Team Noynoy Aquino: “NoyBook.com is a Fraud”
By Rico, 8:08 am Tue Dec 15 2009 - Featured, Sites - 22 Opinions
Update: Noybook has been taken down
Sighted on the official Noynoy Aquino Facebook page: “Please DO NOT join or vote in noybook.com. It is run by a Gibo supporter and is being used to gather a database of Noynoy fans and supporters… be careful about which sites you trust.”
Apparently to address concerns regarding the Election 2010 Facebook app (about transparency over how many voted for who for the mock online elections), noybook.com was set up. According to the site’s home page:
WHAT’S GREAT ABOUT NOYBOOK MOCK ELECTIONS?
December 14, 2009
The Mock Elections currently being performed here in Noybook is a clearer and better way to gauge not only the popularity of our Presidentiables but how much votes they could get out of the voting population.Need to Register. By requiring everyone to register, this is mimicking the actual process of Comelec Registration. Unlike in other websites, it’s not just as simple as “clicking” Yes or No. You have to exert more effort in registering which clearly differentiates mere interest versus actual voting preference.
One-Choice Policy. We’re only allowing each user to vote only 1 Presidentiable. Unlike in other websites, you don’t get to be a Fan of several candidates. In Noybook, there can only be 1.
E-mail Authentication. The e-mail authentication also screens out spammers and fictitious accounts. If a vote comes from a user with an e-mail that has yet to be authenticated, it is not reflected in our website.
On-Line. This means we can view the actual number of votes realtime. You get to see who’s voting which Presidentiable, and why!
Sounds good, but a quick check at the site’s WhoIs info shows that a certain King Del Rosario owns the noybook.com domain:
Registrant:
king del rosario
san antonio village
makati city, metro manila 1200
PhilippinesDomain Name: NOYBOOK.COM
Created on: 12-Dec-09
Expires on: 12-Dec-10
Last Updated on: 12-Dec-09Administrative Contact:
del rosario, king (kingdelrosario -at- gmail.com)
san antonio village
makati city, metro manila 1200
Philippines
(922) 873-1082
Search for kingdelrosario -at- gmail.com on Facebook (replace “-at-” with “@”), and you see the profile of King Del Rosario, with a large image on the side declaring “I’m supporting Gilbert Teodoro”! Del Rosario’s declaration of support was conducted through another Philippine election app on Facebook, named 2010 Philippine Presidential Election.
Now of course we’re all free to support whoever we want during the upcoming 2010 elections (though if you plan to vote for Erap, a convicted criminal with a proven record of corruption, you’re an idiot). But why would a declared supporter of presidential candidate Gibo Teodoro set up a supposedly neutral mock voting website, plaster it with a logo with glasses reminiscent of Noynoy Aquino’s, use yellow as its color scheme and call it noybook.com?
(Disclaimer: Noynoy Aquino is my choice for President, but I’m not involved with his volunteer team)
king del rosario
7:07 pm Tue Dec 15 2009
To all Filipino Voters:
After hours of deliberation, I have decided to shutdown the Mock Elections I have personally put-up on http://www.noybook.com. I admit the fact that it has resulted to a lot of confusion and criticisms. I deeply and humbly apologize for this. Although the intention to make use of the said domain name was merely to induce more response and participation, I am afraid it has crossed the line not usually taken in the world of politics.
My desire was only to provide all of us a real-time and transparent simulation of actual voting preferences which is not apparent in past surveys released to the public. My fault was to assume everyone would feel and think the same way.
This act was not sanctioned by Green Team and by the Official Campaign Team of Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of us!
King del Rosario
Jessie Evangelista
11:11 pm Tue Dec 15 2009
Hi all.
I built the Election 2010 Facebook Application (http://apps.facebook.com/election_twenty_ten/).
The system is still under development and rest assured I have my reasons for showing only percentages at this point in time.
I just attended a private demo of the automated election system and I plan to add features to make Election 2010 an effective voters education tool.
Rodelio Lagahit
11:11 pm Tue Dec 15 2009
i think team gibo have released an announcement denouncing this act..
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now i need to grab my popcorn .. more fireworks is expected to come..
kungpao
12:12 pm Mon Dec 21 2009
gago talaga ‘tong mga lintek na mga corrupt na trapo na ‘to. Sa akala nyo ba iboboto naming mga maliliit na tao yang GIBA nyo??? magsama-sama kayo ng mga corrupt na arroyo. TAMA na ang pagpapakamarit ng mga PINOY. Isuka na ang mga walanghiyang mga ‘to.
Frank Epe
9:09 pm Wed Dec 30 2009
friends,
filipinos are now feed up with politicians getting advantage of popularity. we learned to chose candidates based on their clear platform of government. we need leaders who can deliver not a SUPERSTAR
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christine cruz
12:12 pm Tue May 11 2010
congratulations NOY and more power to you as a new president of our beloved country