Google error message displayed instead of AdSense ads

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Google error message displayed instead of AdSense ads

jrstark

6:14 am on May 11, 2004 (gmt 0)

Instead of ads I am getting the google logo and the word error. Just started sometime late tonight.

Anyone else getting this? It is not clickable.

Freedom

6:16 am on May 11, 2004 (gmt 0)

I see the ads (I'm in Europe), I just can't log in to check my account.

weela

6:17 am on May 11, 2004 (gmt 0)

no ads here, error msg, just started around 2am est

valley

6:33 am on May 11, 2004 (gmt 0)

No ads showing in UK, I am able to log in at this moment.

[edited by: valley at 6:34 am (utc) on May 11, 2004]

Teknorat

6:33 am on May 11, 2004 (gmt 0)

On and off here in Australia. On at the moment.

Jenstar

6:35 am on May 11, 2004 (gmt 0)

Seems to be something geotargeted. I am looking at the same URL as someone else. I see targeted ads in Canada, but in the US, she sees an empty blank space where there should be PSAs (there is no alternate ad or ad color specified).

I also logged into my account without any problems.

adfree

6:36 am on May 11, 2004 (gmt 0)

Server down in Germany, Switzerland

madpenguin

6:38 am on May 11, 2004 (gmt 0)

Same here... Google ads giving error or not showing at all. :(

zhenghua

6:39 am on May 11, 2004 (gmt 0)

no ads, around Google's Server time, PDT 11:00PM.

Visit Thailand

6:39 am on May 11, 2004 (gmt 0)

Same here in Thailand. What a horrible and BIG error message.

You would think they could come up with something a little better than that!

bheybugarin

6:41 am on May 11, 2004 (gmt 0)

Im from Philippines.

I noticed that the ads (160x600) in our site is:
-=-=-=-=-=-=

Google Error

Server Error
The server encountered a temporary error and could not complete your request.

Please try again in 30 seconds.

Visit Thailand

6:44 am on May 11, 2004 (gmt 0)

The error message I saw was a great BIG Google logo with the words error in horrible coloured font next to it.

Now just not seeing anything.

MarkHutch

6:48 am on May 11, 2004 (gmt 0)

Nothing showing in Texas. Just a blank space.

Powdork

6:48 am on May 11, 2004 (gmt 0)

I was getting nothing on ie, then I checked with firebird and got the error message. I went to check my ads because I noticed in my stats an increas in clicks without a change in revenue. Were there PSA's showing first?

viggen

6:48 am on May 11, 2004 (gmt 0)

I dont see an error, i see actually nothing, not one Adsense Ad is shown on every page (not only mine) i checked. checking from central europe.

cheers
viggen

Visit Thailand

6:49 am on May 11, 2004 (gmt 0)

Powdork - I did not see any psa's before the error message, but as mentioned now just blank.

shortz

6:50 am on May 11, 2004 (gmt 0)

Got the error on the west coast about 11:40PM pacific US, then nothing... must be a hickup... too bad, this is usually a good time for me..

**sigh**

Powdork

6:50 am on May 11, 2004 (gmt 0)

How many of you went to check your email first to see if you got The Letter

MarkHutch

6:50 am on May 11, 2004 (gmt 0)

Just flushed my DNS server and got a reply. Not a DNS problem. Must be server related.

MarkHutch

6:51 am on May 11, 2004 (gmt 0)

I know this is the wrong forum, but it might be related. All my Adwords accounts are running way over budget today.

zhenghua

6:52 am on May 11, 2004 (gmt 0)

The AdSense iFrame's source code:


<html><head><title>502 Server Error</title><style><!--body {font-family: arial,sans-serif}div.nav {margin-top: 1ex}div.nav A {font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial,sans-serif}span.nav {font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-weight: bold}div.nav A,span.big {font-size: 12pt; color: #0000cc}div.nav A {font-size: 10pt; color: black}A.l:link {color: #6f6f6f}A.u:link {color: green}//--></style></head><body text=#000000 bgcolor=#ffffff><table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td rowspan=3 width=1% nowrap><b><font face=times color=#0039b6 size=10>G</font><font face=times color=#c41200 size=10>o</font><font face=times color=#f3c518 size=10>o</font><font face=times color=#0039b6 size=10>g</font><font face=times color=#30a72f size=10>l</font><font face=times color=#c41200 size=10>e</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;</b><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor=#3366cc><font face=arial,sans-serif color=#ffffff><b>Error</b></td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr></table><blockquote><H1>Server Error</H1>The server encountered a temporary error and could not complete your request.<p>Please try again in 30 seconds.<p></blockquote><table width=100% cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td bgcolor=#3366cc><img alt="" width=1 height=4></td></tr></table></body></html>

So, we see a logo and error messenge, seem the AdSense got an error.

twinsrul

6:53 am on May 11, 2004 (gmt 0)

Powdork, thats exactly what I did! I was scared silly!

shortz

6:53 am on May 11, 2004 (gmt 0)

How many of you went to check your email first to see if you got The Letter

Even though I approach with great zeal, the zen of NOT ever clicking on, not only my own ads, but those of others... that was the first place I looked..

JinxBoy

7:00 am on May 11, 2004 (gmt 0)

eeeuhm, i'm not even showing ads... :S

I mean, the source code is there, but its not even showing the blank space... It shows NOTHING :'(

****?

MarkHutch

7:01 am on May 11, 2004 (gmt 0)

Unlike last time, this seems to only be effecting Adsense servers. All search servers seem to be working for here.

<update> Ads are showing again here!

valley

7:03 am on May 11, 2004 (gmt 0)

Relax,it should slowly get back to normal ..soon.
All good in UK now
Google must be working on it right now.

[edited by: valley at 7:05 am (utc) on May 11, 2004]

Visit Thailand

7:04 am on May 11, 2004 (gmt 0)

blank space... It shows NOTHING

I think they are one and the same at least I know I meant nothing when I said a blank space.

But yep ads back up here as well now - that was fun!

Powdork

7:05 am on May 11, 2004 (gmt 0)

Back here too. Funny it should come back exactly at midnight. I wonder if somebody switched the day to tuesday a little bit early?;)

zhenghua

7:10 am on May 11, 2004 (gmt 0)

Back la, confirmed. ha-ha

Freedom

7:47 am on May 11, 2004 (gmt 0)

Back in Europe. All is ok here.

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