click-fraud

So I suspect more web masters will risk click-fraud vs. closing up shop.

Google and Click Fraud: Behind the Numbers - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

Fast forward six weeks and we find ourselves confronted with new data from Click Forensics that suggests industry click-fraud rates have increased to 14.2 in Q4, versus 13.8% in Q3.

Fair Isaac Study Claims Click Fraud Numbers are Higher than Search Engines Suggest 2007

I agree that online advertising offers significant advantages – especially once click-fraud can be addressed more effectively.

Google bigotry « BuzzMachine 2009

When advertisers are bidding $35+ for a single click you have to expect a certain amount of click-fraud.

Click Fraud Rate Higher for More Expensive Keywords 2007

Update: Apparently, the search engine community is up in arms over some alleged click-fraud happenings over at Leapfish.

First “click-free” search engine debuts | Sync Blog 2009

On Tuesday, I voiced my concerns on trusting click fraud data, released by a click-fraud monitoring company.

Is Click Fraud a Tired Topic? 2007

And the scandals of click-fraud still hang over this entire model, costing literally billions of dollars to advertisers.

NewBizNews in the Guardian « BuzzMachine 2009

Bids for amounts over $2.00 achieved click-fraud rates of 20.9%.

Fair Isaac Study Claims Click Fraud Numbers are Higher than Search Engines Suggest 2007

Google has now confirmed that user-identified click-fraud (the clicks not already filtered by Google) is actually less than 0.02% of all Google clicks.

Click Fraud Rate Higher for More Expensive Keywords 2007

Ben Edelman, who I worked with at Berkman, is studying click-fraud.

Scripting News for 4/4/2006 « Scripting News Annex 2006