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However, what do people see as being the impact on adsense? Personally I can see adsense being integrated into the browser and therefore being shown on every page without the need to pay a publisher (perhaps in frames of some sort). Thoughts?
but second... if google's browser got 10% of the market, that'd be absolutely huge. that'd be stomping firefox's success. but 10%, at the end of the day, really isn't all that much- they would continue letting publisher put up adsense ads, if only to exploit some of that remaining 90%.
well, first off, google obviously isn't opposed to showing multiple ads. so an ad in the browser and an ad in the page itself doesn't seem all that radical.
Unless of course they change their mind-which they have every right to do. They may be running multi ads as a 3 month "pilot" to see how it works. It isn't just webmasters who will be comparing figures you know.
Perhaps multi ads won't work and G might take the view lets cut a deal with Microsoft & Netscape to have the adsense ads built in and cut the commision with them rather than a publisher. Then build up our share of the browser market, adding in toolbar, some fancy search etc. More control for them, probably higher share of the profits etc.
But if AdSense is integrated and Google is earning full clicks on sites that are already running AdSense, there could be some extremely unhappy publishers, just as there were when Opera launched their AdSense integrated browser.
As no-one is suggesting Google are developing a browser from scratch, they would either have to base it on IE6 or Mozilla/Firefox - so the ad-free alternatives are there.
In my case, I use Opera often, but have never even noticed the Adsense ads in the browser itself, nor ever clicked on them. ON the other hand, I have and often click on adsense in pages.
I don't think people are programmed to 'see' ads in the tool they use to browse, as against ads they see on where they browse.
If google were to integrate adsense with the browser I doubt people will accept it. As it will cause privacy concerns.
There are so many other money making opportunties in controlling a significant share of the browser market, so I think the whole point here is to diversify...
I think it is also likely to impact on publishers revenues more than the Opera ads do as they are likely to get a larger share of the browser market than Opera have.
AdSense and the Google browser
Would you use an adsense-laden browser? I would... maybe... if it was like a loose slot machine and every XXXXXth page load won me a bundle of money ;)
Even a browser with the Google Toolbar built in and without IE's security issues would do well for Google I think, without integrating Adsense into it.
I hope they don't add contextual ads like on Opera. Even on a site without Adsense, people may click on the Adsense ads instead of, for example, my affiliate links.
Of course no-one said G were a charity so what would hurt some publishers isn't really a concern.
Would you use an adsense-laden browser? I would... maybe... if it was like a loose slot machine and every XXXXXth page load won me a bundle of money ;)
Have you never used opera? Quick browser, good options, reasonably secure. Ads-don't bother me at all. Would rather have quick secure browser.
Have you never used opera? Quick browser, good options, reasonably secure. Ads-don't bother me at all. Would rather have quick secure browser.
I've installed it, but never use it. Regarding the gbrowser, there is a certain "separation of church and state" feeling I have that would preclude me ever using an ad-laden browser. Especially one from Google. I only ever use my gmail account for business, for much the same reasons.. Just me I guess..
