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Google Battles Fraudulent Clicks

Posted by michael on from the click-all-you-want-we'll-make-more dept.

hthb writes "Google admits on CNN Money that fraudulent clicks are becoming a very large problem for them. 'A top Google official said that growing abuse of the company's lucrative sponsored ad-search model jeopardizes the popular Internet search engine's business. "I think something has to be done about this really, really quickly, because I think, potentially, it threatens our business model," Google Chief Financial Officer George Reyes said Wednesday.'" We had an earlier story about attempted extortion.

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  1. Doing Something Quickly by Nom+du+Keyboard · · Score: 2, Funny
    I think something has to be done about this really, really quickly

    How about ending the advertising? I wouldn't miss it.

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    1. Re:Doing Something Quickly by kubrick · · Score: 2, Funny

      Maybe they could set up a Paypal account?

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  2. Deal?? by cYbertr0n · · Score: 4, Funny

    Bring back the 'search by date', and we promise to behave ourselves =)

  3. This would be a bad time then... by underpar · · Score: 2, Funny

    So, it would be wrong for us to try to /. the University of Pheonix ad?

  4. *click* *click* *click* by oexeo · · Score: 4, Funny
    *click* *click* *click* *click* *click* *click*
    *click* *click* *click* *click* *click* *click*

    What was the story? I wasn't paying attention

  5. In unrelated news... by Hiro+Antagonist · · Score: 2, Funny

    Microsoft has ordered over ten million new mice and trackballs for their central offices.

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  6. Good idea by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    How about ending the advertising? I wouldn't miss it.

    Yes, this is a good idea. To replace it they should have a button that says "Get Free Pizza". And when you click on it, then someone will deliver free pizza to your address within 10 minutes.

  7. Re:Hmmm... by Aceto3for5 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Click, but dont release, slowly pull the mouse away from the link, THEN release.

  8. No we didn't by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    they knew the deal when they signed up

    No we didn't.

    When we signed up payment was impression based.

    It got changed later.

    Sure, we could have just cancelled our contracts, but then how to earn a living?

  9. Re:Excuse me? Click FRAUD?? by adamh526 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Pretty soon it'll be "consumer fraud" to enter a store and leave without buying anything!

  10. Re:Illegal? by oexeo · · Score: 3, Funny
    Suppose you run a company that makes and sells WidgetX. [...] It would definitely be to my benefit if I could make you pay out excessive amounts of your advertising budget by repeated clicking on your ad

    Yeah, please stop doing that my WidgetX sales have gone down a two thirds last quarter.

  11. Re:Illegal? by ArsonSmith · · Score: 4, Funny

    They just need to make a law that says life has to be fair.

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