As more people learn about the tactics of NebuAd, more groups come out against them and they are organizing. ClickZ is reporting that six advocacy groups have formed a loose coalition to fight NebuAd. The groups so far are: Electronic Privacy…

It’s taken me a few days to get to this one, but I read the blog of New York Law School Associate Professor James Grimmelmann where he analyzes the NebuAd controversy. In his analysis, he comes up with a fascinating point…

The Associated Press thinks that Fair Use means it’s Fair to Use unless you’re a blogger.  They don’t like the blogoshpere’s use of too many quotes from AP articles and they want to set a policy of what constitutes fair…

I previously reported on a big win ($230 million) MySpace got on Sanford “Spamford” Wallace, and today comes news that Scott Richter and his company, Media Breakaway must pay MySpace $4.8 million in damages and $1.2 million in attorney’s fees for sending…

With the announcement that the state of New York will be collecting sales tax from affiliates, and the termination of New York based affiliates, we have an opening for a new business model.  We already have outsourced affiliate program managers,…

MySpace just won a $230 million judgment against Spamford Wallace and his partner Walter Rines for violations of CAN-SPAM and California anti-phishing laws, plus attorney fees. Ole Spamford was proud to be the Spam King and I’m sure he’ll find a…

I’m here at ad:tech at the keynote by Jeff Hayzlett, CMO of Eastman Kodak where he related great stories about what he has been doing.  He is an entertaining speaker and does a good job of telling a story.  One…

Yes, it’s true.  Jason wants to work you to death.  The New York Times printed a story that says that blogging is deadly so it must be true. Jason has evidently built his wealth on the graves of many.  I’m waiting…

AzoogleAds is changing its corporate name to Epic Advertising, but will still retain the use of AzoogleAds for its ad network and Bazaar Advertising for their SEM service.  I like the new name better than Azoogle or Bazaar, but I…

Contrary to the published TNS Media Intelligence Report that U.S. Advertising Expenditures Grew 0.2 Percent in 2007, Jack Myers Think Tank says that the number is really between 1.9 percent and 3.1 percent. That is a pretty big difference when you look…