Back in the "old days" you had, in my opinion, even worse issues with Media Metrix and Nielsen.  They were the real gangsters - and it was really expensive.  Comscore was the new kid on the block and tried harder to get good data out there.  I don't recall any extortion from them.<p>When someone is running a business I think it's a good idea to focus on the business and not on various crusades.  Whenever I see someone behaving like this I'm glad I'm not an investor with them.  Watch what happens with Mahalo - all these shenanigans and the ceo's focus on angel investing tell me that the level of his interest in his startup isn't all that great.<p>Or he's magically talented and can do it all while building a great business.