Home
Home

Directory
Directory

Articles
Internet News
Security News
Ecommerce News
Domain News

Site Tools
Site Speed Test
Keyword Research
Resolve Hostname
DNS Tools
Register Domains
Affiliate Programs
Open Source

Shopping Carts
Cart Reviews
SSL Certificates

Enter your email address to subscribe to our updates:

Delivered by FeedBurner


Venue Charts
Channel Traffic Rankings
OAI Stock Quotes and Charts
eBay's Worst Feedback

Forum
Forum Home
TulipTools News
Advertising
Blogging
Computer Hardware
Domain Names
Ecommerce
Financing
Int'l Trading
Graphics and HTML
Internet Access
Legal Issues
Internet Business
Auction Sites
Classified Ad Sites
Fixed Price Venues
Operating Systems
Programming
Search Engines
Internet Security
Software
Web Hosting
Webmaster Issues
Reviews
Announcements
Off Topic Discussion

Web Hosting
TulipHosting

Domain Names
TulipDomains

Web Stats
TulipStats

Forum Rules
Forum Rules
Privacy Policy

Site Map
Forum Sitemap
Sitemap Topics




Directory| Forums| Internet News|Cart Reviews| DNS Tools| Keyword Research| Site Speed Test| Security| | Domain Marketplace| Domain Blog
TulipTools Internet Business Owners and Online Sellers Community
  • Home
  • Search
  • Member List
  • Calendar
Hello There, Guest! Login Register
TulipTools Internet Business Owners and Online Sellers Community › Ecommerce › Ecommerce › Shopping Comparison Sites › Froogle
eBay Affiliates Fill Froogle With Spam

  
Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Threaded Mode | Linear Mode
eBay Affiliates Fill Froogle With Spam
12-06-2005, 11:22 AM,
Post: #1
mandy Offline
Administrator
*******
Posts: 9,932
Likes Given: 0
Likes Received: 6 in 5 posts
Joined: Feb 2011
Reputation: 0
eBay Affiliates Fill Froogle With Spam
Quote:Froogle has a problem, and I assume Google Base will have the same problem. Because there are no setup fees and no per click fees, the results on Froogle are often made up of spammy results...

The major problem, though, is that the results are made up of spam and eBay affiliate listings. Almost every single store listed on the first 9 pages (90+ results) links to spam or outdated (and therefore incorrectly priced) ebay affiliate listings through a basic landing page.

full article: http://www.comparisonengines.com/?p=246
Like Post Reply
[+]
12-06-2005, 12:56 PM,
Post: #2
xppman Offline
Tulip Fanatic
*******
Posts: 2,406
Likes Given: 0
Likes Received: 0 in 0 posts
Joined: Jul 2005
Reputation: 0
Re: eBay Affiliates Fill Froogle With Spam
Here is the REAL kick in the pants for most ebays store operators IMO.
Or is IT......
The Run Around.
The Bait and Switch.
The Bamboozle.
The Big Lie.
The Irony.
What ever you want to call it.

ebay claims so many go to their site to buy wares from so many wonderful merchants.

So people set up ebay stores because they feel it is cheaper
than just running auctions.
WHAT IS IT NOW? $15.95 A MONTH + 60% in FVF'S if you sell some stuff?

Then they find out they NEED to run auctions so that eyeballs
can de redirected to their stores.
COSTING THEM MORE $$$

Many also state they used Ad Words or other Pay Per Click
ads to get people to their stores.
COSTING THEM YET MORE $$$

Also it seems that most ebays store operators feel the need
to send "feeds" to Froogle and now the Google Base?
All in hopes of at least receiving eyeballs on their ebay store and obviously hoping for sales?

What happened to "ebay claims" of so many go to their site to buy wares from so many wonderful merchants?
Is this The BIG Lie?

What happened to the "stores was going to be a cheaper
way to get listed and sell stuff on ebay"?
Is this The Bait and Switch?

I mean if the buyers were already there as ebay claims ALL THE TIME.
Is this The Bamboozle?

Why do ebays store operators have to do so much outside advertising and work
to get the eyeballs?
Is this The Run Around?


I just don't get it and mean no disrespect to any ebay store operator here.

I read many stores threads and all I see are stores operators ALWAYS working their fanny's off trying to find ways to promote these stores they all built on ebay and I see many of them paying dearly out of their own pockets in actual $$$ and time to try send buyers to their ebay stores where ebay ends up getting 60% of the take at the end of the day?
Is this The Irony?

