Comments for Raju Malhotra's Blog on Search http://www.searchmasala.com All things Search with some Masala Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:09:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 Comment on Click Fraud - the Darth Vader of Online Ads by David http://www.searchmasala.com/2006/09/26/click-fraud-the-darth-vader-of-online-ads/#comment-14 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 00:21:29 +0000 http://www.searchmasala.com/2006/09/26/click-fraud-the-darth-vader-of-online-ads/#comment-14 Hi. I have read the article, and the article was not very accurate. I have to comment on this that I do know several people in law enforcement either as police officers, investigators, lawyers and so forth are involved in the paid to read email programs. They have looked up the laws, and said that these programs are legal, and not invovled in anything illegal. The problem that I found is that there is a difference between programs that are against any short of click fraud and the ones who forced or blackmail their members to make searches. There are several programs out there who never sends search links. The problem is that paid to read is just that. You get paid to read emails and nothing else. Then, some person started sending search ads which the sites became mostly search sites. The recent click fraud sites are coming out from countries like China, India, Russia and several other countries who their countries got banned from the programs for mostly cheating or defrauding the program, the other members and the advertisers. These people create a whole gang of sites that are unsustainable ad prices like selling an ad to 30,000 members for 99 cents and the link value is $100. Then, there are programs that are also setup that forced all the members to search even if they are not from a search country. These types of programs that needs to be stopped. I have been a member of PTR programs since 2002. I rarely do any searches unless I am interested in something to look at. I can not buy anything because many people do not have credit cards or debit cards to even buy anything. I do not think that is wrong because I do have the interests in buying something, but do not have the means. As long as there are a genuine interest, then it is not click fraud. There are ways that to improve the whole industry and plus other online businesses. If more online businesses accept Egold, PayPal or many other types of online payment methods? We would buy items. Yes, I am a member of The Owl Post, and I was never forced to search. It is just optional. I have not done any searches for the program. Now, the blame should be pointed to somewhere else besides the PTR industry. The search engines, large or small, are the ones that needs to be looked at since they are the ones making the most money off of the fraudulant clicks. They are allowing this to happened. About Pam Parrish? She is an outspoken person against click fraud or scm sites. There are many of her including me want to clean up the industry, but it is hard when the bad people making the whole industry look bad. Hi. I have read the article, and the article was not very accurate. I have to comment on this that I do know several people in law enforcement either as police officers, investigators, lawyers and so forth are involved in the paid to read email programs. They have looked up the laws, and said that these programs are legal, and not invovled in anything illegal. The problem that I found is that there is a difference between programs that are against any short of click fraud and the ones who forced or blackmail their members to make searches. There are several programs out there who never sends search links. The problem is that paid to read is just that. You get paid to read emails and nothing else. Then, some person started sending search ads which the sites became mostly search sites.

The recent click fraud sites are coming out from countries like China, India, Russia and several other countries who their countries got banned from the programs for mostly cheating or defrauding the program, the other members and the advertisers. These people create a whole gang of sites that are unsustainable ad prices like selling an ad to 30,000 members for 99 cents and the link value is $100. Then, there are programs that are also setup that forced all the members to search even if they are not from a search country. These types of programs that needs to be stopped.

I have been a member of PTR programs since 2002. I rarely do any searches unless I am interested in something to look at. I can not buy anything because many people do not have credit cards or debit cards to even buy anything. I do not think that is wrong because I do have the interests in buying something, but do not have the means. As long as there are a genuine interest, then it is not click fraud. There are ways that to improve the whole industry and plus other online businesses. If more online businesses accept Egold, PayPal or many other types of online payment methods? We would buy items.

Yes, I am a member of The Owl Post, and I was never forced to search. It is just optional. I have not done any searches for the program.

Now, the blame should be pointed to somewhere else besides the PTR industry. The search engines, large or small, are the ones that needs to be looked at since they are the ones making the most money off of the fraudulant clicks. They are allowing this to happened.

About Pam Parrish? She is an outspoken person against click fraud or scm sites. There are many of her including me want to clean up the industry, but it is hard when the bad people making the whole industry look bad.

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]]> Comment on Dicey Numbers by Raju Malhotra http://www.searchmasala.com/2006/10/26/dicey-numbers/#comment-8 Mon, 30 Oct 2006 19:47:16 +0000 http://www.searchmasala.com/2006/10/26/dicey-numbers/#comment-8 thanks. Yes, especially when the money is coming out of your own pocket. :-) thanks. Yes, especially when the money is coming out of your own pocket. :-)

]]> Comment on Dicey Numbers by Chris http://www.searchmasala.com/2006/10/26/dicey-numbers/#comment-7 Thu, 26 Oct 2006 22:32:14 +0000 http://www.searchmasala.com/2006/10/26/dicey-numbers/#comment-7 This is a intersting article. Compainies are spending millions of dollars on web advertsing. Not being able to measure is a big challenage. i will have to look closely when companies say they have millions of people going to their sites. This is a intersting article. Compainies are spending millions of dollars on web advertsing. Not being able to measure is a big challenage. i will have to look closely when companies say they have millions of people going to their sites.

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]]> Comment on Click Fraud - the Darth Vader of Online Ads by Chris http://www.searchmasala.com/2006/09/26/click-fraud-the-darth-vader-of-online-ads/#comment-5 Tue, 26 Sep 2006 03:45:36 +0000 http://www.searchmasala.com/2006/09/26/click-fraud-the-darth-vader-of-online-ads/#comment-5 I think as long as the advertisers are willing to pay a ton load of money to attract customers this will continue. I don't think technology is sopsiticated enough to figure out who is a real buyer. I usually look and do my research online and then go to the stores to make actaul purchase. If i did not buy online am i not a real customer? I think as long as the advertisers are willing to pay a ton load of money to attract customers this will continue. I don’t think technology is sopsiticated enough to figure out who is a real buyer. I usually look and do my research online and then go to the stores to make actaul purchase. If i did not buy online am i not a real customer?

]]> Comment on What has Search got to do with Masala? by martinique http://www.searchmasala.com/2006/09/14/what-has-search-got-to-do-with-masala/#comment-4 Wed, 20 Sep 2006 17:28:32 +0000 http://www.searchmasala.com/2006/09/14/what-has-search-got-to-do-with-masala/#comment-4 Interesting camparision between search and masala. Search had definitely added flavor to our lives and spiced things up.It is difficult to think that a few years back we survived without this technology. It will be interesting to see what new innovations happen in the search industry and how it spice up our lives. Interesting camparision between search and masala. Search had definitely added flavor to our lives and spiced things up.It is difficult to think that a few years back we survived without this technology. It will be interesting to see what new innovations happen in the search industry and how it spice up our lives.

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