Freebie finding site using interesting algorithm

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This website aggregates free offers while filtering out scams and affiliate schemes. It uses an algorithm that identifies legitimate freebies by finding URLs that appear across multiple sites around the same time, since real offers repeat while affiliate links remain unique. The site is built with a Perl crawler and MySQL database, and allows users to rate and categorize discovered freebies. It targets people looking for genuine free products and services without wading through deceptive marketing schemes.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

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