AdSense and other ads on same page?

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The following is a warning to publishers using Adsense that Google's official stance on Adsense sharing their page with competitor's ads (specifically Adbrite) is that it is NOT allowed.

Adbrite has just gone public in firmly insisting that Google does allow it.

This just appeared on Adbrite's CEO's blog:

Wednesday, March 30, 2005, 04:26 AM ET
Frequently asked question: I'm a publisher. Can I use AdBrite and Google AdSense on the same page?

Answer: Yes. We're okay with it, Google's okay with it.

[adbrite.com...]

Whether or not Google really does tolerate it (and there are a few examples where it seems that they have so far), the simple fact is that their reply to emails states that they do NOT currently allow it under their ToS (they specifically said Adbrite ads cannot appear simultaneously on the same page with Google ads).

Google does, however, allow the ads to appear at different times on the same page. That seems to be the root of the confusion.

Please be advised of this discrepancy should you be one of the publishers currently doing it. It is definitely against Google's ToS (under their own interpretation) and they can use it as a reason to penalize your account. Publishers are encouraged to check with Google for themselves on this matter, should there be any concern.

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