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InternetNews
November 3, 2006
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Zango Settles FTC Adware Charges The controversial adware distributor agrees to pay $3 million and provide consumer consent notices. |
InternetNews
November 21, 2006
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Group Raises Zango's FTC Commitment Issues A new complaint filed with the FTC claims Zango issued a misleading statement. |
InternetNews
November 6, 2006
Roy Mark |
FTC Mulling Next-Gen Tech, Policy Three days of hearings open to consider future Internet regulatory challenges. |
PC World
November 2005
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The Hidden Money Trail Those programs that pelt you with ads and bog down your PC are financed by some of America's largest companies. |
InternetNews
July 11, 2006
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Beware, MySpace Video Enthusiasts Adware company Zango does not tolerate partners who post content on MySpace or other social-networking sites. |
InternetNews
February 16, 2007
Roy Mark |
DirectRevenue to Pay Back 'Spyware' Gains Adware distributor DirectRevenue today settled Federal Trade Commission charges of unfair and deceptive trade practices of installing unwanted and unsolicited spyware unto consumers' computers. |
InternetNews
January 30, 2007
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Travel Companies, Cingular Settle Adware Case Three online advertisers have to pony up $100,000 and promise to stop using controversial adware as part of a settlement with New York State's Attorney General. |
InternetNews
November 2, 2007
Susan Kuchinskas |
SocialAds: Who Wins? Will Facebook's new ad format ding AdSense? Enrich Microsoft? Or both? |
BusinessWeek
June 28, 2004 |
Ben Edelman, Adware Scourge This 24-year-old law student-expert witness says he's "100% convinced that spyware is a fair label" for advertising software. |
BusinessWeek
June 28, 2004 |
Avi Naider, Adware Crusader The chief exec of WhenU says he hates spyware as much as anyone, but his product is different. Here he explains |
InternetNews
June 8, 2005
Roy Mark |
Bad Actors Safe Under Spyware Legislation? Congress should do less, rather than more, when it comes to federal anti-spyware bills. |
InternetNews
October 29, 2008
Richard Adhikari |
Facebook Worm Redux Taps Google Sites Once again, social networking site Facebook has been hit by the Koobface worm, which has been used to attack it several times since July. |
BusinessWeek
June 28, 2004
Ben Elgin |
Guess What -- You Asked For Those Pop-Up Ads Software lodged in your PC follows your Web wanderings and slings up relevant pitches. |
BusinessWeek
July 17, 2006
Brian Grow |
You Can't Keep A Bad Scheme Down The spyware scourge is only getting worse. |
Information Today
June 2, 2008 |
Alacra Launches Alacra Affiliate Widget The widget scrolls headlines of relevant business research -- credit and investment research reports, market research, and company profiles. |
BusinessWeek
July 23, 2007
Ante, Green & Holahan |
The Next Small Thing Bits of code called widgets open the door to viral marketing across social networks. Silicon Valley sees them as a Web revolution in the making. |
InternetNews
May 24, 2010 |
Racy Malware Tags Facebook Accounts For the second time in as many weeks, Facebook users are being tricked into downloading adware disguised as a video of attractive young women in bikinis. |
Fast Company
October 2009
Adam L. Penenberg |
How Much Are You Worth to Facebook? Facebook and others have tapped into the power of viral loops to build massive audiences in record time. Now they're using these growth engines to create the future of online advertising. |
Inc.
November 2007
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Puppy Power Using a new tool called a widget to boost your brand. |
InternetNews
July 6, 2006
Andy Patrizio |
MacOS Picks Up A Windows Bad Habit Now it seems the MacOS is calling home behind the user's back, too. |
BusinessWeek
July 23, 2007
Catherine Holahan et al. |
Living in a Widgetized World With widgets, any page on the Web can be your point of sale. Marketers met at a conference to figure out how to spread them far and wide |
InternetNews
December 5, 2008
Richard Adhikari |
Latest Facebook Attack Stems from Previous One Businesses with Facebook links must watch out. |
PC Magazine
March 8, 2011
Chloe Albanesius |
Do Facebook Comments Signal the Death of Online Anonymity? An update to Facebook's Comments plug-in has some concerned. |
Fast Company
November 2004
Alan Deutschman |
The Ad Agency on Your Hard Drive How Web software called "adware" is taking advertising to a new, effective, and extremely annoying level. |
InternetNews
December 6, 2006
Roy Mark |
Groups Target Another Spyware Operator FastMP3Search.com.ar is the latest alleged spyware operator to get caught in the crosshairs of consumer and advocacy groups. |
InternetNews
March 15, 2007
Roy Mark |
A Charming Third Time For Anti-Spyware Bill? House panel backs Spy Act again despite two rejections from Senate. H.R. 964 would require an opt-in, notice and consent regime for adware or spyware that collects personally identifiable information from consumers. |
InternetNews
July 13, 2007
Nicholas Carlson |
Is Facebook Worth Its Platform Hype? Coverage for Facebook since the platform launch has been nothing short of iPhone-esque in some circles. But Facebook users aren't so sure the platform is worth the hype. |
Inc.
January 2008
Alex Salkever |
A Software Company's Whimsical Widgets Were an Instant Hit. But Its Core Product was Getting Overshadowed. To embrace or flee Facebook? Here's what the experts advise. |
Search Engine Watch
October 1, 2009
Justilien Gaspard |
Getting People to Talk About Your Company Build brand awareness and credible links by getting people to talk about your company. People link to companies they are familiar with and trust. |
PC Magazine
February 14, 2007
Sarah Pike |
Opera Widgets: Stay Secure This widget isn't really about improving -security; it's just another way to keep Opera -users smug. |
The Motley Fool
May 30, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
The Next Microsoft? Facebook can now aim even higher as it perches itself on the shoulders of dot-com giants. But is it aiming too high? |
InternetNews
November 6, 2007
Kenneth Corbin |
Facebook's New Ad Play Built on The People Facebook spreads the word through user profiles in its new ad program. |
InternetNews
July 15, 2009 |
Verizon Bringing Facebook, Twitter to FiOS TV With plans to release a software development kit for Web-to-TV apps, Verizon's FiOS is taking a cue from the mobile world. |
PC Magazine
May 31, 2006
Robert Lemos |
A Future Without Adware? Prosecutors and consumer advocates are on the attack against adware. Is a future without deceptive ad software attainable? |
InternetNews
September 27, 2007
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Those Nifty Widgets Can Pack A Rude Surprise Malware finds a new target in desktop widgets that look simple and harmless but can carry a malicious payload. |
Entrepreneur
November 2006
Nichole L. Torres |
Loud and Clear Boost sales by selling customers on your competitive advantage. |
The Motley Fool
June 5, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Poll Position for Facebook When you serve up as many pages as Facebook does, you really can nickel-and-dime your way to grand fortunes. Investors, the market reaction is that a smarter Facebook can begin to nibble away at the market share of others. |
InternetNews
September 14, 2006
Nicholas Carlson |
Revolt of The Facebook Elite The social network grew as a site for students at elite colleges. Now Facebook is expanding its registration. Users aren't happy. |
