My Favorite Pyramid Schemes

OK, so none of these are actually illegal "scam little old ladies out of their life savings" type pyramid schemes. I guess a better term may be "referral programs." The basic principle is the same, though: you sign up, do whatever is required, and then if other people sign up under your name, then you receive valuable merchandise. It's a win-win for everyone (especially me, if you happen to sign up under my accounts). Lately I've had plenty of time to investigate/participate in these programs since I haven't been earning any real income, and I assure you that each of these is totally legit.

EMusic: Quickly becoming my favorite site on the internet. A music subscription service, where you get a certain amount of downloads each month (depending on which plan you sign up for). 50 free downloads just for signing up. They all come in basic mp3 format, and work on ipods immediately after downloading. Catalogue is a little outside of the of mainstream, but they've got some really great music - early Johnny Cash and Bob Marley; pre-megafame Coldplay and Green Day; newer stuff like Arcade Fire, Interpol, and Bloc Party. They also offer a daily free download (take that iTunes, and your once per week free song).
http://www.emusic.com?tafisnid=85248E88A3733D530E635D83DE8DE55D%26fref=149089

MPFree: You click on ads on their homepage, and earn music downloads from Buy.com. Most of the time you get 1 downloads if the offer only requires you to put in your email address, but you can also earn 35 or more at a time if you do something like sign up for 3 months of Earthlink internet service. Two warnings: Make sure you have good spam protection (these folks will email you if you click on their offers) and the downloads are in crappy Windows Media Player format (EDIT: the sound quality is fine; I just meant the files can be a pain in the ass to work with), if that's a problem for you (the ol' burn-and-rip method works just fine to make them ipod-compatible, however)
http://www.MPFree.com/ Refer.asp?UID=2C103D1A1418141C13142422

Mypoints: sign up, they send you emails, and you click on the link at the end of each one. Each offer is worth different amounts of points, and when you save up enough, trade them in for gift cards at Circuit City, Target, or a bunch of other stores.
https://www.mypoints.com/v?s=FoyGR9_dkiKdcw5ZkU-brE-rCBp8&arr=s2

Memolink: Just like Mypoints. Gift cards available from Best Buy and Amazon, among others.
http://www.memolink.com/index.cfm/beacon/registration/reg/3/referer/15439/

Brandport: sign up (must have an "edu" email address), and watch commercials on their website. After each one, you have to answer 2 or 3 multiple choice questions to make sure you were actually paying attention. Each ad has a different value. I've only watched 3 or 4, and a whole dollar showed up in my paypal account this afternoon.
https://www.brandport.com/Webapps/index.aspx
Use jw7400@law.miami.edu as your referral