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Paul · 05-02-2008, 14:41

I recently found out that I client who site I optimize and work on, is being used in a competitors ad words campaign.

let say I work for company 1, well when you search "company 1" the sponsored links show up with the company 2’s link at the top, however with "company 1" as the title!?

I spoke to this other company who didn't seem keen to change, unless it was illegal.

my question being... is it illegal and does anyone know what action I can take.

ta mooch

datahound · 05-02-2008, 15:05

I think if these are Google adwords they would take a dim view of the use of anothers name in the title. They have strict rules.

Paul · 05-02-2008, 15:18

not google, well sorta aol (powered by goggle ... me thinks anyway)

weldo · 05-02-2008, 16:56

don't think there's anything illegal with it, mate ...

if its relevant to theri site as well as to your then its ok ...
if its just spammy content which has no bearing on what they do, you can report it as spamming to google (or whoever) and tell tham you think its a spam trick ... see if they will remove it ... ?

or you can letter bomb their offices

and if you're talking about sponsored links .. then its amazing what people will bid for ... almost any term at all .... ebay do it all the time .... type in any word and there's a good chance of an ebay link using that word "find dog shit in a bag on ebay"

herkalees · 05-02-2008, 16:59

Yeah, that's common.

Paul · 05-02-2008, 17:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by weldo

don't think there's anything illegal with it, mate ...

if its relevant to theri site as well as to your then its ok ...
if its just spammy content which has no bearing on what they do, you can report it as spamming to google (or whoever) and tell tham you think its a spam trick ... see if they will remove it ... ?

or you can letter bomb their offices

and if you're talking about sponsored links .. then its amazing what people will bid for ... almost any term at all .... ebay do it all the time .... type in any word and there's a good chance of an ebay link using that word "find dog shit in a bag on ebay"

cheers weldo, had a feeling it was that way, got some more roads to venture down before i leave this one alone, but cheers for the advice

Paul · 05-02-2008, 17:27

think they have removed it now, job well done

Do Gooder · 05-02-2008, 17:43

dog shit in a bag.

weldo · 06-02-2008, 05:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Do Gooder

dog shit in a bag.

find it now on ebay

James H · 08-02-2008, 04:37

You can't do anything unless they are sponsored ads.

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Paul Junkie[scum] Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: location, location Posts: 1,718	competior stealing name I recently found out that I client who site I optimize and work on, is being used in a competitors ad words campaign. let say I work for company 1, well when you search "company 1" the sponsored links show up with the company 2’s link at the top, however with "company 1" as the title!? I spoke to this other company who didn't seem keen to change, unless it was illegal. my question being... is it illegal and does anyone know what action I can take. ta mooch Last edited by Paul : 05-02-2008 at 17:22.

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weldo now with added beard Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Liverpool Posts: 5,273	don't think there's anything illegal with it, mate ... if its relevant to theri site as well as to your then its ok ... if its just spammy content which has no bearing on what they do, you can report it as spamming to google (or whoever) and tell tham you think its a spam trick ... see if they will remove it ... ? or you can letter bomb their offices and if you're talking about sponsored links .. then its amazing what people will bid for ... almost any term at all .... ebay do it all the time .... type in any word and there's a good chance of an ebay link using that word "find dog shit in a bag on ebay" __________________ fuck signatures

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herkalees Semantics, yay. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Salem, Massachusetts Posts: 1,094	Yeah, that's common. __________________ Writing on markup, CSS, and other web geekery Professional, accessible, and search engine friendly web site development by Boston Web Studio

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Paul Junkie[scum] Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: location, location Posts: 1,718	not google, well sorta aol (powered by goggle ... me thinks anyway)

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James H Green Power Money Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Kent, UK Posts: 18	You can't do anything unless they are sponsored ads.

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