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Updated Terms and Conditions

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uncle_bob

7:47 pm on Oct 25, 2004 (gmt 0)

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Just logged into adsense and Google has updated the terms and conditions clause 11 relating to payments. Can't see anything odd, I guess Jenstar will be along shortly to give us the usual blow-by-blow on the changes

itisgene

8:01 pm on Oct 25, 2004 (gmt 0)

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What's changed?

ignatz

8:01 pm on Oct 25, 2004 (gmt 0)

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Just scanned this too. looks like some clarification on search do's and don'ts, and some stuff about framed pages.

Also waiting for Jenstar :)

dataguy

8:02 pm on Oct 25, 2004 (gmt 0)

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Server Error
The server encountered a temporary error and could not complete your request.
Please try again in 30 seconds.

This was the message greeting me after I accepted the new terms and conditions....

ignatz

8:05 pm on Oct 25, 2004 (gmt 0)

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me too, sheesh.. you'd think it would be smoother than that.

Mentat

8:06 pm on Oct 25, 2004 (gmt 0)

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Hmm.. and the I Accept Button it gives me an error...

Adsense site is imposible slow for me.
Just wait :)

Critter

8:16 pm on Oct 25, 2004 (gmt 0)

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Anyone notice in the Terms of Service this tidbit:

11. ... Notwithstanding the foregoing, Google shall not be liable for any payment based on ...
(d) Google advertisements for its own products and/or services;

I've noticed Google advertising Adsense and Adwords on my site...I did NOT know that I was providing this to them for free.

icedowl

8:20 pm on Oct 25, 2004 (gmt 0)

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Their server must be getting clobbered with all of us trying to get in. Add me to the list who got the 502 Server Error when I clicked to accept the new Terms and Conditions.

phidentity

8:23 pm on Oct 25, 2004 (gmt 0)

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Phew, there was I thinking i'd been banned for some reason!

Jon

martinibuster

8:24 pm on Oct 25, 2004 (gmt 0)

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The date on the tos was October 20th...

conroy

8:30 pm on Oct 25, 2004 (gmt 0)

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>>Google advertising Adsense and Adwords on my site

Don't forget the Ads by Gooooooooooogle as well. Perhaps they are referring to that too. They want to be covered for the massive number of clicks they are surely getting from those links and not be liable for paying publishers for those. I haven't seen any regular ads by G on my sites.

hunderdown

8:31 pm on Oct 25, 2004 (gmt 0)



One significant change I noticed is that they are no longer saying they will pay out all accounts at the end of the year, regardless of balance. Now you have to have the $100 minimum balance in order to be paid.

They also seem to have added language clarifying their obligations if you end your relationship with them. They will pay you unpaid balance, but only if it's more than $10, and not right away....

Critter

8:45 pm on Oct 25, 2004 (gmt 0)

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No, not the "Ads by Google", I'm talking about regular ads advertising Adwords. I see them all over my site.

I would assume they're only taking the place of non-inventory space, but Google is really getting free advertising here.

surfer67

8:55 pm on Oct 25, 2004 (gmt 0)

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I keep getting an error when I accept the new terms.

We cannot proceed to the reports page unless the new terms are accepted!

quotations

8:57 pm on Oct 25, 2004 (gmt 0)

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Now it is showing this error:

Not Found
The requested URL /adsense/system_down.html was not found on this server.

WallyBob

9:05 pm on Oct 25, 2004 (gmt 0)

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Yep,

Error message when trying to accept.

Jenstar

9:05 pm on Oct 25, 2004 (gmt 0)

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What a time for my internet cable to be down for four hours ;) Update is on its way.

icedowl

9:06 pm on Oct 25, 2004 (gmt 0)

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I'm now getting the "down for maintenance" page.

ve3cnu

9:17 pm on Oct 25, 2004 (gmt 0)

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I just got this:

Updated Terms and Conditions - As a result of publisher feedback, we will not be paying out all accounts at the end of the year. We'll continue to pay publishers on a regular schedule, and will send payments to qualifying publishers with earnings balances over $100. In addition, cancelled accounts will only be paid out if their account has earned a minimum of $10.

BennyBlanco

9:22 pm on Oct 25, 2004 (gmt 0)

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Two of the most interesting things to me are the fact that they now clearly state that

a. Cancelled accounts will still be paid (so there are 3 weekly threads we dont have to worry about anymore)

and

b. Adwords debts will now prevent AdSense publishers from collecting earnings.

Pretty interesting.

Jenstar

9:53 pm on Oct 25, 2004 (gmt 0)

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b. Adwords debts will now prevent AdSense publishers from collecting earnings.

This has been like that for quite some time. Just waiting for AdSense to come back up so I can add all the new changes. Quite a bit of new information and pages were added for publishers, which I want to include with the official Jenstar AdSense update ;)

conroy

10:03 pm on Oct 25, 2004 (gmt 0)

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official Jenstar AdSense update

Yes! Can't wait.

Powdork

10:14 pm on Oct 25, 2004 (gmt 0)

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but Google is really getting free advertising here.
Critter, you can always add them to your blocked URL list. Personally, though, I wouldn't mind the odd advert to get more people to sign up for adwords.

I like the part about the valid clicks not being counted when they are 'comingled' with invalid clicks, though it may always have been there. I guess that's their way of saying "If we cancel your account for invalid clicks, you won't be receiving your final check".

Jenstar

10:23 pm on Oct 25, 2004 (gmt 0)

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but Google is really getting free advertising here.

I did confirm with Google that all the Google Adwords and AdSense ads that have been running lately are paid ads.

Jenstar

10:29 pm on Oct 25, 2004 (gmt 0)

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Here is the Jenstar AdSense update ;)

[webmasterworld.com...]

I'll lock this discussion and it can be continued in the AdSense update thread.