I for one hate MFA sites, specially those sneaky redirects. MFAs will only hurt genuine webmasters, I believe. The first nail in the coffin have been the differential pricing of adwords for Adwords for publishers and Google search pages. The next nail might be when google start approving Sites instead of users as it does now. ( Currently google only checks your first site that you submit, and you can add the adsense code to subsequent sites..which means it only validates users ) All this because of MFAs and of course Click fraud... Do they still do click fraud. I even heard of some email groups, where members get paid to click. That is sick!!!
I think clickfraud is become less of a problem. Its well known that click fraud monitor groups and lawyers representing click fraud victims inflate the figures substantially.
Any site that you make with the intention of making money from adsense is MFA! Im tired of peope moaning and groaning about it, but they will still condone the use of blending and other "grey" tactics.
I have found a list of problem sites on another site about adsense. this is my list of filtered at the moment. 50webs.com ad2006.com all-free-info.com allcoolmusic.com allemule.com allshareaza.com archivoscompartidos.com aworldofinformation.com babywishing.net be-healthy.net become-pregnant.com best-download-sites.com best-healthcare.info best4sites.net bestmedic.co.uk betterbusinessratings.org betterbusinessreviews.org betterbusinessreviewsonline.org bittorrentreviews.com bittorrents.com bittorrentsoftwaredownload.com bloghog.biz bt-now.com businesschambers.com chicagosoccer.net click-here-4-best.info cohit.com completemovies.com consumerincentivepromotions.com copy-dvdz.com creme-de-la-web.com ctoulon.com cv2006.biz dealtime.co.uk divacup.com dldemon.com dmipartners.com download-it-free.com download-legal.com downloadlegal.com downloadmusicfast.com downloadshield.com downloadshield.org downtown-internet.com e-kazaam.com e-softwaresource.com ebay.co.uk ecloner.com emule-downloading.com emule-muzic.com emusic.com envinoveritas.com eroyaltyfreeimages.net etomihq.com etraveldictionary.com evasectomyreversal.net expert-expert.com ez-tracks.com ezmp3s.com faqsdirect.com file-sharing-music-downloads.com filesharesoftware.com filesharingcenter.com findinfotoday.com finditonline.ws finest4.com focus77.com free-music.com freedownloadnetwork.com freemovienow.com freemp3access.com freemusicreviews.com freesoftwareoutlet.com frodop.com genieanswers.com getanysong.com getbestinfo.com getmusicfree.com getsongsnow.com globalinfoexchange.com go-2-shop.co.uk go-4-best.com gothomepages.com grokster-download.com grokster.ws guideya.com he4lth.com health-answers.org healthquestlinks.com hosted4me.com hot4sites.com houseforsale.in imoviesearch.com imusicsearch.com in-my-cart.com incentiverewardcenter.com info-zap.com info.com infobeagle.com infoforyourhealth.com infoscouts.com instant-free-info.com internetdownloads.org ipesquire.org isuv.info iswimsuits.info iwax.com j-vmarketing.com judaicauniverse.com justinternetadvertising.com justquery.com k-lite-legal.com k-litetk.com kazaa-lite-express.com kincan.com legalmusicaccess.com lifepeaks.com lightspeedmovies.com limewire2005.com limewirehq.com mapbid.com maximuminformation.com mediataskmaster.com medical-central.org medkuz.com memcco.com mirra.com morpheusultra.com mp3-download-reviews.com mp3-downloadhq.com mp3-downloading.net mp3-review.net mp3advance.com mp3downloadhq.com mp3downloading.com mp3downloadreview.com mp3kassa.com mp3motherload.com mp3musiclive.com mp3review.biz mp3reviewsource.com mp3sharing.us mp3sunlimited.net mpfree.com music-movie-downloads.com music-sharing.net my-free-music.com myelectronicmd.com myfilesharing.com mymusicinc.com mywiseowl.com namimedia.com netcitydownloads.com netmp3downloads.com netmusicmania.com oemji.com oldfatman.net oninformation.com op10-web-hosting.com pimpmyride.com pricetool.com qckjmp.com ratedsolutions.com rebrandsoftware.com revolutionarystuff.com sarisaristor.com searchguide.biz sharemusic.org sharing-file.com slibe.com sneakyprograms.com soft4kids.com software-finder.org soulseekhq.com spyzooka.com stompsoft.com stroompje.nl supercar.in suprnova.com talkbirdy.com thefreeimagehosting.com theipodwholesaler.com tinyurl.com tkqlhce.com top-3-sites.com top-rated-mp3-sites.com top10-web-hosting.com top10mostexpensive.com torrentandp2p.com trkrlnx.com truelocal.com tunu.com ultimatemoviedownload.com unlimitedmusicdownloads.com vinpad.com visualsavings.com website-smart.com whichmp3.com winmxhq.com wisegeek.com Code (markup): Above are all MFA's You can copy and use them to your adsense competitive ad filter so their ads wont show. Rob
I was just checking this site that was showing up on my technorati trackbacks, and when i clicked it redirected to me a site with the picture of a Fat prosperous looking guy with a Cigar pointing to adsense links to choose the best car insurance..
Thanks ROB, but we can't fight MFAs that way.. I mean there just are millions. And I am sure many of the DP users might also be having MFA's.
One of the best things about Performancing Metrics (for monitoring your blog statistics) is seeing the AdSense clicks. If I see a click for uner 5c, I go there and check out the sites that have been clicked, and add it to my list of blocked sites if it's an MFA site.
Fighting against mfa sites is impossible. As long as there are people who can't tell real content from mfas, they are going to exist. From another perspective, what is the boundary between a mfa site and real content site?
If you build a site with content, not with the information seeker in mind but adsense clickers, than that is MFA, I presume.. I mean every webmaster has some or the other useless content site, but content site nonetheless. The only sweat being that he/she compiled the content. Hmmm.. there will always be a grey area.. always...