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ZDNet Dictionary Definition
- Audit
- An examination of systems, programming and datacenter procedures in order to determine the efficiency of computer operations.
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- Click Fraud: Yahoo wants audits!
- Click Fraud: Yahoo wants audits!Advertisers give away never endshhmmm web 2.0 companies can’t have the ‘click fraud years’, big companies want to stop?As an open source promoter Google do come up with a FIVE year Anti-Click Fraud Open source project? Standards being formulated, I don’t know, is it usual ‘one...
- Tags: click fraud, audit, Yahoo! Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-04-12
- Click Fraud: Yahoo wants audits!
- Last month I asked Click Fraud: Yahoo pledges quality, what about audits? Reggie Davis, newly appointed Yahoo Vice President of Marketplace Quality, told me Tuesday that Yahoo supports the Internet Advertising Bureau’s push for “auditing against standards,” the click measurement standards currently being formulated under the auspices of the IAB’s...
- Tags: Click Fraud, Yahoo
- Blog posts 2007-04-12
- Click Fraud: Yahoo pledges quality, what about audits?
- Click Fraud: Yahoo pledges quality, what about audits?3rd Party Click Fraud Audits -- Why ?3rd Party Click Fraud audit requests have been an ongoing topic of discussion for nearly 5 years now, since Click Fraud was first discovered by Click Defense, Inc. The news of Click Fraud just...
- Tags: click fraud, audit, Yahoo! Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-03-28
- Click Fraud: Yahoo pledges quality, what about audits?
- As Associate General Counsel, Yahoo, Reggie Davis negotiated a settlement last year in the class action lawsuit matter of Checkmate Strategic Group, Inc. vs. Yahoo Inc., which alleged breach of contract and unfair business practices, including improper collection of revenue for clicks that were click fraud. Now, as newly...
- Tags: audit, Yahoo! Inc., click fraud, advertiser, Reggie Davis, settlement
- Blog posts 2007-03-28
- Google, Yahoo click fraud audits: When will advertisers demand them?
- Google and Yahoo PR machines are convincing advertisers that click fraud is “under control.” A search engine telling an advertiser that click fraud is “under control” in its Pay Per Click account without allowing the advertiser to independently audit the engine’s claim, however, is as cavalier as saying, “don’t worry,...
- Tags: click fraud, Yahoo! Inc., advertiser
- Blog posts 2006-08-25
- Google, Yahoo on click fraud audits: look to the IAB
- In “Google on commitment to click fraud audits: no specifics, no timeframe” earlier today, I reviewed my exchange with Google and Yahoo during a public Q & A at an industry event August 8 regarding the companies willingness to “commit not only to the Interactive Advertising Bureau IAB ‘Click Measurement...
- Tags: click fraud audit, Interactive Advertising Bureau, click fraud, Yahoo! Inc.
- Blog posts 2006-08-24
- Google on commitment to click fraud audits: no specifics, no timeframe
- I asked Google during a public Q & A at an industry event August 8 if the company would “commit not only to the Interactive Advertising Bureau IAB ‘Click Measurement Guidelines,’ but to the IAB ‘independent auditing against the complete guidelines’ recommendations as well.” I report on Google’s public response...
- Tags: Google Inc., Interactive Advertising Bureau, auditing
- Blog posts 2006-08-24
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- The Linux laptop goes to school
- The Linux laptop goes to schoolOn the Mouse Buttons ...[i]Robin’s biggest complaint was the slow response of the mouse buttons. But it’s something you can get used to, she said.[/i]Don't use the mouse buttons they're too slow, instead use the tap, double tap and side scroll features on the touchpad....
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, Mice, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, mouse, Linux laptop, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2008-09-05
- DDoS + Web 2.0 == Buckets o' traffic
- Denial of Service attacks are based upon a simple idea: generate the maximum amount of traffic using the minimum amount of work. At one time this was as simple as sending a spoofed ICMP echo packet to a broadcast address or similar shenanigans. Modern DDoS attacks rely upon...
- Tags: Web, Web 2.0, Network, Distributed Denial Of Service, Social Networking, Security, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Adam O\'Donnell
- Blog posts 2008-09-05
- From meme to paperback: Barack Obama is your new bicycle
- Besides Chuck Norris, and the Rickroll, Internet memes rarely go mainstream. But San Francisco native Matthew Honan managed to accomplish that feat — he built a simple website that randomly display acts of kindness from presidential candidate Barack Obama. Honan...
