http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/02/youtubes-achilles-heel-users-cant-be-trusted-to-self-police.html Internet Marketing News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:00:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/02/youtubes-achilles-heel-users-cant-be-trusted-to-self-police.html/comment-page-1#comment-22348 ed Thu, 22 Feb 2007 12:55:58 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/02/youtubes-achilles-heel-users-cant-be-trusted-to-self-police.html#comment-22348 Right, I've detected several viruses and other malicious entities residing on my own page and others' there. Make sure your protection is up to date when browsing YouTube. Its popularity makes it the perfect place for this sort of activity. Right, I’ve detected several viruses and other malicious entities residing on my own page and others’ there. Make sure your protection is up to date when browsing YouTube. Its popularity makes it the perfect place for this sort of activity.

]]> http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/02/youtubes-achilles-heel-users-cant-be-trusted-to-self-police.html/comment-page-1#comment-22325 Steven Wed, 21 Feb 2007 22:27:21 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/02/youtubes-achilles-heel-users-cant-be-trusted-to-self-police.html#comment-22325 Just this week my Kaspersky AV prompted me of a malicious program contained in a youtube posted video (), but worse yet youtube neither displays nor offers any immediately visible means to even report the issue to youtube.com. Just this week my Kaspersky AV prompted me of a malicious program contained in a youtube posted video (), but worse yet youtube neither displays nor offers any immediately visible means to even report the issue to youtube.com.

]]> http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/02/youtubes-achilles-heel-users-cant-be-trusted-to-self-police.html/comment-page-1#comment-21827 ed Tue, 06 Feb 2007 18:14:57 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/02/youtubes-achilles-heel-users-cant-be-trusted-to-self-police.html#comment-21827 Copyright infringement is just the tip of the ethical iceberg at YouTube. With plans in the works to compensate content providers, the rampant view-gaming at the site will only get worse. Will the Tube fix it? Or are those literally unbelievable viewing stats (for utter crap) too juicy to expose them for the obvious fraud that they are? I am not optimistic. Copyright infringement is just the tip of the ethical iceberg at YouTube. With plans in the works to compensate content providers, the rampant view-gaming at the site will only get worse. Will the Tube fix it? Or are those literally unbelievable viewing stats (for utter crap) too juicy to expose them for the obvious fraud that they are? I am not optimistic.

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