The Adware Crisis - An Insiders Perspective (DELL, GOOG, MSFT, TFSM, TWX, VCLK, YHOO)
[The Internet Stock Blog » InternetStockBlog] An industry insider (who wants to remain anonymous and is therefore using the pen name AdwareAdvisor) left a detailed comment on What Is Yahoo’s Exposure to Adware and Spyware?. It’s informative, carefully written, and worthwhile for anyone in the industry or investing in search, affilliate and Internet advertising stocks.
Some related posts from Technorati and Google.
[Internetstockblog.com] The Internet Stock Blog: Sub-sector: E-tailing: ValueClick discusses content and acquisitions; a reaction to the Adware problem? ... eBay versus Google (2Q05 conf call quotes, EBAY, GOOG) ...
[Howtoweb.com] HowToWeb.com Blog -- 2004 Archives: eWeek has reported that Yahoo is playing favorites with adware companies by not including adware as a default in Anti-Spy, a new beta feature on Yahoo's toolbar. According to eWeek, users who want to remove adware as well as spyware with the new toolbar, "must check a box each time they conduct a scan." While some people defend adware and claim it is different from spyware, many anti-spyware experts and privacy activists dot not see much of a difference.
[Alwayson-network.com] Do Not Buy the Google Hype :: AO: 3) While the Blogger acquisition may not be repeatable, not sure Blogger is Google's last chance to grow through acquisition. If it was an accretive acquisition, then hats off to Google for striking a good deal.
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Posted at September 03, 2005 02:40 PM