According to this website, Google's stockholders could be clicking on the ads themselves and getting away with it. But how could this be?
http://stockfraud.tripod.com/
2007-03-27 03:03:11 · 4 answers · asked by ballzzey 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Investing
I find it ironic that a site equating click fraud to stock market fraud is showing Google Adsense ads on the page, not to mention that the owner of the site can't even get a decent hosting service and simply use Tripod.
Understand that click fraud is NOT to the benefit of Google. Sure, Google earns more if more people clicks on the ads. But to perpetuate click fraud so they can earn more and boost their stock prices does not make sense.
Why?
More click fraud --> advertisers will stay away --> resulting in lower income from Google --> stock price plummets
Even the very prospect of Google unable to combat click fraud can create negative sentiments on Wall Street. Sometimes perception is everything.
The article assumes that Google is not doing anything to combat click fraud -- which is false. In fact, one of the rare moments the search engines are banding together (Google, MSN and Yahoo) is in combatting click fraud. It will be "stock market fraud" if Google is not spending millions developing systems to protect the interests of their advertisers and not being on top of combating click fraud.
I would buy the argument that Adsense publishers are clicking on the Google ads to boost their income (which many do, just search for questions on YA from people who do this). But it is wayyyyyy of a stretch to say "stock market fraud."
2007-03-27 03:16:12 · answer #1 · answered by imisidro 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's about as much fraud as when I get a latte at the local Starbucks, since I own SBUX.
2007-03-27 13:11:22 · answer #2 · answered by ckm1956 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe they could do it enough to make a difference. Unless they have no life. As in nothing else to do. I would think if they are wealthy enough to be stock holders, they would be more interested in enjoying life.
2007-03-27 03:15:12 · answer #3 · answered by oldmanwitastick 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh you mean like yahoo hmm... lemme think umm NO it technically isnt...
2007-03-27 03:12:09 · answer #4 · answered by The Thinker 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