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Baidu

Lawsuit Against Baidu Nears Court With More Weight Than Ever

January 14, 2009

The Chinese Business News on Tuesday reported that Wang Fengchang, CEO of legal information and lawyer listing site lawease.cn, has signed up more than 100 sites to file a class action lawsuit against Baidu (Nasdaq:BIDU). The lawsuit stems from publishers claiming fraudulent clicks, unlawful sales practices and trademark violation. Baidu intimidated companies into becoming bid-ranking [...]

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Ethics In Question As Search Companies Look For Profits

December 10, 2008

In a down economy, search companies are being pitted against Wall St. and Madison Ave., who think that times will be tough for the current giants of search. Their theory is that whatever way you cut up a company like Google, at the end of the day you will only find out that they are [...]

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Baidu Facing Large Joint Lawsuit on the Horizon

December 2, 2008

Baidu, China’s #1 search engine with 70% market share (vs. Google’s 26%) is facing an upcoming joint lawsuit by as many as 100 companies who are tired of the search engine’s monopoly status and bullying tactics.
The root of the problem lies within Baidu’s advertising system. Unlike Google which separates paid search results from organic, Baidu [...]

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