Technology & Science
Jul. 15, 2009
Facebook Joins Search Engines in the Crosshairs
Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. are no strangers to allegations of "click fraud." Those cases have settled. Now it's Facebook's turn.
By Craig Anderson
Daily Journal Staff Writer SAN JOSE - Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. are no strangers to allegations of "click fraud" - complaints by advertisers that search engines are not doing enough to prevent fraudulent user clicks that drive up their costs. Those cases have settled. Now it's Facebook's turn. The fast-growing social networking site, which was recently valued at $6.5 billion by one of its investors, was hit last week by ...
Daily Journal Staff Writer SAN JOSE - Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. are no strangers to allegations of "click fraud" - complaints by advertisers that search engines are not doing enough to prevent fraudulent user clicks that drive up their costs. Those cases have settled. Now it's Facebook's turn. The fast-growing social networking site, which was recently valued at $6.5 billion by one of its investors, was hit last week by ...
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