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Advanced HTML For Beginners: Yellow links can destroy your day and your income Save
Forum thread on the eZula "scumware" and possible responses.
http://www.ahfb2000.com/webmaster_hel...   

Applelinks: Another New Technology to Deep-Six Save
Editorial suggesting "loud, pointed, organized protests" against this attempt to "take over your web pages."
http://www.applelinks.com/articles/20...   

Associate Programs Newsletter: How to stop Scumware from defacing your website Save
Explains how Top Text and similar programs can negatively affect income streams, particularly for sites that use affilate programs.
http://www.associateprograms.com/sear...   

COTSE: You may have heard of Microsoft Smart Tags, but have you seen Ezula and Surf+? Save
A webmaster's editorial accusing TopText and Intelsoft International's Surf+ of theft, false advertising, and deceptive self-promotion.
http://www.cotse.com/8202001.html   

Ethics in Advertising Save
Editorial asking "How far should advertising go?" Examines eZula's browser plug in as a specific example of unethical advertising.
http://www.rubak.com/article.cfm?ID=13   

Foistware Save
Information to help users and webmasters identify when Top Text is installed.
http://www.cexx.org/toptext.htm   

Mystery links: New Web advertising tool gets results, draws criticism Save
San Francisco Chronicle: mentions concerns about the ethics of covert advertising, and commercial firms outraged by links to competitors' sites.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article...   

PCWorld: Latest Online Ad Gimmick: Hyperlinks Save
"Advertisers try aggressive (and annoying) hyperlink technology to make the Web pay."
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0...   

PetitionOnline: eZula Save
Petition protesting insertion of advertising links on web pages.
http://www.petitiononline.com/toptext/   

Protect Your Web Site from Unwanted Linking Save
Explains how the eZula system works and provides resources that allow users to remove it and to help web site owners protect their sites from unwanted advertising insertion.
http://www.unwantedlinks.com/   

ReveNews: CJ Profits from Ezula's Hijacked Links Save
Article on Commission Junction's apparent blessing of Ezula's links, followed by a lively discussion.
http://www.revenews.com/archives/0000...   

Salon.com: The parasite economy Save
Examines the spread of both "spyware" and programs that add commercial links to websites. KaZaa's distribution of eZula is heavily featured.
http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/200...   

San Diego Daily Transcript: 'Poachware' Routes Computer Users To Alternate Web Sites Save
Article about anti-competitive involuntary hyperlinks being placed by Top Text (aka ContextPro).
http://www.sddt.com/Search/article.cf...   

Search Engine Watch: Forget Smart Tags; TopText Is Doing What You Feared Save
Editorial decrying stealth download tactics, copyright and other legal violations.
http://searchenginewatch.com/showPage...   

Slashdot: Don't Eat the Yellow Links Save
Web owners upset by changed content; describes an "opt-out" procedure.
http://slashdot.org/features/01/07/31...   

StopScum Save
Resources, news and forums for the fight against contextual advertising.
http://www.stopscum.com/   

ThiefWare.com Save
Information and resources primarily for webmasters who wish to fight unethical contextual advertising.
http://www.thiefware.com/   

TrafficG Yellow and Green Link Killer Save
Provides script to disable Top Text and Surf+. Documents source code alterations made by these programs.
http://www.trafficg.com/scumware/inde...   

WebHostingTalk Forums: KaZaa is Hijacking Traffic! Save
Webmasters and surfers, mostly disapproving of the embedded advertising links.
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthr...   

Whirly Wiry Web: Fighting Ezula Save
Discussion of web design to detect and defeat contextual advertising, including recognizing the HotText and TopText plugins.
http://www.whirlywiryweb.com/q/ezula.asp   

You got the yellow linking Virus? Save
Gives information on how to remove/unistall TopText, and links to other more detailed resources.
http://www.funs.co.uk/virus/   

c|net Tech News: Chorus of Gator critics grows Save
Article on Interactive Advertising Bureau's possible regulatory complaint over Gator's ad insertion. Also discusses Top Text and the effort against it.
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-272244....   

c|net Tech News: Peer-to-peer exchanges court advertisers Save
Article describing the financial arrangements, briefly mentioning the controversy.
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-271020....   

eZula and Surf+ Script Killer Save
Provides a script killer for the eZula software. Also works on Surf+.
http://www.searchking.com/ezulakiller/   

geek/talk Forums at GeekVillage Save
Discussion about the eZula TopText defacement in the context of copyright violation.
http://www.geekvillage.com/forums/sho...   

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