posted on August 26, 2003 12:07:33 PM new
I just got a SPAM from Wiseresearch.com to one of my seconary eBay accounts. I don't sell much on that account, so I'll post the actual message here that reads like this:
"replaygames on eBay
Here are some facts. During a recent two week period replaygames listed 8 auctions in
Electronics & Computers > Video Games > PC Games > Games > Role Playing
You had a 75.00% success rate and $77.01 in sales with a $12.84 average sales price. In that same period the eBay category had 10387 listings; a 53.53% success rate; $131,097.40 in sales; and 2294 sellers. The top 5.01% sellers made 53.15% of the total sales. replaygames ranked #319 in sales; #1089 in average sales price; and #166 in auction listings."
And then goes on to tout their newsletter.
The information is not only correct, it's more than I knew myself.
I'm really P.O.'ed about this. Who gave them the right to research my sales for me? Granted, it's all available on eBay for anyone to see, but it's still MY sales data. Obviously I posted it here, so I'm not too concerned about this particular eBay account, but it's no one's business what I do on my main account.
Anyone else get one of these? I'm not sure if I should be mad at the privacy invasion or sign up for the newsletter if they are just that darned smart.
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Replay Media
Games of all kinds!
posted on August 26, 2003 12:35:29 PM new
Can you say "tracking cookie"?
http://ebay.doubleclick.net/adi/ebay.us.seach/key
Which is exactly what I was complaining about in the BaconButtie thread, EBAY is selling our information, our preferences etc.
Go on up there to your IE tools/internet options/privacy/web sites/edit per site privacy actions and put http://ebay.doubleclick.net ALWAYS BLOCK in there.
Love that SpyBot and JavaCool
"Immunize Search & Destroy
Beginning from version 1.2, Spybot-S&D allows you to immunize your computer against some spyware. It currently offers three different immunities:
Permanent Internet Explorer immunity
Similar to JavaCools SpywareBlaster, this allows you to tweak some internal Internet Explorer settings to block the installation of known spyware (and similar threats) installers. Spybot-S&D is able to set all entries for those that are in its database to be blocked. If you want to distinguish, you should install SpywareBlaster.
Permanently running bad download blocker for Internet Explorer
This is a second layer of protection for IE. While the Permanent Immunity blocks installers by their ActiveX ID, this one blocks anything that should come through by different aspects.
You can view a log of blocked installers in the Tools / Resident section.
Recommended miscellaneous protections
These are very small changes recommended to make your system a bit safer and more secure. Locking the hosts file will prevent most hosts hijackers (even unknown) from doing harm; locking the IE settings will prevent other users of your computer to change your preferences."
I thought I could cut and paste and list all the cookies my computer automatically blocks but I can't. However, Spybot and JavaCool does the same thing.
posted on August 26, 2003 02:12:31 PM new
Company Profile: DoubleClick provides complete suites of tools that simplify and synchronize the planning, execution and analysis of online advertising and email and database marketing. Find out how the world's top ad agencies, more than 1,500 advertisers and publishers, 300 email marketers and 1,800 Abacus Alliance members use our technology and data management products to make their marketing work better.
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NEW YORK, June 24 (Reuters) - DoubleClick Inc. (nasdaq: DCLK - news - people) said on Tuesday online auctioneer eBay Inc. (nasdaq: DCLK - news - people) signed a global, multi-year pact to use its marketing tools.
The Internet marketing company said in a statement eBay will use its services to improve the performance of the online auctioneer's own online advertising programs and to manage ad serving.
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By William Spain, CBS.MarketWatch.com
Last Update: 4:46 PM ET June 24, 2003
EBay will use DoubleClick's ad serving products in various ways , the company said, including for a new "Keywords on EBay" service that will be rolled out later this week. Although the two companies do some international business together, this exclusive deal is the first time they have hooked up domestically, a company spokeswoman said.
"Keywords" is aimed at getting a few more bucks out of sellers by allowing them to reach "targeted buyers on EBay through 'bid-per-click' keyword advertising," the company said.
"Our relationship with DoubleClick allows us to provide a robust marketing tool that will strengthen our sellers' businesses within the EBay marketplace," said EBay exec Mark Evans.
posted on August 26, 2003 05:41:56 PM new
I'm not sure it is cookie related, but if you read Doubleclick and search in Google Doubleclick related articles you will see that Doubleclick has a tremendous resource available at their fingertips. They have been sued for invasion of privacy and they have paid off rather than go to court.
My personal opinion is that I haven't any trouble searching Ebay until they implemented the new "cookie". Harvesting information? Could very well be...Doubleclick has a HUGE business and many customers! I'm sure they bent over backwards to get Ebay to sign on, what a coup!
What does DoubleClick DO with all the information they collect?
What do you think? They sell it!
Go ahead, put in Google "DoubleClick lawsuits" For a REALLY good read, put in "DoubleClick Abacus" in Google.
They had 630 BILLION (read cookies) advertisements in 2003 on the internet. "DoubleClick leaves "cookie" files on computers that visit a Web site using its services. That lets DoubleClick track users' Web travels, create profiles based on that activity, and deliver online ads that match the profiles." LOVE this page!!: http://slashdot.org/articles/02/03/29/2313239.shtml?tid=158
Of course, then it COULD be what BaconButtie was talking about:
"I have discovered a flaw in the eBay/LiveWorld generated code that exposes the email address of Ebay Community forum users."
Just the forum? Why not Ebay customers, sellers, buyers?
