- TargetPoint
Targetpoint is an
Israel i company that provides targetedadvertisement s on webpages, allowing webmasters (especially of BitTorrent websites) to make money based on which/how many ads are clicked on, known as thepay-per-click model.In April and
July 2006 , [http://torrentfreak.com TorrentFreak] reported that the company is the executive owner (servers and domain) of the adult-themedBitTorrent tracker s [http://empornium.us Empornium] and [http://puretna.com PureTNA] , as well as of the mainly adult-themed pay-per-click imagehost [http://Imagefap.com Imagefap] , and that its web servers are located in theNetherlands . Further Targetpoint redesigned Empornium, charging fees and angering many users, some of whom went on to form the breakoff communityCheggit . [cite web | url=http://torrentfreak.com/targetpoint-is-buying-bittorrent-sites/ | title=Targetpoint is buying BitTorrent sites | date=2006-04-11| accessdate=2007-09-26 | format=html] []Slyck.com reported inJuly 2006 that the company denies owning any of the above mentioned websites, and that a former associate of Targetpoint brokered the sale of Empornium to new owners who want to remain anonymous. [cite web |url=http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1241|title=PirateBay, MiniNova Refute TargetPoint Rumors |date=2006-07-10|accessdate=2007-09-26|format=html]References
External links
* [http://www.targetpoint.com targetpoint.com]
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