incrediBILL - 8:48 pm on Jul 16, 2007 (gmt 0)

Just block the bots using Apache web server, easy and simply.

I'm a rabid anti-scraper and bot blocker but that doesn't solve this problem as I allow ASK onto my site because it does send some traffic, it provides value. By blocking ASK you're cutting off the traffic it provides just to stop a few artificial AdSense page impressions which makes no sense. Besides, not all screen shot tools identify themselves as a BOT so it's not just a quick and easy "block them in Apache" solution.

If you don't get that ASK traffic you get fewer click thrus and a lower income.

The issue here isn't blocking the bot, that's a no-brainer if you wanted to do that and cut off the traffic they provide as well.

The issue is "Does Google count those page impressions from ASK, SNAP and others and do they impact your account?"