Google sues for click fraud

andriegel · 11-23-2004, 04:54 PM

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...23/tc_nf/28609

mole · 11-23-2004, 05:18 PM

Thanks for that link, gel. Very interesting.

LeeRyder · 11-23-2004, 06:16 PM

Post of the week.

Glad to see google is taking care of it's customers. So often these days the customer is last.

Kodeking · 11-23-2004, 06:33 PM

I like how they (Stricchiola) said that Google is putting thier work into the wrong place (opening court cases instead of improving algorithms). Thats the dumbest thing they could say. Google is a big enough company to handle both at once. I'm sure Google is working on the system while thier lawyers are working on the case.

I can't stand idiots.

vimkar · 11-24-2004, 09:54 AM

here is another interesting link

http://www.seochat.com/showblog/1814...-Goes-to-Court

read it !!!!

Caveman · 11-24-2004, 10:45 AM

Interesting read. I'm curious to see how this all plays out in court. I agree, it's about time google did something to protect it's advertisers.

cerebus · 11-24-2004, 10:59 AM

Indeed its a good thing that they take care of their advertisers. The attention this action is getting hopefully also keeps away some of the people considering fraudalent clicks. This in turn makes adwords more attractive to advertisers, which of course results in more paying ads for adsense publishers and money for Google to improve it services overall.

That it would be wasting time over improving the automated systems I cannot agree to as well. It's extremely hard (and most probably impossible) to make an automated system be 100% correct and thus other actions are required as well.

Riceman · 11-24-2004, 12:31 PM

Another reason to use google compared to findwhat etc. fraud is so rampant on findwhat, kanoodle etc , it is great to see someone stepping up

Dwayne · 11-25-2004, 11:21 PM

well that just sucks.. good thing i didn't go through with clicking on mine

nicholas · 11-26-2004, 06:15 AM

Google has to do this, regardless of how the case goes, if only to show its customers that it values the veracity of the clicks from their ads.

Otherwise, if the distrust for true effectiveness of clickthroughs (it's top bread-and-butter) from Google's ads will circulate, that'll spell doom for the company.

It may be known as a "search" company, but its main source of revenue, its lifeblood, is the reach and effectiveness of its ads. Something they must guard with their life (so to speak). Once the reputation for that integrity is shattered, there won't be any compelling reason for people and companies to patronize them.

rufryder · 12-02-2004, 03:20 PM

wow! pretty interesting. thanks for the link.

superprogrammer · 12-02-2004, 04:02 PM

Great...I really appreciate google for taking that step

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nicholas NamePros Regular Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: The Beach Posts: 584	Google has to do this, regardless of how the case goes, if only to show its customers that it values the veracity of the clicks from their ads. Otherwise, if the distrust for true effectiveness of clickthroughs (it's top bread-and-butter) from Google's ads will circulate, that'll spell doom for the company. It may be known as a "search" company, but its main source of revenue, its lifeblood, is the reach and effectiveness of its ads. Something they must guard with their life (so to speak). Once the reputation for that integrity is shattered, there won't be any compelling reason for people and companies to patronize them. __________________ Newsback.com -- Commentary and backstories of the news -----------------------------------------------

11-23-2004, 06:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
LeeRyder Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Left Coast Posts: 3,503	Post of the week. Glad to see google is taking care of it's customers. So often these days the customer is last.

11-24-2004, 10:59 AM	#7 (permalink)
cerebus NamePros Regular Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 395	Indeed its a good thing that they take care of their advertisers. The attention this action is getting hopefully also keeps away some of the people considering fraudalent clicks. This in turn makes adwords more attractive to advertisers, which of course results in more paying ads for adsense publishers and money for Google to improve it services overall. That it would be wasting time over improving the automated systems I cannot agree to as well. It's extremely hard (and most probably impossible) to make an automated system be 100% correct and thus other actions are required as well.

11-24-2004, 12:31 PM	#8 (permalink)
Riceman Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,015	Another reason to use google compared to findwhat etc. fraud is so rampant on findwhat, kanoodle etc , it is great to see someone stepping up

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Dwayne Account Closed Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Napa, CA Posts: 1,037	well that just sucks.. good thing i didn't go through with clicking on mine

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rufryder NamePros Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: USA Posts: 113	wow! pretty interesting. thanks for the link.

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