- Tags: Bicycle, Web Site, Web Site Development, Internet, Web Technology, Andrew Mager
- Blog posts 2008-09-05
- The Office (2.0): No paper? No problem.
- I think I may have been the only person at this week's Office 2.0 conference using - gasp! - a pen and paper. There was no program "book" when I registered - the agenda was online only. And none of the exhibitors handed out press releases on paper - though...
- Tags: Document, Microsoft PowerPoint, Appirio, SlideRocket, Digital Signatures, Collaboration, Productivity, Groupware, Fax, Microsoft Office, Security, Enterprise Software, Software, Office Suites, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-09-05
- Google Chrome vulnerabilities starting to pile up
- Google Chrome vulnerabilities starting to pile upGoogle Chrome vulnerabilities starting to pile upFile this in the "No Surprise" category. The shoddy programming at Google which has been reflected on many of their applications and services should come as no surprise to anyone on Chrome. Google is trying to live...
- Tags: SECURITY, Google Chrome vulnerability, Google Inc., Google Chrome, vulnerability, Chrome, programming
- Discussion threads 2008-09-05
- Enterprise password management really isn't a good idea
- Being at a university and working for a government department allows me to understand this concept well. There are shared resources here, there and everywhere, provided by different people and providers, all open to a "certain type" of person - employees or students. By having a single sign-on SSO point...
- Tags: Software, Password Management, Mozilla Firefox, Password, Single Sign-on, RoboForm Enterprise, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-09-05
- Dell repair adventure, conclusion
- Dell repair adventure, conclusion"less than optimal or expected"The phrase I have heard for this is "opportunity for improvement." Glad to hear your machine got fixed.Dell serviceDell has no where near the skill level of the old DEC field service reps and probably never will.I have had 3rd parties from...
- Tags: Manufacturing, NEXT BEST, outsourced tech, Dell Computer Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-05
- Weekend Gadget Guidance: Find cheap printer ink, toner refills
- Ever been to Amazon.com? Sure, everyone has. But how about lately? If you're in the market for a printer, the site's new Ink & Toner Finder makes it easy to save money on ink without investing the time in manually refilling your cartridge. ...
- Tags: Printers, Hardware, Peripherals, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-09-05
- Vista Audio Changer (zip)
- A system tray application which allows the user to switch their Default Audio Output Device at the click of a mouse - extremely useful for users with multiple sound cards, or multiple outputs on a single sound card. Version 1.01b has added Hotkey support and Device Ordering for computers which...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Audio Card, System Tray, RSoft
- Software downloads 2008-09-05
- V2-Folder-Security (msi)
- Windows XP free trial folder lock-unlock software can easily secure your files, folders, and documents from others. You can apply password on folder to protect data while locking. PC security program hide for search and encrypt folders files. Simply right click on the folder to lock it. Download computer data...
- Tags: Folder, Folder Lock Software, PC Security Tool, Disaster Recovery, Productivity, Backups, Microsoft Windows XP, Tools & Techniques, Desktops, Security, Data Management, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Management, Hardware
- Software downloads 2008-09-05
- Red Hat draws its line in the virtual sand with Qumranet
- The caves of Qumran, located in in the highly disputed region of the West Bank that sits between Israel and Jordan and is populated by both Palestinians and Jews, is where the famous Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered. The scrolls are said by many Judaic scholars...
- Tags: Hypervisor, Red Hat Inc., Virtual Desktop, Qumranet, Open Source KVM, Virtualization, Hardware, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- Malware and spam attacks exploiting Picasa and ImageShack
- In the wake of the recent malvertising attacks where malicious flash ads were appearing at trusted web sites, evidence from multiple vendors and researchers indicates that spammers and malware authors have once again switched tactics, and are one again abusing legitimate services such as Google's Picasa and ImageShack. Whereas the...
- Tags: Technique, Spammer, Malware, Google Picasa, Attack, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Security, Viruses And Worms, Spam, Spam And Phishing, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- Analyst: Dollar daze around the corner for Web giants
- J.P. Morgan analyst Imran Khan said Thursday in a research note that a stronger dollar will take a bite out of search, online travel and e-commerce companies. Khan's call Techmeme largely focuses on the fourth quarter given the dollar's resurgence began in the middle of the third...
- Tags: Google Inc., Web, Dollar, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Operational Accounting, Sales, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
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