Web Directory

» Black Hat SEO
   Worst practices, software and gimmicks to avoid.
   http://www.blackhatseo.com/

» CommercialAlert Complaint to the FTC
   Details CommercialAlert's 2001 complaint of deceptive advertising in search results, and the FTC's ruling from 2002.
   http://www.commercialalert.org/index.php?category_id=1&subcategory_id=24&article_id=113

» 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.
   http://www.bigmouthmedia.com/search_engine_information/customer_guide/

» Desperately Seeking Search Engine Marketing Standards
   Reviews efforts to create standards for SEO industry and search engine marketing professionals.
   http://searchenginewatch.com/2164371

» Email Marketing Ethics and Spam Reporting
   Guide to avoiding being spammed and sending e-mail without spamming.
   http://www.tamingthebeast.net/articles/EmailMarketingEthicsSpamReporting.htm

» 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.
   http://www.ftc.gov/opa/1999/09/atariz.htm

» 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.
   http://www.nigritudeultramarines.com/

» Search Engine Disclosure Ratings: May 2003
   Reviews major search engines to see if disclosures of paid content are clear and conspicuous.
   http://searchenginewatch.com/2214891

» Search Engine Optimization Standards Discussion
   Examines the issues surrounding SEO standards of conduct.
   http://www.bruceclay.com/EmergingStandards.htm

» Search Engines: Economics & Ethics
   Talks about the difficulties in getting listed in a search engine and search engine ethics implications.
   http://www.saintlouisflamenco.com/webmaster/searchengines.htm

» The Classification of Search Engine Spam
   Offers a guide to search engine spam that allows search engine marketers to objectively evaluate actions to see whether those actions equate to spamming a search engine. Aims to provide the basis of an industry standard.
   http://www.silverdisc.co.uk/articles/spam-classification/

» The Control of Misleading Advertisements Regulations 1988
   UK Act of Parliament that covers misleading advertising on the Internet.
   http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1988/Uksi_19880915_en_1.htm

» The Curse of Cloaking
   Describes the action of cloaking and explains why you should not do it.
   http://www.websitepublisher.net/article/cloaking/