- Ordinary Americans are buying dozens (even hundreds) of cheap smartphones to generate additional income via ad-fraud.
- These “phone farms” run applications that simulate human behavior by interacting with incentivized ads.
- Incentivized ads (ie some TV and Movie trailers) compensate users with points that can be redeemed for gift cards and cash.
- 20-year old Joseph D’Alesandro recounts making $2K per month from phone farms.
- Last year, advertisers started cracking down on phone farm traffic and significantly reducing incentivized ad payouts.
- However, phone farming is still alive.
