Comments on: Overstock Pricing Error http://elliottback.com/wp/overstock-pricing-error/ Internet & Technology Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:40:56 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: kwa http://elliottback.com/wp/overstock-pricing-error/#comment-192654 kwa Sun, 24 Sep 2006 06:48:27 +0000 http://elliottback.com/wp/archives/2006/09/20/overstock-pricing-error/#comment-192654 I'm afraid there are few companies that check their data for inconsistencies. Have you read the Google report on third parties click audit reports? How Fictitious Clicks Occur in Third-Party Click Fraud Audit Reports http://www.google.com/adwords/ReportonThird-PartyClickFraudAuditing.pdf where you can read: "Events identified as fraudulent in these reports, which actually match real clicks in our logs, often converted at nearly the same rate (and in some cases better) compared to other clicks. For example, in one case where 800 paid clicks were marked as "fraudulent", the rate of conversion for these clicks was 5.1%, which compared favorably with the 5.8% overall conversion rate the advertiser achieved on approximately 24000 paid clicks." Can you imagine a click fraud spammer BUYING anything on a promoted web site? It appears nobody cares... I’m afraid there are few companies that check their data for inconsistencies. Have you read the Google report on third parties click audit reports?

How Fictitious Clicks Occur in Third-Party Click Fraud Audit Reports
http://www.google.com/adwords/ReportonThird-PartyClickFraudAuditing.pdf

where you can read:

“Events identified as fraudulent in these reports, which actually match real clicks in our logs, often converted at nearly the same rate (and in some cases better) compared to other clicks. For example, in one case where 800 paid clicks were marked as “fraudulent”, the rate of conversion for these clicks was 5.1%, which compared favorably with the 5.8% overall conversion rate the advertiser achieved on approximately 24000 paid clicks.”

Can you imagine a click fraud spammer BUYING anything on a promoted web site? It appears nobody cares…

]]> By: Will http://elliottback.com/wp/overstock-pricing-error/#comment-189530 Will Thu, 21 Sep 2006 02:08:59 +0000 http://elliottback.com/wp/archives/2006/09/20/overstock-pricing-error/#comment-189530 Overstock's IT is basically hopeless. I ordered 3 items before Christmas that netted me two separate tracking numbers, one that "shipped" and one that never got past electronic notification. I used their live chat thing like 5 times before they'd resend the product. Worst part is that each time, they were completely assured yet completely oblivious of the order's status. They finally agreed to cancel the order and reship it after almost 2 months. I haven't ordered anything since. Overstock’s IT is basically hopeless. I ordered 3 items before Christmas that netted me two separate tracking numbers, one that “shipped” and one that never got past electronic notification. I used their live chat thing like 5 times before they’d resend the product. Worst part is that each time, they were completely assured yet completely oblivious of the order’s status. They finally agreed to cancel the order and reship it after almost 2 months. I haven’t ordered anything since.

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