The CSS Code

span.image { 
background: url(/images/bamboo.jpg) no-repeat; /* url to image */ 
width:100px;  /* actual image width */
height:100px; /*actual image height */
text-decoration:none; 
display:block; 
font-size:0px;
} 

The Text in a span Tag

<span class="image">Replace this text with an image</span>

The Image

The Result

Converting a Link

The CSS Code

a.image { 
background: url(/images/bamboo.jpg) no-repeat; /* url to image */ 
width:100px;  /* actual image width */
height:100px; /*actual image height */
text-decoration:none; 
display:block; 
font-size:0px;
} 

The Text in an anchor Tag (link)

<a href="#" class="image">Replace this text with an image</a>

The Image

The Result

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Here is the function to use

<?php bp_follow_add_follow_button(array('leader_id'=>$displayed_userID, 'follower_id'=>$current_userID)) ?>

Where:

<?php
array(
'leader_id'=>$displayed_userID, //this is the user id of current displayed user or current displayed users content, the followed
'follower_id'=>$current_userID  //this is the user id of the currently logged in user, the follower
)
?>

Here is how I added the follow link to the activity stream.

Add two lines of code to the following template files:
/your_theme_folder/activity/entry.php
/your_theme_folder/activity/comment.php
If either of these files is missing then just copy them over from the default theme within the buddypress plugin folder.

This is the first line of code needed in both files, place it towards the top of the file, this is to make the buddypress object available in the file which is used to get the currently logged in user id.

<?php global $bp ?>

This line of code is used in the entry.php file. It utilizes a function to get the current entries user id.

<?php bp_follow_add_follow_button( array('leader_id'=>bp_get_activity_user_id(),'follower_id'=>$bp->loggedin_user->id)) ?>

This line of code is used in the comment.php file. It utilizes a function to get the current commenters user id.

<?php bp_follow_add_follow_button( array('leader_id'=>bp_get_activity_comment_user_id(),'follower_id'=>$bp->loggedin_user->id)) ?>

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Start

# /etc/init.d/apache2 start

$ sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 start

Stop

# /etc/init.d/apache2 stop

$ sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 stop

Restart

# /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

$ sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

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After some research it seems quite possible this is a scam, but what I cant figure is what exactly is the scam, is it a social engineering attack (where they use might site to post spam), is the plan to use my hosting account for a zombie attack on other systems on the net, or is it just a method to attempt to gain access to my bank info (when they ask for payment method info).

What I do know is that this same email marketing approach seems all to well known by many skeptical webmasters around the net. Each having a similar story about an advertising agency contacting them to run an ad campaign for Lacrosse.

This version almost got me: adv.zip (FOR RESEARCH ONLY. DO NOT INSTALL AND USE THIS PLUGIN!)
Version 2.6.1 obtained from source at http://webmaster.bevestoagency.com/ on Dec 1, 2011
SCAM – adv.zip WordPress Plugin – plugin source

Version 2.6.2 posted Aug 11, 2011
Suspicious adv.zip WordPress Plugin – plugin source

<?php

/*
  Plugin Name: ADV
  Description: ADV Plugin
-  Version: 2.6.2
+  Version: 2.6.1
 */

-class AdvWidget37 extends WP_Widget {
+class AdvWidget extends WP_Widget {

-    function AdvWidget37() {
+    function AdvWidget() {
-        parent::WP_Widget(false, $name = 'Adv Widget');
+        parent::WP_Widget(false, $name = 'AdvWidget');
    }

    /** @see WP_Widget::widget */
    function widget($args, $instance) {
        if (get_option('adv_place') == 'widget')
            advShowBanner();
    }

    /** @see WP_Widget::update */
    function update($new_instance, $old_instance) {
        $instance = $old_instance;
        $instance['title'] = strip_tags($new_instance['title']);
        return $instance;
    }

    function form($instance) {
        
    }

}

-add_action('widgets_init', create_function('', 'return register_widget("AdvWidget37");'));
+add_action('widgets_init', create_function('', 'return register_widget("AdvWidget");'));
add_action('admin_menu', 'advPluginMenu');

register_activation_hook(__FILE__, 'advActivation');

-define('ADV_SERVICE_DOMAIN', 'gelbertagency.com');
+define('ADV_SERVICE_DOMAIN', 'bevestoagency.com');
    

from that and the info from atpeaz.com. I looks like the different versions are being used by different company names.

More Info for your convincing

This guy has spotted many suspicious parts of the code and explains them well.
WordPress blogs targeted scam – beware of the adv.zip plugin!

• Beware of Rayan Meyer, BevestoAgency.com, and adv.zip plugin!
• Markaagency.biz/adv.zip plugin is a wordpress scam
• Beware of Random Spam Advertising Offers
• Martin Dumont

If you are not convinced by now please give this scammer a reason to abuse you, install the plugin and see what happens.

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