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[Real Estate Forum]

a lot of complaints about click fraud but this is the worst one case I have ever heard of, $50k worth committed by one company only.
Not sure we need a category for adsense since not many of you are using it.
Let me know honestly ... here is the article
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7529767/

[MaxSinclair]

Mike, the msnbc link you posted doesn't work. Is there a typo?

Max

[STVP]

Their must be a typo... what up with it mikey.

[San Diego Real Estate]

a lot of complaints about click fraud but this is the worst one case I have ever heard of, $50k worth committed by one company only.
Not sure we need a category for adsense since not many of you are using it.
Let me know honestly ... here is the article
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7529767/Mike you are right and I'm talking from personal experience!!!!

[Real Estate Forum]

Mike, the msnbc link you posted doesn't work. Is there a typo?

Max
I have to look where they moved it to :confused:

[re_advice]

I remember when this was posted. There is a site called fark.com in which if any news ever gets posted on that site, the news server will move the link once it sees a lot of traffic being generated from one particular site. I think they do this to help cut down on their bandwidth or something. Not sure but there has been several cases where once the site gets posted on there, there is so much traffic, the site crashes.

[www.OxfordTopAgent.com]

Ok so dont submit a link to fark?

[chrishummel]

Since the link doesn't work, could you elebarate on the 50k

[netrambler]

Since the link doesn't work, could you elebarate on the 50k

I am curious too. What is it all about?:confused:

[bluefrog59]

The original post was from 2005. Since then Google has developed some very sophisticated software to track attempted click-fraud. Basically, if your site receives a few clicks a day and suddenly you are getting 100 - a red flag is going to pop up. Add to that, even if someone could artificially modify their IP, they can't fool the regional nodes and routers in the area where they are operating. If they did happen to set up some sort of network of 'clickers', the return on their infrastructure simply wouldn't justify the expense. Besides the obvious ethical issues involved, anyone contemplating a click fraud scheme is basically stupid. Not something to worry about. Even if your competition were to attempt to click a number of your ads to try and drain your ad funds, remember, after a couple of clicks from the same IP Google's system picks it up and ignores further clicks from that source.

[backgammonnn123]

Big time Blue, plus they have a system now that will get your clicks down to a penny if they suspect any click fraud at all. Google wont be fooled for long.

[cobs]

yes the global click fraud rate stands at 28% as per the data collected by clickforensics

[philippine_real_estate]

Google is really strict in this terms, even if you have network of clickers, you'll still get caught. That's how good Google's system is, and you have to take note that its still improving.

[jamesww]

Google is really strict in this terms, even if you have network of clickers, you'll still get caught. That's how good Google's system is, and you have to take note that its still improving.


If you only knew how good Google is at watching this it might just scare you. In many cases they give alot of sites the benefit of the doubt for a certain period. It is impossible for you to have a set of clickers, clicking away without it forming a easily detectable pattern.

[rainier]

the link you posted doesn't work, I am interested with that 50k too...hope to see more information here....

[rainier]

been using Fark but never heard of this news,anyway thanks for letting us know, atleast I may have to be aware of it.

I remember when this was posted. There is a site called fark.com in which if any news ever gets posted on that site, the news server will move the link once it sees a lot of traffic being generated from one particular site. I think they do this to help cut down on their bandwidth or something. Not sure but there has been several cases where once the site gets posted on there, there is so much traffic, the site crashes.

[jvcus17]

it is already expired..
"The page you are seeking has expired and is no longer available at msnbc.com.
However, it may be available at The Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/front.htm). " ,maybe i'll look for something else. that is related on this..