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join:2003-11-21
Vallejo, CA | Yahoo sucks!! SBC went downhill after merging with Yaboo | |
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Steve
I'm a PC, so shut up
Consultant
join:2001-03-10
Yorba Linda, CA
| Re: Yahoo sucks!! said by LoungeLizard2  :SBC went downhill after merging with Yaboo SBC and Yahoo! haven't merged. | |
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join:2003-11-21
Vallejo, CA
| Re: Yahoo sucks!! Oops, I meant partnered. Spin it how you want, but as soon as Yahoo crap started showing up with my SBC stuff (in the same envelope, on the SBC installation CD, etc)... That’s when my SBC service went downhill. After a year of their co-branded garbage, I went to Comcast. Comcast has been 4x as fast as SBC was, and without the Yahoo junk. | |
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join:2004-04-22
Bakersfield, CA | Re: Yahoo sucks!! Screw SBC's installation CD, just install PPPOE (or RASPPPOE) and login to the modem with your user id and password, that simple. | |
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kapil
The Kapil
join:2000-04-26
Chicago, IL | SBC and Yahoo didn't merge. And one could argue that SBC was pretty far down the hill to begin with. | |
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T1 Rocky
join:2002-11-15
Dallas, TX | Re: Yahoo sucks!! Get em Ben! I've been watching your work for a long time from a distance. Your the only one doing anything! You rock!! | |
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kapil
The Kapil
join:2000-04-26
Chicago, IL | Re: Yahoo sucks!! I'm all for less spyware, but why do we need to go to court for every single thing? Jesus! | |
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join:2000-02-29
Park Ridge, IL | Re: Yahoo sucks!! court, and more specifically, huge costs, is the only thing that has an impact on large corporations. Nothing else does. | |
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T1 Rocky
join:2002-11-15
Dallas, TX
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| Re: Yahoo sucks!! The alternative to taking them to court is to do nothing, just like what has been happening for the last 5 years. If you have ever had to remove spyware from your computer, you UNDOUBTEBLY will share my point of view.
Ben was the one who pointed out that major corporations like SBC and others whose names I can't recall now were paying spyware companies for advertising. Spyware is just hacking that got corporate sponsoship. So when you had a spyware program on your computer, every 3 minutes a giant ad for SBC would pop up on your screen and the only way to get rid of it was to reformat the drive.
I hope that Ben makes a fortune and can start a company that serves as a watch dog group. Maybe he could take some of the proceeds and go after some of the larger spammers? | |
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Arse25
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Cthen
join:2004-08-01
Ypsilanti, MI
·Comcast
| Re: Yahoo sucks!! said by Arse25 :
Well he won't get anything, the lawyers on both sides will make alot of $ and nothing will come out of it.
Your wrong that consumers will get nothing. Like always the existing customers will get some sort of a cheap (not even barley worth it) discount. Not only that, they will have to buy something from either Yahoo or SBC just to get it!  | |
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T1 Rocky
join:2002-11-15
Dallas, TX
·Time Warner Cable
| By the way, even this website has one of those companies scooping up domain name typos - »www.dslreprots.com/
I don't know how to figure out if google or yahoo words paid advertising is on it though. | |
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Noah Vail
Premium
join:2004-12-10
Lorton, VA | Re: Yahoo sucks!! Looks like it done by Oingo.com and Domainpark.com
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damonlab
Premium
join:2001-05-02
Detroit, MI
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| said by T1 Rocky :By the way, even this website has one of those companies scooping up domain name typos - » www.dslreprots.com/I don't know how to figure out if google or yahoo words paid advertising is on it though. The links point to googlesyndication. | |
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rideboarder
welcome to the social
Premium
join:2003-07-28
Snohomish, WA
clubs: | Google... Does the exact same thing as Yahoo and so do a dozen other companies...This isn't anything new. | |
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RadioDoc
58ef2c0
Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11 | Class action? How much does Ben get, and how much does the law firm get?
I don't know which is worse, "spyware" or bottom feeding class action plaintiffs.
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join:2005-06-16
Centreville, VA | Re: Class action? Personally, I *hope* that Ben gets rich doing this, (although I doubt it). And all those people getting ripped off by Yahoo, they will be high-fiving each other and saying "Thanks Ben!" if and when he wins. Go Ben, go! | |
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58ef2c0
Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11 | Re: Class action? While I think Yahoo is generally pretty useless, I can't see anyone "getting ripped off by Yahoo". Where are the damages?
