Comments on: Google on Click Fraud “Let it Happen” http://seoblackhat.com/2006/07/10/google-on-click-fraud-let-it-happen/ Tired of useless Top 10 Lists for ranking in Google? Looking for effective and insightful info? SEO Black Hat Blog offers articles on Blackhat SEO, Linkbait & Link Spamming. And if you need to escape White Hat SEO Whiners, check out he Private Black Hat Search Engine Optimization Forum. Fri, 04 Feb 2011 05:07:23 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Hackers Blog » Blog Archive » Eric Schmidt’s “let it happen” remarks http://seoblackhat.com/2006/07/10/google-on-click-fraud-let-it-happen/comment-page-1/#comment-3301 Hackers Blog » Blog Archive » Eric Schmidt’s “let it happen” remarks Thu, 20 Jul 2006 10:59:00 +0000 http://seoblackhat.com/2006/07/10/google-on-click-fraud-let-it-happen/#comment-3301 [...] While she reported Eric’s comments accurately, her blog lead off with the startling headline “Google CEO on click fraud: ‘let it happen’ is perfect economic solution”. Her blog got all kinds of furious reaction in the blogosphere, with people blowing up about how terrible Google is, etc. Google ultimately responded here (via Battelle). [...] [...] While she reported Eric’s comments accurately, her blog lead off with the startling headline “Google CEO on click fraud: ‘let it happen’ is perfect economic solution”. Her blog got all kinds of furious reaction in the blogosphere, with people blowing up about how terrible Google is, etc. Google ultimately responded here (via Battelle). [...]

]]> By: Click Fraud Discussion - From The “How To” Angle SEO Black Hat: SEO Blog http://seoblackhat.com/2006/07/10/google-on-click-fraud-let-it-happen/comment-page-1/#comment-3286 Click Fraud Discussion - From The “How To” Angle SEO Black Hat: SEO Blog Tue, 18 Jul 2006 17:41:25 +0000 http://seoblackhat.com/2006/07/10/google-on-click-fraud-let-it-happen/#comment-3286 [...] Of course none of this matters because click fraud is largely irrelivant, the perfect ecconomic solution is to just let it happen and click fruad is not at all rampant. [...] [...] Of course none of this matters because click fraud is largely irrelivant, the perfect ecconomic solution is to just let it happen and click fruad is not at all rampant. [...]

]]> By: Andrew Johnson http://seoblackhat.com/2006/07/10/google-on-click-fraud-let-it-happen/comment-page-1/#comment-3075 Andrew Johnson Tue, 11 Jul 2006 16:20:31 +0000 http://seoblackhat.com/2006/07/10/google-on-click-fraud-let-it-happen/#comment-3075 If you consider shop lifting a self correcting problem in that stores raise their prices and hire security guards, then yes, PPC fraud is self correcting. The same could also probably be said of insurance fraud. I imagine next time Google is in court of click fraud Schmidt's statements are going to be brought up by the plaintiff. Sounds like he did not talk to either the PR or legal guys about this one. If you consider shop lifting a self correcting problem in that stores raise their prices and hire security guards, then yes, PPC fraud is self correcting. The same could also probably be said of insurance fraud.

I imagine next time Google is in court of click fraud Schmidt’s statements are going to be brought up by the plaintiff. Sounds like he did not talk to either the PR or legal guys about this one.

]]> By: bpcombs http://seoblackhat.com/2006/07/10/google-on-click-fraud-let-it-happen/comment-page-1/#comment-3061 bpcombs Tue, 11 Jul 2006 02:32:30 +0000 http://seoblackhat.com/2006/07/10/google-on-click-fraud-let-it-happen/#comment-3061 The thing that Schmidt fails to consider (or, perhaps he does, and doesn't care) is that his suggestion leads to a moving wave of click fraud. Once one particular group of keywords becomes unprofitable for the click fraudsters, they'll move on to another one. The thing that Schmidt fails to consider (or, perhaps he does, and doesn’t care) is that his suggestion leads to a moving wave of click fraud. Once one particular group of keywords becomes unprofitable for the click fraudsters, they’ll move on to another one.

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