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Even in death, Zango still loses
ADOTAS — The adware shop may have closed its doors, and its CEO in financial ruin, but its lawsuits will be affecting other adware companies now. But at least one lawsuit has come nearer to death. A federal appellate court ruled against Zango in its dispute with spyware removal vendor Kaspersky Lab, [...] more...
Readers comment on Zango’s death, AdXpose and Online engagement
ADOTAS — Opinions went wild on Zango’s predicted death and inexplicable reasons why anyone invested in the company and readers were positive about the unveiling of AdExpose and talk about online engagement. Here are some of those comments. Zango dies, CEO bankrupt Brian DuBridge: “Of course they went under! They and all their [...] more...
Zango CEO filed for bankruptcy
ADOTAS — As I said yesterday it was not a complete surprise that the online media shop ran aground since it had already gone through rounds of layoffs amid a worsening advertising climate. But the surprise is in the details. According to the Seattle Times, aside from owing banks $44 million, [...] more...
Hiring Round-Up: BBC, Digitas, Format, MARS
ADOTAS – BBC Worldwide has officially confirmed that it has snagged Chris Dobson from Microsoft U.K.’s online service group. Dobson is the EVP and general manager of global ad sales for BBC Worldwide. Digitas announced that Jim Christie has joined the global interactive marketing firm as senior vice president, creative. He [...] more...
Are Affiliates Stealing From The Cookie Jar?
Internet advertising fraud has staged a resurgence this year, entangling listed marketing services groups, some of the country’s biggest online advertisers and now the NSW Police Fraud Squad’s computer crime unit. In the spotlight is a surge in such dubious online marketing techniques as “cookie hijacking”, which involves “rogue” and often [...] more...
Zango Makes Nice with FTC
Zango, the online media company formerly known as adware developer 180solutions, has reached an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission to resolve the investigation into its alleged unfair trade practices. According to the Center for Democracy and Technology, the advocacy group that filed the complaint with the FTC in January, Zango [...] more...
Judge Dismisses Class Action Suit Against Zango
Behavioral ad technology provider Zango, formerly known as 180solutions, has been dodging allegations that its services are spyware-oriented since 2002, when 180solutions began distributing its Search Assistant software. In September 2005, computer user Logan Simios said that 180solutions software was installed on his computer without his consent and brought a [...] more...
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