Google search manipulation starves some websites of traffic – PCWorldHarvard Business School associate professor Ben Edelman, who is a paid Microsoft consultant, puts out another anti-Google study, this time on flight search, and reports an "85...
Both Ben Edelman's study Measuring Bias in 'Organic' Search and now Josh Wright's Defining and Measuring Search Bias: Some Preliminary Evidence seem to find the sponsor of their research had less bias.
Ben Edelman, an anti-adware and spyware advocate who formerly worked as a consultant to Microsoft and has history of anti-Google sentiments, discussed the issues at length, accusing Google of additional deceptive practices and knowledge of other...
No doubt this will turn into more ammunition for Ben Edelman's crusade against Google. Which problem do you deal with first? None of them! The building's on fire! Cheating. Copying. Stealing. These three words have been repeated ad nauseum over the...
In a recent report, Ben Edelman attacked Google's "use of hard-coding and other adjustments to search results gives Google an important advantage in any sector that requires or benefits from substantial algorithmic search traffic.
Hard-Coding Bias in Google "Algorithmic" Search Results - Ben Edelman Here's a roundup of this week's columns and news stories for the week of Nov.to 19, as reported by Search Engine Watch, as well as search news and tips from around the web.
Merely clicking an advertiser's ad reveals to the advertiser the user's Facebook username or user ID," explained security researcher Ben Edelman. Edelman contends, "I found that a user's username/ID is sent with each and every click in the affected...
Harvard Business School's Ben Edelman is perhaps the most notable in this category. Several years ago, I remember a certain "South Park" character positioning Google in a negative light. I'm sure the exact day or time when exuberance turned to fear...
Ben Edelman's False and Deceptive Pay-Per-Click Ads analysis looks at specific ads on Google.com that seem to violate Google's editorial guidelines and perhaps US laws over "free" services being offered.
Ben Edelman's False and Deceptive Pay-Per-Click Ads analysis looks at specific ads on Google.com that seem to violate Google's editorial guidelines and perhaps US laws over "free" services being offered.
Ben Edelman vs. Engine Watch Blog, along with other items we've spotted but not blogged separately: From The SEW Blog. Yahoo Gives Update On Site Explorer Site Explorer Authentication - Some Improvements and Notes from the Yahoo
I was reminded of Scandoo and a recent paper from Ben Edelman and SiteAdvisor, The Safety of Internet Search Engines, when reading it. Microsoft's patent applications from the end of last week include ways for search engines to scan malicious web...
Ben Edelman's latest report is yet another valuable analysis of how spyware applications defraud both Internet users and advertisers. This time he pins Hula Direct to the mat. Hula operates a load of crappy Web sites whose traffic comes primarily...
Ben Edelman, who has authored a number of reports on this subject such as this recent one, now jumps from researcher mode to being one of the attorneys in the case. Via Threadwatch, Suit Levels Spyware, Typosquatting Allegations at Yahoo at the...
Ben Edelman lets us know about his latest study, Ben has documented several examples of this, including full packet logs, annotated screenshots, and videos. The Spyware - Click-Fraud Connection -- and Yahoo's Role Revisited, which looks at how...
Speakers include Jackie Huba and Ben McConnell, authors of "Creating Customer Evangelists" and execs from GM, Edelman, Cymfony, Dell and WOMMA. The Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA) plans to hold a weekly teleconference series to educate...
on a new report from adware/spyware campaigner Ben Edelman on how Yahoo ads apparently show up in adware/spyware -- and why it's overdue for advertisers to be able to pick and choose where they appear.
In an article posted yesterday, Ben Edelman draws attention to these reported practices and Yahoo's lack of disclosure about them. Many who keep a close watch on the numerous and convoluted syndication deals that riddle the search marketing...
How Yahoo Funds Spyware out now by spyware researcher/activist Ben Edelman looks at how Yahoo ads run in plenty of places beyond Yahoo, including syndication partners he says make use of spyware or adware.
More on Google's Role: Syndicated Ads Shown Through Ill-Gotten Third-Party Toolbars out today from adware/spyware researcher Ben Edelman looks at: The Newsweek article was sparked by Ben Edelman's recent investigation into alleged misleading...
