Tuesday, May 10, 2005
Spyware Goes Legit?:
"...Yahoo's ad division, the L.A. Times reported, has a relationship with Claria Corp., which changed its old name from Gator Corp. in an attempt to shake off the bad reputation it was getting for knocking up people's computers with its software. This continues, however, and the financial results are looking good for both companies. The newspaper reported that they split the take, which Claria said accounted for 31 percent of its $90 million that it made in 2003.
This is a creepy development if there ever were one, mainly because most of the experts say that companies like Claria, WhenU.com and others aren't going away. Even as more companies say they'll quit signing on ad firms that rely on spyware, new arrangements are popping up, if you will. As a result, look for more intrusions by J.P. Morgan Chase, Disney, Citibank, Home Depot, Dell, British Airways and The Gap, the L.A. Times article said..."
"...Yahoo's ad division, the L.A. Times reported, has a relationship with Claria Corp., which changed its old name from Gator Corp. in an attempt to shake off the bad reputation it was getting for knocking up people's computers with its software. This continues, however, and the financial results are looking good for both companies. The newspaper reported that they split the take, which Claria said accounted for 31 percent of its $90 million that it made in 2003.
This is a creepy development if there ever were one, mainly because most of the experts say that companies like Claria, WhenU.com and others aren't going away. Even as more companies say they'll quit signing on ad firms that rely on spyware, new arrangements are popping up, if you will. As a result, look for more intrusions by J.P. Morgan Chase, Disney, Citibank, Home Depot, Dell, British Airways and The Gap, the L.A. Times article said..."
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