Terry Penrod
May 17th, 2004, 08:23 am
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It's about time that some of the mainstays of the Internet started taking a proactive stance against known adware companies and other sleazy, bottom feeders.
Cheers, Terry
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Search engines delete adware company
By Stefanie Olsen
CNET News.com
May 13, 2004, 6:40 PM PT
Yahoo and Google have disabled links to controversial adware maker WhenU after the company was accused of engaging in unauthorized practices aimed at boosting its search rankings, WhenU's top executive confirmed Thursday.
The practices came to light following an investigation by antispyware crusader Ben Edelman, a Harvard student who found that the company used a technique known as "cloaking" to dupe search engines into favorably listing decoy Web pages that direct people to other destinations, once they click on the link.
MORE:
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5212479.html?tag=adnews
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It's about time that some of the mainstays of the Internet started taking a proactive stance against known adware companies and other sleazy, bottom feeders.
Cheers, Terry
.
Search engines delete adware company
By Stefanie Olsen
CNET News.com
May 13, 2004, 6:40 PM PT
Yahoo and Google have disabled links to controversial adware maker WhenU after the company was accused of engaging in unauthorized practices aimed at boosting its search rankings, WhenU's top executive confirmed Thursday.
The practices came to light following an investigation by antispyware crusader Ben Edelman, a Harvard student who found that the company used a technique known as "cloaking" to dupe search engines into favorably listing decoy Web pages that direct people to other destinations, once they click on the link.
MORE:
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5212479.html?tag=adnews
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