Click Fraud Standardization
Two media industry associations announced yesterday that they’re forming an industry-wide group to standardize how click fraud is measured and reported. Member companies so far include Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Ask.com and LookSmart. The announcement indicates the Interactive Advertising Bureau and nonprofit Media Rating Council are forming the Click Measurement Working Group to create a set of Click Measurement Guidelines. It will define exactly what a “click” is and the standard against which the clicks are measured.