Ezula (Allegedly Unethical Firms)

Ezula Sites:

San Diego Daily Transcript: 'Poachware' Routes Computer Users To Alternate Web Sites San Diego Daily Transcript: 'Poachware' Routes Computer Users To Alternate Web Sites: Article about anti-competitive involuntary hyperlinks being placed by Top Text (aka ContextPro). (Ezula) http://www.sddt.com/Search/article.cfm?SourceCode=20010827tba TrafficG Yellow and Green Link Killer TrafficG Yellow and Green Link Killer: Provides script to disable Top Text and Surf+. Documents source code alterations made by these programs. (Ezula) http://www.trafficg.com/scumware/index.htm Scumware Stealing Your Traffic and Revenue Scumware Stealing Your Traffic and Revenue: Portal News article about the fight against unauthorized ad link insertion. (Ezula) http://graphicdesign.searchking.com/aug2001.html Applelinks: Another New Technology to Deep-Six Applelinks: Another New Technology to Deep-Six: Editorial suggesting "loud, pointed, organized protests" against this attempt to "take over your web pages." (Ezula) http://www.applelinks.com/articles/2001/08/20010803142336.shtml PCWorld: Latest Online Ad Gimmick: Hyperlinks PCWorld: Latest Online Ad Gimmick: Hyperlinks: "Advertisers try aggressive (and annoying) hyperlink technology to make the Web pay." (Ezula) http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,57064,00.asp StopScum StopScum: Resources, news and forums for the fight against contextual advertising. (Ezula) http://www.stopscum.com/ Scumware Scumware: Resources for webmasters facing traffic-stealing programs including eZula's TopText, Surf+ and Gator. (Ezula) http://scumware.com Ethics in Advertising Ethics in Advertising: Editorial asking "How far should advertising go?" Examines eZula's browser plug in as a specific example of unethical advertising. (Ezula) http://www.rubak.com/article.cfm?ID=13 COTSE: You may have heard of Microsoft Smart Tags, but have you seen Ezula and Surf+? COTSE: You may have heard of Microsoft Smart Tags, but have you seen Ezula and Surf+?: A webmaster's editorial accusing TopText and Intelsoft International's Surf+ of theft, false advertising, and deceptive self-promotion. (Ezula) http://www.cotse.com/8202001.html You got the yellow linking Virus? You got the yellow linking Virus?: Gives information on how to remove/unistall TopText, and links to other more detailed resources. (Ezula) http://www.funs.co.uk/virus/ Protect Your Web Site from Unwanted Linking Protect Your Web Site from Unwanted Linking: Explains how the eZula system works and provides resources that allow users to remove it and to help web site owners protect their sites from unwanted advertising insertion. (Ezula) http://www.unwantedlinks.com/ Planet Doom: The Yellow-Link Virus Planet Doom: The Yellow-Link Virus: Information for webmasters and surfers about the eZula TopText browser plugin and a similar program called Surf+. (Ezula) http://planetdoomportal.searchking.com/website-theftware/ SgtSearch.com Blacklisted Advertisers SgtSearch.com Blacklisted Advertisers: Provides coding web masters can add to their pages to prevent Top Text inserted links. (Ezula) http://www.sgtsearch.co.uk/blacklist/ttext.html geek/talk Forums at GeekVillage geek/talk Forums at GeekVillage: Discussion about the eZula TopText defacement in the context of copyright violation. (Ezula) http://www.geekvillage.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=12175 eZula and Surf+ Script Killer eZula and Surf+ Script Killer: Provides a script killer for the eZula software. Also works on Surf+. (Ezula) http://www.searchking.com/ezulakiller/ Search Engine Watch: Forget Smart Tags; TopText Is Doing What You Feared Search Engine Watch: Forget Smart Tags; TopText Is Doing What You Feared: Editorial decrying stealth download tactics, copyright and other legal violations. (Ezula) http://www.searchenginewatch.com/sereport/article.php/2164091 ReveNews: CJ Profits from Ezula's Hijacked Links ReveNews: CJ Profits from Ezula's Hijacked Links: Article on Commission Junction's apparent blessing of Ezula's links, followed by a lively discussion. (Ezula) http://www.revenews.com/archives/00000138.html Mystery links: New Web advertising tool gets results, draws criticism Mystery links: New Web advertising tool gets results, draws criticism: San Francisco Chronicle: mentions concerns about the ethics of covert advertising, and commercial firms outraged by links to competitors' sites. (Ezula) http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2001/07/30/BU231339.DTL WebHostingTalk Forums: KaZaa is Hijacking Traffic! WebHostingTalk Forums: KaZaa is Hijacking Traffic!: Webmasters and surfers, mostly disapproving of the embedded advertising links. (Ezula) http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?threadid=18027&perpage=20&pagenumber=1 Salon.com: The parasite economy Salon.com: The parasite economy: Examines the spread of both "spyware" and programs that add commercial links to websites. KaZaa's distribution of eZula is heavily featured. (Ezula) http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/08/02/parasite_capital/index.html Slashdot: Don't Eat the Yellow Links Slashdot: Don't Eat the Yellow Links: Web owners upset by changed content; describes an "opt-out" procedure. (Ezula) http://slashdot.org/features/01/07/31/2015216.shtml Whirly Wiry Web: Fighting Ezula Whirly Wiry Web: Fighting Ezula: Discussion of web design to detect and defeat contextual advertising, including recognizing the HotText and TopText plugins. (Ezula) http://www.whirlywiryweb.com/q/ezula.asp c|net Tech News: Chorus of Gator critics grows c|net Tech News: Chorus of Gator critics grows: Article on Interactive Advertising Bureau's possible regulatory complaint over Gator's ad insertion. Also discusses Top Text and the effort against it. (Ezula) http://news.com.com/2100-1023-272244.html Associate Programs Newsletter: How to stop Scumware from defacing your website Associate Programs Newsletter: How to stop Scumware from defacing your website: Explains how Top Text and similar programs can negatively affect income streams, particularly for sites that use affilate programs. (Ezula) http://www.associateprograms.com/search/newsletter173.shtml ThiefWare.com ThiefWare.com: Information and resources primarily for webmasters who wish to fight unethical contextual advertising. (Ezula) http://www.thiefware.com/ Foistware Foistware: Information to help users and webmasters identify when Top Text is installed. (Ezula) http://www.cexx.org/toptext.htm c|net Tech News: Peer-to-peer exchanges court advertisers c|net Tech News: Peer-to-peer exchanges court advertisers: Article describing the financial arrangements, briefly mentioning the controversy. (Ezula) http://news.com.com/2100-1023-271020.html Advanced HTML For Beginners: Yellow links can destroy your day and your income Advanced HTML For Beginners: Yellow links can destroy your day and your income: Forum thread on the eZula "scumware" and possible responses. (Ezula) http://www.ahfb2000.com/webmaster_help_desk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=301 PetitionOnline: eZula PetitionOnline: eZula: Petition protesting insertion of advertising links on web pages. (Ezula) http://www.PetitionOnline.com/toptext/