The flood of stories about Pokemon Go has included a look at people finding dead bodies, becoming dead bodies themselves, getting attacked by criminals, and just generally getting people together in big groups. But what we haven’t seen are stories about people using Pokemon Go to make money — unless you’re counting Nintendo or those third-party apps that want to jump onto the bandwagon.
Fear not, we live in a world where someone will attempt to monetize anything — including the color of your skin — it was only a matter of time before someone tried to pay people to play Pokemon Go. A new ad on the Singapore version of Funzing paints an offer that does just that, but doesn’t give much more:
Mashable notes that this is the first company that seems to be attempting to put players into a position to make money off of their “adventures.” We’ve seen companies use the game to make some cash on their own, not even counting the partnerships we’ve yet to see with McDonald’s and other companies looking to score some of that sweet Pocket Monsters gold.
Obviously the first thought that pops into mind is how it could be a scam. But Funzing seems to be a legitimate group with branches in London and Tel Aviv, sort of acting like a Group On for community events and hobbies:
After attempting (and failing) to find anything worthwhile, we decided to create our own fun, unique experiences in our local area.. the results were amazing! Now, through Funzing, ANYONE can join our community and share their skill, passion or hobby by creating a Funzing Experience! That means you too can become a Funzing host!
We have just one simple goal – to enrich people’s social life with intimate, personal experiences, hosted by people just like you, where boredom and routine do not feature on the agenda.
Join the Funzing community by becoming a Funzing host and attending incredible, unique events today!
Personally, I’d be more interesting in flipping burgers than playing Pokemon for money, unless we’re talking about some sort of actual underground Pokemon fighting ring. If that was real, I could see myself doing some horrible things in order to support a family or a gambling addiction. You haven’t lived until you’ve gotten a Raichu hooked on “brown brown” before a battle.
If interested, keep your eyes on the offer or the headlines. If it does turn out the be some sort of scam, you’ll be likely to hear about it before the next dead body pops up during the search for a Snorlax.
(Via Mashable)
