I have neither requested nor received any emails from "Max Klein" these finding are a result of simple google searches.
Max Klein does not exist. He is an identity created by Mark Essien (www.essien.org).
Mark Essien has two companies registered in the UK one "Qubikle Development LTD" (www.qubikle.com)and a second "Feather & Moor, Ltd" (www.feathermoor.com).
The namesakes of Feather & Moor are Joel Feather and Tracy Moor. BOTH of these individuals don't exist, they are again creations
of Mark Essien. The pictures used for Joel are taken from istockphoto (http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-photo-1997908-waiting-for-y...)
whois results for maxkle.in and markessien.com have the same telephone number.
Feather & Moor, Ltd has approaching nearly 300 applications on the appstore. These apps are "cookie cutter" apps that contain pictures and simple text.
The signing identity on the applications names qubikle.
A cursory googling of the text in the screenshots of some of the applications reveals that text is taken from wikipedia and other pages without attribution.
OPINION:
I don't know what the contents of the "other" email was but looking at the apps from "feather & moor ltd" it doesn't strike me that these are
wonderful apps of substance targeting niches but instead low quality keyword targeted cookie cutter apps using content without permission.
This is kind of cool, like the weird, dark underbelly of app store success. FREAKISH ANIMAL HYBRIDS, 99c: "Have you ever seen a dog with the head of a bird? Or a frog with the body of a shark?" FACEBOOK STATUSES YOUR FRIENDS WILL LIKE, 99c: "Do you wish to be a bit more interesting on facebook, and not just be the dude saying “I’m bored”?
This app contains status messages that will amuse your friends, and that will definitely get you a lot of “likes” from the prettiest girls (or guys) in your friends list.
Don’t believe me? A friend of mine, Dave, has been using these messages, and at least 2 people have told how creative and funny Dave has become recently! Well, good for you Dave, now how about telling them it was all due to this app?"
It's like the ads in the back of old comic books for sneezing powder or pamphlets about how to be popular.
Well, would you want your real name to be associated with the "Vampire Facts" iPhone app? On the other hand, I am curious, too. It does seem like he could have invented just one false identity instead of three, or just have had no names associated with the company at all.
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I have neither requested nor received any emails from "Max Klein" these finding are a result of simple google searches.
Max Klein does not exist. He is an identity created by Mark Essien (www.essien.org).
Mark Essien has two companies registered in the UK one "Qubikle Development LTD" (www.qubikle.com)and a second "Feather & Moor, Ltd" (www.feathermoor.com).
The namesakes of Feather & Moor are Joel Feather and Tracy Moor. BOTH of these individuals don't exist, they are again creations of Mark Essien. The pictures used for Joel are taken from istockphoto (http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-photo-1997908-waiting-for-y...)
whois results for maxkle.in and markessien.com have the same telephone number.
Feather & Moor, Ltd has approaching nearly 300 applications on the appstore. These apps are "cookie cutter" apps that contain pictures and simple text.
The signing identity on the applications names qubikle.
A cursory googling of the text in the screenshots of some of the applications reveals that text is taken from wikipedia and other pages without attribution.
OPINION:
I don't know what the contents of the "other" email was but looking at the apps from "feather & moor ltd" it doesn't strike me that these are wonderful apps of substance targeting niches but instead low quality keyword targeted cookie cutter apps using content without permission.
This is kind of cool, like the weird, dark underbelly of app store success. FREAKISH ANIMAL HYBRIDS, 99c: "Have you ever seen a dog with the head of a bird? Or a frog with the body of a shark?" FACEBOOK STATUSES YOUR FRIENDS WILL LIKE, 99c: "Do you wish to be a bit more interesting on facebook, and not just be the dude saying “I’m bored”? This app contains status messages that will amuse your friends, and that will definitely get you a lot of “likes” from the prettiest girls (or guys) in your friends list. Don’t believe me? A friend of mine, Dave, has been using these messages, and at least 2 people have told how creative and funny Dave has become recently! Well, good for you Dave, now how about telling them it was all due to this app?"
It's like the ads in the back of old comic books for sneezing powder or pamphlets about how to be popular.
I just wonder what the reasoning is behind making up all these identities.
Well, would you want your real name to be associated with the "Vampire Facts" iPhone app? On the other hand, I am curious, too. It does seem like he could have invented just one false identity instead of three, or just have had no names associated with the company at all.
What, like "blackwoodHolt"?
I have presented controversial information, of course i'm going to use a throwaway account.
The fact remains, anyone can do the research i've done and see what i've seen, draw your own conclusions.