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OMG! Click Fraud site gets positive press in popular UK Paper!

Discussion in 'Pay Per Click Advertising' started by fcmisc, Aug 7, 2006.

  1. fcmisc

    fcmisc Active Member

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    #21
    He's taken it off. Must have got his account banned already.
     
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    #22
    It's likely for his account to be suspended. I highly doubt if it's that 17 year old (poor?) guy behind this website. It sure looks like some cunning marketers effort. Look at the FAQ page where he has mentioned themilliondollarhomepage.
     
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    fcmisc Active Member

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    #23
    I asked him about advertising fees. It costs £250 a week, or £400 for two weeks.

    He's going to be on BBC London Tonight this evening. I'm working late, but if anyone catches it I'll be interested to hear how well he presents himself. He's done well to get so much publicity. But I don't see how he's giving his visitors any sort of value, unless traffic spikes on his site. It will be interesting to see how far he gets with such a simple strategy.
     
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    #24
    Actually one the home page he asks people to add the site to their favourites and click the ads once a day.

    It doesn't matter anymore anyway. From what I can tell AdSense is now gone
     
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    DLGx Active Member

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    #25
    Amazing that some idiots actually would pay that.
     
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    #26
    Although if him being featured on the BBC is actually true, it may be worth a lot more then that ;)
     
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    #27
    LOL-Your correct there pal ;)
     
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    #28
    He might as well sit on a street corner with a hat asking for loose change the bum!!!!
     
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    #29
    He is messed up in the head..
     
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    #30
    Did anyone see it? I got home late myself
     
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    #31
    I watched both ITV London Tonight and BBC London but didnt see it, may be it was pulled.
     
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    #32
    That happens quite often, they line up smaller items like this as fillers and pull them if something interesting comes along. I guess at least his ad price will have dropped by a couple of hundred quid.
     
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    MediaHustler Well-Known Member

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    #33
    You have to go to the Adverts section for the Ads, I wouldn't pay money to put my ad there.
     
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    #34
    He does look like harry potter.....
     
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    #35
    I've only read the Metro a couple times, im not sure how widespread it is in London but I havent seen it in many other places. Its hardly a "mainstream" newspaper..
     
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    #36
    It is a "mainstream" paper,you will find it every where from wembley park to stratford.
    Because its free all the copies are always gone-look on the seats when on a train.
     
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    #37
    We get it throughout Dublin too
     
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    #39
    First: I don't see any adsense ads on the site anywhere!

    Second: Based on first point, how is this click fraud?
     
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    Third: Did you actually read this thread?
     
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