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more about #onlineadvertising more comments → PontiusPirate: The bubble's always biggest before it bursts. #markpincus more » Shadowlayer: Thats the difference between real founders (like this guy) and oportunist big talkers like, well, almost everybody else in the valley these days... S... more » Jason McCabe Calacanis: Am I really the benchmark for exits now? Ugh... I better have another hit soon. :-) Seriously big ups to fellow Sequoia Capital company AdMob on thi... more » Magister: From the video; Some of these are probably bigger than we are right now, but we're bigger than we were 12 months ago Well now, you're even larger th... more » raincoaster: Well, this is how all technologically advanced things monetize; they wait for the morans to clue in (thanks Oprah and Aplusk!) and then the scammers t... more » MissNormaDesmond: It's interesting to me that most of the people commenting here seem to feel that it's more shameful to be naive than to be someone who exploits others... more » simplicissimus: Echoing a comment on the TC article, and from my own experience, clicking yr naive way thru the entire IQ Test game, and then getting stuck with a $15... more » lionel-mandrake: Are your readers not smart enough to figure out that statements like "Complete This Quiz And Win A FREE Plasma TV!!!" aren't on-the-level? #facebook more » ConAir34: After I read this I had to call my wife to make sure she wasn't doing any of these things. I personally recognize a scam pretty fast but she is still... more » Mo MoDo: So what you are saying is that Farmville is built on a toxic waste dump. #facebook more » hoffman.kate: Having never, ever been stupid enough to fall for any kind of a scam, let me remind the world of one important thing: You can't get something for NOTH... more » goetz: Well now I'll definitely be sure to quit playing Evony, just as soon as I see some fucking tits somewhere. #facebook more » Island of Misfit Toys: Yeah, I hate to say that I was desperate enough for Farmville Cash that I took the stupid IQ test. When they wanted me to type in my cell phone numbe... more » PontiusPirate: I'll wager that Mark Pincus draws inspiration from the Evony ad campaign. #facebook more » themediatrix: There is a similar phishing-scam underway using YouTube clips. Segments from a popular show -- say Project Runway -- are posted on YouTube along with... more » -
#howthingswork
Investors Punish Online Scam Trafficker with $15 Million
Just as the public was learning that a huge chunk of Zynga's social gaming revenue came from scammy "quizzes" and "special offers," Silicon Valley's most prestigious venture capitalists rewarded the company with $15 million. Hey, that's just how VC's roll. More » -
#fieldguide
The Insanely Rich Young Mobile Ad Broker You've Never Heard Of
No one knows what Facebook and Twitter are really worth, sexy though the startups may be. But AdMob, an obscure company in Silicon Valley's hinterlands, has a very clear, solid value: $750 million in stock from acquirer Google. Yay boring! More » -
#games
The Secret Shame of Social Networking: How Silicon Valley Got Hooked on Scammers
Silicon Valley pundits like to talk about social media as a potential geyser of cash. What they leave out is that one of the only ways social networks like Facebook, MySpace have done that is joining league with online scammers. More » -
#onlineadvertising
How Google AdSense Could Make You Poorer
Not only does Google AdSense pay badly, it can wreck your unemployment benefits. The State of New York cut one woman's benefit checks and told her running the ads was "self employment." AdSense earned her $1.30 per day. [TechDirt] (Pic) -
#apocalypse
Landmark Dog-Cat Internet Pact Signals End of Days
Clearly, the online ad market is headed for a disaster of biblical proportions. Old Testament, wrath of God type stuff: Dogster and LOLcats-based I Can Has Cheezburger are now selling ads together, per a new agreement. Next up: Mass hysteria. -
#spam
How Your Porn Addiction Enriches Eastern Europeans
America has a terrible health insurance system and crippling shame about sex. On the bright side, our problems are helping some Eastern Europeans make thousands of dollars per week, one fraudulent internet transaction at a time.
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#youtube
Newspaper Argues the Internet is Even Killing the Internet
The Independent has a massive piece today on YouTube and how, despite having close to 350 million users worldwide per month, it's set to lose almost half a billion dollars this year. And it's all your fault, naturally. More » -
#politics
Is Google Heading For an Antitrust Trainwreck?
Everyone has misunderstood why Google, from CEO Eric Schmidt on down, is cozying up to Barack Obama. It's not out of some likeminded geekiness. It's out of desperation and fear.
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#valleywag
Yahoo CEO Lays Off Workers, Not Swear Words
Carol Bartz, Yahoo's recently installed CEO, is a woman of many charms, not the least of which is her gutter mouth. She dropped the F-bomb today while announcing Yahoo's sucky earnings (and more layoffs). More » -
#lawsuits
Spot Runner Looks Like a Scam Runner
There's something adorable about Nick Grouf, the babyfaced, waggle-eared cofounder of Spot Runner. Who would think he'd be capable of bilking investors out of tens of millions of dollars, as one shareholder charges? More » -
#funny
Facebook's Get-Rich-Quick Scheme Has Yankees Player Sliding Into Home
Facebook's revenues are reportedly up 70 percent from last year, when they came in between $250 million and $300 million. What's their magic trick? Junky ads with catchy photos! More » -
#confirmed
Google to Lay Off 200 Employees
Make it official: Google's not immune from the bad economy and plummeting ad market. We've been hearing for weeks that Google would have layoffs. Google is cutting 200 employees today, the company now confirms.
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#onlineadvertising
After Promising It Wouldn't, Twitter Dips an Adorable Toe into Advertising
When is an advertisement not an advertisement? When Twitter says it's an "interesting topical experience." That's what cofounder Biz Stone, who once promised Twitter's website would never carry ads, is calling Microsoft's ExecTweets. More » -
#free
Google, No Longer the Land of the Free
The accountants have taken over the Googleplex, once a hotbed of amiably unprofitable innovation. The notion that ads would pay the way for everything has been dropped — and "fee" is replacing "free." More » -
#deathofprint
Here's Hoping Google Does Kill the Newspapers
The news that Google is placing ads on Google News has sent a renewed wave of handwringing through the newspaper industry. How dare those Googlers make online news a profitable business! More » -
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Only a Cable Guy Could Come Up With Newsday's Pay-Only Scheme
Pundits will say Newsday's desperate plan to charge for the Long Island newspaper's website is some kind of bellwether for the industry. What it really means: Newsday and its owner, Cablevision, have nothing to lose. More » -
#facebook
Facebook's Get-Rich-Quick Scheme
"Once every hundred years, media changes," Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in 2007, predicting a sea change in online advertising. The reality: His social network is leading the way in online scams.
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#adsense
Google Sees Right Through Julia Allison
NonSociety, Julia Allison's experient in making macro bucks from microcelebrity, hasn't come up with a clever way of paying the bills. So she's running cheapo Google AdSense ads! Do they ever tell a story. More » -
#google
Google Cuts Off Its Big-Media Dreams
Like Napoleon marching into an abandoned Moscow, Larry Page and Sergey Brin have led Google's advance into traditional advertising only to find nothing to loot. Now begins Google's long imperial retreat, starting with 40 layoffs. More »
