Black Hat SEO
Worst practices, software and gimmicks to avoid.

CommercialAlert Complaint to the FTC
Details CommercialAlert's 2001 complaint of deceptive advertising in search results, and the FTC's ruling from 2002.

Customer's Guide to Ethical Search Engine Optimisation
A series of articles that help discern ethical search engine optimisation services from unethical ones. Advice on how to deal with unethical providers and how to reduce the risk of investing in such services is also included.

Desperately Seeking Search Engine Marketing Standards
Reviews efforts to create standards for SEO industry and search engine marketing professionals. (November 5, 2001)

Email Marketing Ethics and Spam Reporting
Guide to avoiding being spammed and sending e-mail without spamming.

FTC Halts Internet Pagejacking Scam
Documents how the FTC stopped a scheme to mislead consumers to porn sites via search engines. First time a government agency asserted regulatory authority over search engine listings.

Full Code of Ethics - American Marketing Association
The AMA's code of ethics for marketing on the Internet.

Nigritude Ultramarine FAQ
Originally created for an SEO contest, this FAQ answers a wide range of questions about search engine optimization with a focus on the ethics of various SEO techniques.

ScreenSpam.org
Effort to discourage companies from using across-the-screen 'rich media' advertisements.

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