Advertisers who are paying on cost per thousand basis should be aware that click fraud may be accounting for a sizable portion of impressions and clicks -- i.e. there will be no business impact.
2. Botnets Cause Click Fraud
42% of click fraud caused by botnets
Source: ClickForensics 2009
January 31, 2013
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3. Dr. Augustine Fou – Agency Czar
“I advise clients on detecting
threats and sources of waste and
inefficiency and how to mitigate it.”
FORMER CHIEF DIGITAL OFFICER, HCG (OMNICOM)
MCKINSEY CONSULTANT
CLIENT SIDE / AGENCY SIDE EXPERIENCE
PROFESSOR AND COLUMNIST
ENTREPRENEUR / SMALL BUSINESS OWNER
PHD MATERIALS SCIENCE (MIT '95) AT AGE 23
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