Proof
Naturally with the abundance of scams on the Internet these days most people are dubious when promised expensive items for nothing. The facts are however that major, reputable companies will pay web sites for getting you to try their products. It is in these web sites best interests to live up to their promise and give you the free gift advertised otherwise their sponsors will stop using them and they will lose their income. There have been investigations into these referral schemes that have concluded they are legitimate and do work, even by the BBC programme Newsnight. Take a look at these youtube videos:
- BBC Newsnight - Free iPod investigation video
- G4Tech American TV - interview with freeipods.com founder
There is a community of people who take advantage of these referral schemes to earn themselves lots of cool free stuff. Check out the Exceem Forums you will find lots of information about the various networks you can join and see lots of peoples posts and photos of all the items they have received for free.