Applelinks: Another New Technology to Deep-Six
applelinks.com
Editorial suggesting "loud, pointed, organized protests" against this attempt to "take over your web pages." (August 3, 2001)
COTSE: You may have heard of Microsoft Smart Tags, but have you seen Ezula and Surf+?
cotse.com
A webmaster's editorial accusing TopText and Intelsoft International's Surf+ of theft, false advertising, and deceptive self-promotion. (August 2, 2001)
Slashdot: Don't Eat the Yellow Links
slashdot.org
Web owners upset by changed content; describes an "opt-out" procedure. (July 31, 2001)
c|net Tech News: Peer-to-peer exchanges court advertisers
news.cnet.com
Article describing the financial arrangements, briefly mentioning the controversy. (August 2, 2001)
StopScum
stopscum.com
Resources, news and forums for the fight against contextual advertising.
PCWorld: Latest Online Ad Gimmick: Hyperlinks
pcworld.com
"Advertisers try aggressive (and annoying) hyperlink technology to make the Web pay." (August 3, 2001)
Search Engine Watch: Forget Smart Tags; TopText Is Doing What You Feared
searchenginewatch.com
Editorial decrying stealth download tactics, copyright and other legal violations. (August 22, 2001)
PetitionOnline: eZula
petitiononline.com
Petition protesting insertion of advertising links on web pages.
TrafficG Yellow and Green Link Killer
trafficg.com
Provides script to disable Top Text and Surf+. Documents source code alterations made by these programs.
Foistware
cexx.org
Information to help users and webmasters identify when Top Text is installed.
eZula and Surf+ Script Killer
searchking.com
Provides a script killer for the eZula software. Also works on Surf+.
WebHostingTalk Forums: KaZaa is Hijacking Traffic!
webhostingtalk.com
Webmasters and surfers, mostly disapproving of the embedded advertising links.
Mystery links: New Web advertising tool gets results, draws criticism
sfgate.com
San Francisco Chronicle: mentions concerns about the ethics of covert advertising, and commercial firms outraged by links to competitors' sites. (July 30, 2001)
Ethics in Advertising
rubak.com
Editorial asking "How far should advertising go?" Examines eZula's browser plug in as a specific example of unethical advertising.
ThiefWare.com
thiefware.com
Information and resources primarily for webmasters who wish to fight unethical contextual advertising.
Whirly Wiry Web: Fighting Ezula
whirlywiryweb.com
Discussion of web design to detect and defeat contextual advertising, including recognizing the HotText and TopText plugins.
Protect Your Web Site from Unwanted Linking
unwantedlinks.com
Explains how the eZula system works and provides resources that allow users to remove it and to help web site owners protect their sites from unwanted advertising insertion.
You got the yellow linking Virus?
funs.co.uk
Gives information on how to remove/unistall TopText, and links to other more detailed resources.
Associate Programs Newsletter: How to stop Scumware from defacing your website
associateprograms.com
Explains how Top Text and similar programs can negatively affect income streams, particularly for sites that use affiliate programs. (August 23, 2001)- c|net Tech News: Chorus of Gator critics grows
news.cnet.com
Article on Interactive Advertising Bureau's possible regulatory complaint over Gator's ad insertion. Also discusses Top Text and the effort against it. (August 27, 2001)
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