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Wednesday, October 13, 2004

Click Fraud, Froogle UK, eBay Cons & More

Just a few interesting stories I came across today. Enjoy:

Google launches Froogle in the UK
US internet giant Google launches its shopping price comparison website Froogle in the UK. (still no sign of Froogle.ca ;) )

Can a resurrected Netscape compete with IE?
The browser is getting ready for a long overdue AOL makeover. But is it too late? What's you take?

Boy's eBay con nets £45,000
Detectives warn internet auction bidders to be wary of how they pay after a teenage fraudster conned customers.

Paypal battles to restore service
EBay says its Paypal system is slowly getting back to normal after breaking down six days ago.

More on PayPal: PayPal Scrambling To Fix Site Glitch
Payment site back online after a back-end Web site improvement update brought the house down the past few days, but access has been intermittent.

9 Die in Japan Suicides Tied to Web
In Japan, nine people were found asphyxiated in two cars in pacts the police said were facilitated by Internet suicide sites. (This is awful!)

Click Fraud Threatens Web
Someone could make the argument that watchdogs have better things to do. But click fraud -- endlessly clicking on ads to generate cash or hurt a competitor -- is a serious threat to the web business, and no one's doing much about it. Commentary by Adam L. Penenberg.

Search Marketing 2004: What's Right, What's Wrong
Danny Sullivan's wide-ranging keynote address at Search Engine Strategies San Jose prodded several raw nerves in the industry, sparing neither search marketers nor the search engines themselves, reports Andrew Goodman.

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