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Google Agrees to Pay $90M for Click Fraud

Categories: Paid Search, Search Engine News

2008 May 24th

SAN FRANCISCO — Google Inc. has agreed to pay up to $90 million to settle a lawsuit alleging the online search engine leader overcharged thousands of advertisers who paid for bogus sales referrals generated through a ruse known as “click fraud.”

The proposed settlement, announced by the company Wednesday, would apply to all advertisers in Google’s network during the past four years. Any Web site showing improper charges dating back to 2002 will be eligible for an account credit that could be used toward future ads distributed by Google.

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Microsoft Releases New Statement regarding Yahoo!

Categories: Search Engine News

2008 May 18th

Microsoft and Yahoo Microsoft Releases New Statement on Sunday and offers a New Yahoo Deal

Microsoft (MSFT) released a statement on Sunday that it has made an alternative offer to Yahoo (YHOO) that wouldn’t entail a full acquisition. In the unexpected move, Microsoft would be acting as something of a white knight, saving Yahoo from fighting a proxy battle with billionaire investor Carl Icahn. Is this the plan? Or does Microsoft have something up their sleeve?

Microsoft Corp. Sunday May 18th issued the following statement:

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