Archives Tag: Google AdSense
Google Hosting Services
Google Hosting? Today, Google is launching Hosting Services. The primary requirement is that you’re a web hosting provider. It looks like I was spot on with the prediction that Google services would integrate with cPanel. This announcement confirms that Google services will be leveraged at the hosting provider level giving web hosting clients even more [...]
Full StoryHanging out with Google Around Town
Google likes bring around everyone and meeting people face to face. You certainly will not see Larry Page or Sergey Brin hanging out at these conferences, but you will certainly see Google employees. I was talking with one Googler here at SXSW who is a UX (user experience) designer out of Google New York, and [...]
Full StoryOpt-Out of Google Targeted Advertising
Google’s recent announcement of targeted advertising is completely changing the way that AdSense operates. But, Google has also provided a way for you to opt-out of it. You can do this by one of two ways. Using your Google account settings or using a plugin. Both examples are below. I’m not quite sure how I [...]
Full StoryHow to Sue Google and Win
Aaron Greenspan writes about his story of suing Google…and winning. His story accounts for him being both an AdSense publisher and an AdWords customer through his company, Think Computer Corporation, where he is the CEO. You can read the full article on The Huffington Post. [ via Blogoscoped & Reddit ]
Full StoryAdWords Testing New “Expandable” Ads
This sure looks a lot like pop-outs to me, rather than what they are terming them as “expandable ads.” Here’s what they are describing it as. Here is what they have to say about the new ad type, Expandable ads on the Google content network are designed to automatically expand in the direction where the [...]
Full StoryThe Website is Down
Well, sort of. AdSense and AdWords have been having some issues today. Here’s a video that explains it. *WARNING* There is profane language in this video.
Full StoryGoogle AdSense and the DMCA
This has been a long-standing issue for quite some time now. People copying other people without attribution or care of the original work. This happens frequently to a number of blogs, including this one, Ginside.com. Inside AdSense has written a great article about how to take action and deal with these copyright violators. Here’s a [...]
Full StoryGoogle Lost Your Revenue
Here’s where you a Google engineer hits his forehead on the table and thinks, “stupid, stupid, stupid.” If you have a Blogger site, some of you may have noticed that your ad units began showing public service announcements (PSAs) in the last nine hours. This was due to a technical issue that we’ve now identified [...]
Full StoryNew AdSense for Domains
So I logged into my AdSense account a few minutes ago and noticed a new link there. “Get Started” using AdSense for Domains. I remember I applied for this some 6 or 10 months ago and was automatically declined because they weren’t accepting any new publishers, but it seems they flipped the switch for new [...]
Full StoryDead Landing Pages in Google
Domain squatters make a boat load of money every year by grabbing expired or unregistered domains. Here is one example where Google’s quality of results is diminished by a domain squatter. I was looking up a restaraunt one of my friends recommended for a place to eat. So I looked up the restaraunt name and [...]
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