is meta refresh against AdSense TOS

meta refresh

[u_n_i]

hi everyone

I just want to know your views on this matter
the meta refresh tagline used in headers to refresh the whole page at specified intervals
Is it allowed or against AdSense TOS
if allowed, then approximately how much value is ok to specify
300, 500, 600 (all in seconds )

Please give your views

Thank you

[u_n_i]

no one knows about it?

[tebrino]

Artificially inflating number of impressions is against AdSense TOS. I would certainly avoid this.

[u_n_i]

thanks for reply

but if its required in a case?
just like content updates are more regular and need a auto refresh to make users see updates?/
then wat?

[trillianjedi]

Put the auto-refreshing content into an iFrame so that the remainder of the page remains static.

Would that work (I've never done it)?

TJ

[Nutter]

Or, you could do some sort of javascript innerHTML swap for your content and leave the rest of the page there. Same idea as the iframe.

[tebrino]

You could use AJAX for auto updated content. This way you will always fresh content (only when there's actual new content) without the need to refresh pages, which will save your bandwith and server resources.

[londrum]

99% of people don't spend three minutes looking at one page, though.
they would have moved on by the time it refreshes, or scrolled past it, if it's a long page.

best thing to do would be to look at your server logs to see how long people are averaging at your site. and then hit them with an ad just as they are about to leave.

[LifeinAsia]

If you do this, you will be dramatically increasing your page views probably without a corresponding increase in clicks. This will drive down your CTR and kick in smart pricing. So you will almost certainly be making a lot less.

If you truly need content updated like that, update the content in an iframe or use Java instead of refreshing the entire page.

[u_n_i]

Thank you for your time and suggestions mates

i have noted all :)