digg.com/tech_news/Internet_Scammers_charge_for_FrostWire_and_iTunes
http://digg.com/apple/Apple_Launching_App_Store_Beta_Program_2

Stumble Upon

http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/archives/015489.html
http://www.hells-handmaiden.com/?p=2176

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/20/facebreaker-to-allow-breaking-of-peter-moores-face/
http://www.otrcat.com