Google's AdSenselessness
Just a thought from 2 October 2003 about
Geek, Google, Internet.
Google just booted Erik from their AdSense program, and a heated debate ensues. I hadn't wanted to post about this, but since I have an experience in common, I thought I'd share.
I was also booted from Google for "inappropriate clicks" after an unusually high traffic day. I'm pretty sure my site was spidered (perhaps by Google - hah!) which caused my ad clicks to spike. When I pointed out that I had no way to control such a thing, the Google rep said they would not disclose their evidence, but that they have a proprietary system in place to detect abuse. When I suggested that they simply discount the clicks they think are fraudulent and let me stay in the system, the rep said they had a duty to protect their advertisers. I wish they cared as much about protecting their reputation and good will among the web folk who give them something to index.
The saddest part is knowing that I could boot anyone off their ad system by pointing a spider at their site. I thought Google was more clueful than that. Very disappointing.
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This section is called Just a Thought. It's a blog where I post little pieces of what I'm thinking about at the moment. This page is an individual entry called “Google's AdSenselessness” that I wrote on 2 October 2003.
Before this, I wrote a little something called “Heavy breathing” on 1 October 2003. After this, I wrote “Fray Day begins” on 2 October 2003.
BEFORE
Heavy breathing
This is the perfect way to encapsulate the California recall election: All heavy breathing and no content. (Is it just...
1 October 2003
AFTER
Fray Day begins
I never thought these words would fall out of my mouth, but I'd give anything to be in Florida right...
2 October 2003
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