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The Environmental Toll of a Netflix Binge(theatlantic.com)
1 points by gergo_v 11y ago|0 comments
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Utilizing the Simplicity of Go for Easy Development(blog.codeship.com)
3 points by gergo_v 11y ago|0 comments
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German Conficker B infection drives ‘Count in Fives’ ad fraud botnet(blog.enbrite.ly)
2 points by gergo_v 11y ago|0 comments
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by gergo_v 11y ago
Disclosure: I also work for a company that specializes in fighting advertising fraud. I think this is either willful ignorance or a complete misunderstanding of the fraud ecosystem. It's not about click through rates by a long shot. Bu
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Verizon, NetFlix, KFC ad-men pay traffic cons $500k a month(reddit.com)
1 points by gergo_v 12y ago|0 comments
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by gergo_v 12y ago
They've apparently updated their adwords policy regarding this. Now it's a matter of enforcement: http://ipensatori.com/2015/03/20/google-update-to-software-d...
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Dissecting a “Six-Figures-a-Month” video ad fraud operation(blog.enbrite.ly)
4 points by gergo_v 12y ago|0 comments
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What Analytics can and can not do to help you find bot traffic?(blog.enbrite.ly)
1 points by gergo_v 12y ago|0 comments
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Russian referer spam abusing the Huffingtonpost brand for profit(blog.enbrite.ly)
3 points by gergo_v 12y ago|1 comments
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by gergo_v 12y ago
I've worked with quite a few pieces of security software that rely on user tracking, and the referrer information was only used (if at all) to tie-in with other parts of the system (ie. which marketing channel brought the user in).
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by gergo_v 12y ago
While the concern for user privacy is certainly understandable, abolishing the HTTP referer does not solve the issue. In fact it can be argued that it could do harm than good - basically every web based business relies on it in one way or a
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by gergo_v 12y ago
The problem with that, and "native" advertising in general is that it's a form of affiliate marketing, where the brand has little to no control over how obnoxious and spammed the delivery will be. Not to mention the fact that
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by gergo_v 12y ago
A phone room or boiler room operation will not stop ransomware - in fact quite often it's another sort of scam in itself. Here's a short article explaining the process and the Verge covered the subject in length: http:/&#x2F
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by gergo_v 12y ago
Most of these bots seem human by traditional tracking systems (Google, Facebook) because they posses the same browser cookies as the human user who's machine is infected.
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by gergo_v 12y ago
Branded campaigns for example have no such easy way to measure conversions - and since multiple advertisers at the same time get hit by a fraud operation at different rates, the loss is not evenly distributed, not easy to track, etc. Add to
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The stunningly outdated methods of protection against Click Fraud(blog.enbrite.ly)
2 points by gergo_v 12y ago|0 comments
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How travel websites are sponsoring adware(blog.enbrite.ly)
1 points by gergo_v 12y ago|0 comments