Google customer service reps obviously have access to all adgroups & keywords. What precautions, if any, does Google have in place to ensure they're not copying keywords and using them for their own private accounts (or passing them on to competitors)?
Sound paranoid, but one wonders...
suzyvirtual
1:24 am on Aug 26, 2005 (gmt 0)
Yeah, but this phenomenon applies to way more than just adwords. It is why the natural progression of people who have "affiliate manager" jobs is to become affiliates themselves once they are able to see how much money (and often exactly how they do it) their affiliate make. However, take comfort in the fact that most people like having health insurance and job security, and if you work at google even more perks :)
cleverzman
12:08 pm on Aug 26, 2005 (gmt 0)
Believe me working as an affiliate manager pays about 1/3 of what being a top affiliate does :-)
m0nty
12:26 pm on Aug 26, 2005 (gmt 0)
Three words: Google stock options. :D
La_Valette
6:58 pm on Aug 26, 2005 (gmt 0)
somehow i don't find any of these replies very persuasive...
europeforvisitors
7:23 pm on Aug 26, 2005 (gmt 0)
Google employees have implanted chips that monitor everything they do.
You know that's true because you just read it on Webmaster World. :-
jim2003
7:36 pm on Aug 26, 2005 (gmt 0)
It seems to me that the google keyword suggestion tool, the overture search tool, and #*$! and other programs provide the marketplace plenty of information about what keywords work. It seems to me that it is obvious that a job with Google is worth more than disclosing "confidential" information that is widely available anyway.
elsewhen
7:41 pm on Aug 26, 2005 (gmt 0)
La_Valette, i bet it is likely to happen, but i don't think there is much you can do about it. of course you could cancel your account, but that wont accomplish much.
its just a risk that you have to face if you want to play the game.
