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Quack, Quack: Made-For-AdSense Spam

Title: Quack, Quack: Made-For-AdSense Spam
URL: http://www.rimmkaufman.com/rkgblog/2008/01/25/mfa-duck/
Printed: March 20, 2010
Source: The Rimm-Kaufman Group Blog, info@rimmkaufman.com

Our hapless Duck picks 2000+ MFA spam pages in 48 hours.

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Shooting Fish In A Barrel: Google’s Third-Party Click Fraud Audit Report

Title: Shooting Fish In A Barrel: Google’s Third-Party Click Fraud Audit Report
URL: http://www.rimmkaufman.com/rkgblog/2006/09/05/shooting-fish-in-a-barrel-googles-third-party-click-fraud-audit-report/
Printed: March 20, 2010
Source: The Rimm-Kaufman Group Blog, info@rimmkaufman.com

Google’s “How Fictitious Clicks Appear In Third-Party Click Fraud Audit Reports” wasn’t attacking those concerned about fraudulent clicks, Google was attacking firms promoting weak methodologies which attempt to estimate fraud. Reading Google’s response was like watching someone shoot fish in a barrel — not at all difficult for the shooter, and decidedly unpleasant for the fish.

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