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techcrunch.com - 24 days ago

Scamville: The Social Gaming Ecosystem Of Hell

— techcrunch.com — Last weekend I wrote about how the big social gaming companies are making hundreds of millions of... dollars in revenue on Facebook and MySpace through games like Farmville and Mobsters. Major media can’t stop applauding the companies long enough ... (more) Scamville: The Social Gaming Ecosystem Of Hell

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techcrunch.com - 23 days ago

Zynga Takes Steps To Remove Scams From Games

— techcrunch.com — Well that didn’t take long. We outlined the not-so-ethical ways that the big social gaming startups are... generating revenue through lead gen scams and subscriptions through a series of posts over the last week. Starting with Social Games: How ... (more) Zynga Takes Steps To Remove Scams From Games

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ft.com - 17 days ago

Empty MySpace office blow for News Corp

— ft.com — Published: November 8 2009 23:28 | Last updated: November 8 2009 23:28 News Corporation is paying more... than $1m a month to rent an empty office complex in Los Angeles that it has been unable to sub-lease since scrapping an ambitious plan to move ... (more) Empty MySpace office blow for News Corp

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MySpace changes terms of use to combat app scams
Webware.com — ... for the ad must link to a page that clearly and accurately offers the exact deal the ad has displayed (and) the ad must clearly state what action or set of actions is required to qualify for the offer." But judging by the amount of sketchiness that allegedly takes place on the platform, it seems like advertisers aren't necessarily following these guidelines. Whether MySpace's stance against them can lead to a legitimate crackdown has yet to be seen. Originally posted at The Social ...

Facebook Cracks Down on Deceptive Ads
Mashable! — Scammy, deceptive ads have been in the hotseat this week, as earlier MySpace and now Facebook have made commitments to track down and eradicate misleading offers and survey-related ad scams. Social gaming applications in particular are being targeted for permitting certain types of scammy ads, that typically persuade users into contracting for services without disclosing costs up front. In a social game like virtual farming sim Farmville, for example, users can either spend real money to buy virtual goods, or ...