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Blucora(i.e.Infospace):Worse Than Blinkxplc& Babylon Ltd
“Google's first step is easy: Fire InfoSpace(a.k.a. Blucora). Google doesn't need InfoSpace, and there's zero reason for this relationship to continue in light of InfoSpace's repeated failings.”
–Harvard Business SchoolProfessor Benjamin Edelman,author of
The DarkerSide of Blinkx,
andthe“Doogie Howser of online investigative work”according toformer federal prosecutorRichard Boscovich.
Dogpile.comand Webcrawler.com
Sources:
Alexa, Google
‘candydoll tv’, ‘candydoll.tv’, &‘vladmodels’ areterms tied to
child pornography?????????
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67Table ofContentsI.DisclaimerII.SummaryIII.IntroductionIV.Blucora = Involuntary clicks + Artificial clicks + Illicit clicksV.Blucora’s History of Bad Behavior: The Iminent.com ProblemVI.Google is Better off without Infospace/BlucoraVII.Ties that Blind: “You’re only as good as the company you keep”VIII.Non-GAAP is BackIX.Shares are Worth<$5.00per shareX.Appendix A:Blucora and MalwareXI.Appendix B:A Closer Look at Blucora’s 2005-2010ImproprietyXII.EndNotes
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