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GOLFnSUN
Enjoy the sun
Premium
join:2002-03-03
Avalon, NJ
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·Comcast
3 edits | Re: Class action? said by RadioDoc :While I think Yahoo is generally pretty useless, I can't see anyone "getting ripped off by Yahoo". Where are the damages? Advertisers are paying real dollars to be displayed on sites that won't damage their reputations. They sign contracts with Yahoo to NOT be displayed on certain types of sites. When Yahoo goes ahead and ignores them, it could hurt their reputations and ultimately their sales.
For example, they end up on a site that does pop-ups. How often have you heard people say - I'll never buy from them because they support those damned pop up ads. So, there can be real damages involved.
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58ef2c0
Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11 | Re: Class action? Something tells me Ben isn't too worried about those advertisers.
I could say the same thing about google and the ads on this site.
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Derch
Premium
join:2004-10-16
Tulsa, OK
1 edit | From Danny DeVito - Other People's Money "Lawyers: They're like nuclear warheads. They have theirs. I have mine. Once you use them, everything gets messed up. No one gains." | |
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DiscardedVet
Premium
join:2005-04-06
Sturgis, SD
| I Wish I Wish I wish I were a rich person, then I could buy people like this Ben Edelman character the most awesome PC and network to do what he does so well !! (and you thought I was going to dis the man, heh).
Honesly, I wonder if Ben Edelman has any scope whatsoever on just how deeply his efforts are appreciated by the end user !!
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@verizon.net
| Re: I Wish I Wish Filling lawsuits does not require a good pc/network. Nor does obvious reporting on really obvious issues like spyware. End users like regular joe does not care how spyware installs or what they do to install it on his/her computer. 99.99999999999999999999 of users never even heard of this Ben.
People who visit his web site already know the basic information he presents. It does not take a genius to find it, just takes a person without a job.
Maybe I should do this and sue few companies that are so staffed they can track every single partner 24/7.
Instead of ambulance chaser this guy is a internet chaser. Different type of lawyer, same result. | |
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DiscardedVet
Premium
join:2005-04-06
Sturgis, SD
| said by letmesueuplz :
Filling lawsuits does not require a good pc/network. Nor does obvious reporting on really obvious issues like spyware. End users like regular joe does not care how spyware installs or what they do to install it on his/her computer. 99.99999999999999999999 of users never even heard of this Ben.
People who visit his web site already know the basic information he presents. It does not take a genius to find it, just takes a person without a job.
Maybe I should do this and sue few companies that are so staffed they can track every single partner 24/7.
Instead of ambulance chaser this guy is a internet chaser. Different type of lawyer, same result.
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Tell ya what, when you output the posative results that Ben Edelman does, you can be a somebody too. Until that time, as of your seeming little half-assed rant against someone that does, you merely come off as:
[1] Someone that constantly has an infected machine
[2] A jeolous security wannabe.
[3] A spammer.
Can you post a resume and achievements comparible to his?
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bedelman
Premium
join:2004-06-20
Cambridge, MA
| Ben Edelman, here Howdy, folks. Ben Edelman, here. Thanks for the kind words from so many of you.
No one should have to take our effort here on faith. The proof will be in the results -- the benefits we either do or do not bring to class members.
The initial message (above) definitely gives me too much credit: This suit isn't just my work ("Ben Edelman has filed..."), but rather the work of numerous attorneys. It's a joint effort, and if there's any credit due to those of us working on this issue, it's due as much to my co-counsel as it is to me. | |
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Sweet Witch
Be the flame, not the moth.
Premium,MVM
join:2003-07-15
Gallifrey | Re: Ben Edelman, here When you win, take the google execs out on the Charles and let them have a drink  .
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jmitchel47
Premium
join:2003-08-04
Neosho, MO
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@aol.com
| God Bless you Ben. I just started my online business and been researching PPC services for months and used some bad ones. I couldn't even imagine running my business for the next 10 years without someone like you, whose spent countless hours of your life gaining the knowledge and know how of the complex computer world, You are improving the advertising realm for all business big or small and we are the only ones who can truly appreciate what you have done just by taking action!Personally I could give a crap what a non online business owner has to say about your proceedings because simply, there not affected by click fraud in any way and should not have any negative remarks on the subject whatsoever! Learning how to read,understand and create html coding is a task in itself, your knowledge is at the top of the realm which is why small business owners like myself can rest at ease knowing companies like yahoo and google can't screw the small guy's forever,
Thank You and never rest! | |
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