Think of it like McAfee's site advisor, but focused on fighting spam and scams versus viruses and malware. I've completed a lot of Penguin work since April 24, 2012 (more than I ever wanted to if I'm being honest).
Unrepentant, he continued his scams at DecorMyEyes, hiring an SEO consultant before realizing the negative buzz generated by his shady business practices was actually helping him rank higher on his own.
Develop: Establish industry policy recommendations for the worst types of bad ads, such as counterfeit goods, scams, and malware. Google has formally announced their participation in a new industry partnership called the Ads Integrity Alliance...
Are they scams? In this case though, the title promised one thing - an investigation into scams - and delivered another, by way of a needlessly damaging diatribe against an entire industry. The Verge is where I go for in-depth, thoughtful pieces...
Not all such businesses will be scams. Based on the happenings over the past few weeks, and especially given that Google is sending warning messages about unnatural links to webmasters, it seems almost inevitable that the next great link building...
It's intelligent and will learn from different scams and problem sites and flag potential sites with the same problems in the system. In response, Google has now shed a little more light on some of the systems it uses to prevent bad ads from...
One of the drivers of the growth of the digital industry has been the low barriers to entry in the industry. Anybody can start learning PPC from the Google site, or reading about SEO or other channels on sites like Search Engine Watch.
Celebrity accounts have long been a popular target for social networking scams and attacks. Facebook has unveiled an authenticated account system which will seek to verify profiles of celebrities and popular figures.
Such lottery scams are a common tactic cyber criminals use to harvest personal data on users and gain access to bank accounts. Yahoo has claimed victory in a $610 million lawsuit against a group of individuals it accused of operating a massive spam...
Should the government be doing more to protect users from online scams? The ruling also mandated that Google and others de-index the suspect properties. The Chanel v "Defendants" Case In a November 14 order, Kent J.
Like most of these scams, the email looks like official; in this case, an email from Google offering access to a beta program. If you've received an email offering you access to the Google Wallet for Business beta recently, beware: it's a phishing...
Mortgage scams that claim to provide assistance from the U.S.government have also been located in Microsoft adCenter. Many homeowners who have fallen prey to these scams were enticed by web banner ads and online search advertisements that promised...
The federal government has cracked down on mortgage scams that claimed they could lower payments through government-backed programs. The Mortgage Scams Typically, the scams involve a claim that mortgage payments can be lowered through a government...
Perhaps Google has matched up search volume for “Most Wanted” (and tied social data), “E-scams,” and “Spies” to help pull the content they feel will be most popular. For one, Google has made them even bigger.
The argument has been made that these kinds of scams are generally done by people who are just trolling at best; a game for advanced griefers with servers. I said a few weeks ago that Linden Lab had been doing a bunch of cool stuff lately.
Numerous sites monitor scams both online and off; if law enforcement were to start a forum geared toward criminal behavior they could no doubt find all sorts of law breakers. With the recent capture of one of the FBI's Most Wanted through the use...
Facebook Praise Up, Value Up, Advertising Up, Scams Up, Privacy Gone by Frank Watson Here's a recap of this week's columns and news stories for the week of Jan.to 22, as reported by Search Engine Watch, as well as search news and tips from around...
Facebook is almost passing Google recognition and almost hitting Beatles fame, or so it would seem given recent press coverage. Though at some point Google may downplay some element of the celebrity as link bait, Facebook is countering some heavy...
We'll list dangerous black-hat SEO scams to avoid in much more detail another day. That's right. Both search and contextual marketing channels come in free and paid versions. In channels where customers can walk-by or ask questions (contextual and...
This can be used for a variety of scams and even identity theft. A popular trend that security researchers are seeing on social networking sites is the proliferation of fake gift card pages and scams -- where scammers attempt to fool victims into...