I just don't understand. [Image: scratchhead.gif]
.
Like Post Reply
[+]
12-09-2005, 02:16 PM,
Post: #3
mandy Offline
Administrator
*******
Posts: 9,932
Likes Given: 0
Likes Received: 6 in 5 posts
Joined: Feb 2011
Reputation: 0
Followup: eBay Affiliates Fill Froogle With Spam
The author of the original article has a followup:

Quote:Cleaning up Froogle - One Post at a Time

The one listing I’ve used as an example has gone from 225 prices to 101 prices to 29 prices; Froogle got rid of all the eBay listings and most of the spam is gone. Froogle could refine the results even more as there are still a number of Amazon affiliates with basically the same listing and MacMall, ClubMac, PC Mall, iBuyDigital, ISS Electronics, DirectDial.com are all listed twice.

While the improvements are welcome, the iPod nano example is just the tip of the iceberg and therefore I’m not changing my opinion of the site. Do a seach for ‘digital camera‘ and you come up with a ton of other issues - in general, any Froogle listing that has over 100 prices and has a large price range seems to have problems.

full artcle: http://www.comparisonengines.com/?p=252
Like Post Reply
[+]
12-09-2005, 03:41 PM,
Post: #4
bargainbloodhound Offline
Lawnmower Mouth
********
Posts: 4,372
Likes Given: 0
Likes Received: 4 in 4 posts
Joined: Jul 2005
Reputation: 0
Re: eBay Affiliates Fill Froogle With Spam
Quote:How hard would it be for GoogleBase to block some ip's?

Very hard.  If the person is using a dialup connection you can't block them because you'd also be blocking lots of potential legitimate users who must share the same IP.

Even if the person connects from a dedicated IP they can always use one of the services that masks IPs to get around any block you put in place.  We have a never ending battle with blocking (directory submission) spammers and hacker wannabees from our servers...every day we block a few more IPs and every day more keep coming to replace the ones we've blocked.  Sad
"Well, Jay was so giddy that someone named Jay was involved with this site we posted our first non-eBay listing in 3 years here at Lunarbid (we tried two items at Yahoo once upon a time, they bombed)" -Marie posting in a LunarBid thread at OTWA in 2005 wins the award for 'most moronic reason ever given for choosing a venue"

"thanks twat u must have nothing better 2 do. do u talk to all your members like that. will not be recomending your site.
best way to put it is TULIPTOOLS.COM IS REALLY SHIT. DONT JOIN." -pubescent owner of rinky dink off2auction.com in 2011
Like Post Reply
[+]
12-10-2005, 04:23 PM,
Post: #5
xppman Offline
Tulip Fanatic
*******
Posts: 2,406
Likes Given: 0
Likes Received: 0 in 0 posts
Joined: Jul 2005
Reputation: 0
Re: eBay Affiliates Fill Froogle With Spam
Well Google could stop it. But if I understand correctly Google derives a pretty large sum of advertising dollars from ebay.

I can see were this could be sticky area for them yet can also
see that they are circling like sharks waiting for the time to go in for the kill.

What's amazing to me is how so many ebay sellers continue to grab
on to anything that may float
as the good ship ebay continues to lisp and the sharks are circling.
.
Like Post Reply
[+]
« Next Oldest | Next Newest »




Possibly Related Threads…
Thread Author Replies Views Last Post
  Froogle is DEAD! Long Live Google Product Search! mandy 5 4,256 12-02-2007, 08:13 PM
Last Post: bargainbloodhound
  Google Checkout Filter added to Froogle regic 0 2,557 09-12-2006, 05:09 PM
Last Post: regic
  Google removes Froogle from home page regic 0 3,683 08-12-2006, 03:04 PM
Last Post: regic
  Changes to display of Froogle search results regic 0 2,491 08-02-2006, 12:29 PM
Last Post: regic
  Froogle Merchant Center Migrates to Google Base bargainbloodhound 0 2,593 06-01-2006, 09:14 PM
Last Post: bargainbloodhound
  Froogle: Shopping Made Complex mandy 1 2,856 12-03-2005, 09:19 PM
Last Post: amy
  Google tweaks Froogle with local store listings mandy 0 2,477 11-24-2005, 10:42 AM
Last Post: mandy
  As comparison-shopping sites soar, Froogle's a flop. regic 1 2,826 11-18-2005, 04:34 PM
Last Post: bargainbloodhound

  • View a Printable Version
  • Send this Thread to a Friend
  • Subscribe to this thread
Forum Jump:


Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)
  • Contact Us
  • TulipTools Internet Business Owners and Online Sellers Community
  • Return to Top
  • Lite (Archive) Mode
  • RSS Syndication
  • Help
Current time: 03-23-2023, 03:22 PM Powered By MyBB, © 2002-2023 MyBB Group. Theme created by Justin S.
powered by Apache

powered by Linuxpowered by CentOS

Copyright 2000-2013 TulipTools.com. All rights reserved.