Massive Click Fraud Ring Shut Down

One of the largest click fraud rings ever detected, originating from China, has been shut down by click fraud monitoring firm Anchor Intelligence. "This is really the first time anyone has ever been able to catch click fraudsters 'in the act.' Anchor has identified fraudsters down to the publisher site, IPs used (likely via botnets), and even the names and address of some perpetrators," an…

Using Facebook And Twitter To Fight Depression

Monitoring posts on social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace could help to prevent suicide, according to two researchers from New Zealand's Victoria University. Dr. Tiong-Thye Goh and student assistant Yen-Pei Huang have developed a decision support system to scan social networking sites to flag keywords that people between the ages of 18 and 24 are posting. A high proportion of certain keywords…

How Big Brands Use Social Media

For big brands learning to use social media effectively can be challenging as they try and find the best approach. (Coverage of the BlogWorld conference continues at Webproworld Videos.  Keep an eye on Webproworld for more notes and videos from the event this week.) In a keynote with Scott Monty, head of social media for Ford Motor Company, Monty spoke about Ford's entry into the…

Some eBay Sellers Disgruntled Over Top Rated Sellers Program

Some eBay sellers have been taking issue with the fact that they are not being considered "Top Rated Sellers" in eBay's program of that name. As far as they can tell, they meet the requirements, but are having no luck being included in this group. Ina Steiner at AuctionBytes was able to get a response from eBay on the matter with the following points: