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Google Battles Fraudulent Clicks

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

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

  2. *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

  3. 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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