Ben Edelman: Probing Larger Market Flaws
Matt Hines writes on InfoWorld:
Ben Edelman made a name for himself while still a graduate student by digging into the shady dealings that spawned what most people considered an innocuous problem: pop-up Web advertising.More here.
From his dorm room at Harvard University, Edelman investigated everything from the shady practices of "legitimate" advertising software companies like 180 Solutions and Claria, to the methods used by the People's Republic of China to filter Internet traffic. His patient research, which was frequently accompanied by movies showing how adware took over computers, prodded regulators to take notice of the adware business, and ultimately forced adware companies to change their business practices.
posted by Fergie @ 5/16/2007 12:07:00 PM
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