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Submission + - Microsoft Live Search Gains Driven By Bots (informationweek.com)

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Dotnaught

on Thursday July 12, 2007 @04:02PM

Dotnaught writes: "Internet metrics company Compete recently reported a 67% jump MSN/Live search query volume. Questions immediately arose about how the gain could be so large. It now seems that bot-driven efforts to rack up Live Search Club prizes are responsible for a large part of Microsoft's search share gain. Live Search Club users are selling accounts with 20,000 points — enough for a free Zune — for $25."

Submission + - Google Gears Makes Online Apps Work Offline

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Dotnaught

on Wednesday May 30, 2007 @07:02PM

Dotnaught writes: "In conjunction with the commencement of Google Developer Day 2007 in Sydney, Australia, Google today plans to announce Google Gears, a free, open-source multi-platform JavaScript application programming interface (API) that lets Web applications work offline. Tomorrow at Google Developer Day in the U.S., Google engineering VP Jeff Huber will demonstrate Google Reader running offline. Before long, Google Docs & Spreadsheets will work this way."

Submission + - Traffic Fraud Inflates Video Site Popularity

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Dotnaught

on Tuesday May 08, 2007 @02:02PM

Dotnaught writes: "A new study by spyware researcher Ben Edelman finds that spyware-driven traffic inflation is common, particularly at video sites. What's more, Edelman said that spyware also is being used to manipulate the popularity of YouTube videos. The study identifies Bolt.com, GrindTV.com, Broadcaster.com, Away.com, RooTV.com, and Diet.com as the beneficiaries of spyware-driven traffic. "Our measurement systems are inaccurate for the amount of trust we'd like to put into them," Edelman said. "So that's the puzzle: How do you build an advertising economy when the number can't be trusted?""

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