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MySpace Wins $6 Million In Spam Suit

A Westminster, Colorado Internet marketing company has been ordered to pay MySpace $6 million in damages and legal fees for spamming its users.An arbitrator ruled that Scott Richter and his online marketing company, Media Breakaway LLC, must pay MySpace $4.8 million in damages and $1.2 million in legal fees for spamming MySpace members.

Yahoo Highlights Problems With Top Ad Placement

A search engine company might be expected to stress the importance of ad placement - "stay on top," it would urge, with the related message "pay us lots of money" remaining unsaid.  But Yahoo's taking a more honest route and pointing out that it isn't always necessary to own the number one spot.