78 blog results for "advertising fraud"

Shoppers and retailers aren't the only ones gearing up for the holidays. Criminals are out in full force with plenty of scams to separate you and your money

Posted in Safe and Secure by Larry Magid

These are the official rules for CNET's Crave blog giveaway of the week contest.

Posted in Quick Takes by David Carnoy

In his keynote at the Web 2.0 Expo, Tim O'Reilly sets off the punditocracy by insisting that the "war of the Web" is heating up again. Did it ever cool off?

Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy

Desperate during the downturn, people are taking "jobs" as re-shippers, not realizing they're helping criminals move goods purchased with stolen credit cards, RSA says.

Posted in InSecurity Complex by Elinor Mills

Online retail giant is helping associates use Twitter to sell more products. Will Twitter ever become more than a marketing tool?

Posted in Software, Interrupted by Dave Rosenberg

Security software maker claims significantly faster scan times in AVG Free 9, but some unfortunate behavior from its LinkScanner tool might annoy some enough to swear off that otherwise excellent feature.

Posted in The Download Blog by Seth Rosenblatt

As part of a class-action settlement, Yahoo plans to create a new ad distribution option that will give advertisers more control over where ads purchased through Yahoo appear.

Posted in Relevant Results by Tom Krazit

The software maker says it filed five lawsuits Thursday to try to slow the growing threat.

Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried

The PC maker settles with the state of New York a year after being found to have engaged in "false, deceptive business practices."

Posted in News - Business Tech by Erica Ogg

"Scareware" and other malicious content are sneaking onto high-profile Web sites via ad delivery systems that are not secure, experts say.

Posted in InSecurity Complex by Elinor Mills