Google To Pay 90 Million USD to Settle Click-Fraud Class Action LawsuitMarch 9th, 2006 Google Inc. said on Wednesday that it had agreed to pay up to $90 million to settle a class action lawsuit over advertising fraud by outside parties on its site, in a bid to put the controversy behind it. Read more in the Phil Law Blog..
Google Provides Click-Fraud Stats For AdWords AdvertisersJuly 26th, 2006 Google has released new anti-fraud measures that provides its advertisers reports of invalid clicks through its AdWords system. Advertisers that use Google AdWords can now run campaign and account performance reports that include data about invalid clicks.
Firefox Tip: How To Change "Do This Automatically For Files Like This From Now On" OptionJuly 14th, 2007 In Firefox when you click on a file to download / view the browser comes up with a prompt which allows you to either open the file with a specified program or save it to disk. You are also given the option to "Do this automatically for files like this from now on".
Google Making Reasonable Effort To Control Click-Fraud: ReportJuly 24th, 2006 As part of the settlement in the click-fraud case - Lane’s Gifts v. Google, Google had agreed to have an independent expert examine click-fraud detection methods, policies, practices, and procedures and make a determination of whether or not Google have implemented reasonable measures to protect their advertisers.
Google faces class action law suite for selling trademark keywordsMay 19th, 2009 Google's landed into quagmire after facing a class action suite over infringement of trademarks. The search engine major encourages the advertisers to purchase other companies' trademarks as targeted search term.
How To Configure Google Talk on Pidgin / GaimAugust 17th, 2007 I faced quite some problems in configuring Pidgin / Gaim with Google Talk on Fedora Core 6. Here are the detailed steps for a no-brainer configuration of Pidgin for Google Talk:
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Free Online Store Setup Using Google Base & Google Checkout in 6 StepsAugust 17th, 2006 6 steps to setup your free online store using Google Base & Google Checkout. Click on the "Sign In" link on the Google Base homepage.
Free Privacy Protection Web Browser - Browsezilla is Click Fraud Engine for Porn SitesJune 26th, 2006 Free web browser - Browsezilla promotes itself as a tool for privacy protection. It is actually a click-fraud engine for pornographic sites, said security vendor Panda Software.
EU court adviser says Google ad keywords do not infringe EU trademarksSeptember 22nd, 2009 EU adviser: Google ads don't infringe trademarksBRUSSELS — A European Union court adviser said Tuesday that Google Inc. does not violate luxury goods makers' trademarks when it sells brand names as search keywords that trigger its lucrative advertisements.
EU court advisor says Google Adwords does not infringe EU trademarksSeptember 22nd, 2009 EU advisor: Google ads don't infringe trademarksBRUSSELS — A European Union court advisor said Tuesday that Google Inc. does not violate luxury goods makers' trademarks when it sells brand names as advertising keywords triggered by Internet searches.
Google Web Accelerator Back With VengeanceNovember 14th, 2005 Google Web Accelerator is back with a vengeance. If your web site bandwidth consumption has spiked in the last couple of days, look to blame it on Google Web Accelerator.
Simple Formulas for Context Sensitive Advertising & PPC AdvertisingMay 30th, 2008 You have commonly heard terms like eCPM, CPM, CTR, Page Impressions, Page Views etc. What do they really mean.
Market regulator may finally get to grill Satyam ex-chiefJanuary 14th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), probing the Rs.70-billion ($1.43 billion) fraud in Satyam Computer Services, may finally get an opportunity to grill the company's disgraced former chairman B. Ramalinga Raju when the matter comes up before a court here Friday.
One in Ten in UK "Victim of ID Crimes"August 10th, 2006 Nearly one in 10 people in UK believe they have fallen victim to identity fraud, according to a survey of 2,200 adults by YouGov. People aged under 30 are most prone to falling victim because they are the poorest at protecting personal details, the survey suggests.
T-Mobile USA to launch second Google phone, dubbed myTouch, in AugustJune 22nd, 2009 T-Mobile to launch second Google phone in AugustNEW YORK — T-Mobile USA's follow-up to the first "Google phone" will go on sale in early August, the carrier said Monday. The "T-Mobile myTouch 3G with Google" will be a touch-screen phone and will lack the physical keyboard of the T-Mobile G1, the first phone that used Google Inc.'s Android software.
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December 12th, 2005 at 2:19 am
[...] Angsuman learns that a lawsuit has been filed against Google for click-fraud. [...]
January 17th, 2006 at 8:51 am
AIT should not be throwing rocks at Google as they themselves live in a glass house. Just take a look at all the unhappy AIT customers here: http://www.aitsucks.com. Also, their CEO Clarence Briggs is being sued for posting someone’s SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER on a web site that AIT owns!!! Talk about unscrupulous!
June 5th, 2006 at 12:58 pm
This is interesting because I’m using Yahoo! mail service and they do not delete scams from anyone’s mailbox.
There is no reason not to do that, and yet they just let it be. I suppose they think that could be in invasion of privacy.
I think that the large ISPs could be taken to court for leaving fraudulent emails in people’s mailboxes. After all, many users could lose their money using their free services.
And I know what it takes to remove scam emails from a mail box: no much at all.
I’m not worried for myself since I’m very cautious, but many people do get caught! And we could save the western world a few bucks… we already did donate a lot to Africa if my memory is good… (in reference to the Nigeria 419 Scam — but look closely, the whole Earth is doing it now!)