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I for one do not like that as people may click on that rather than the ad.
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In fact I have now just seen one add that had no ads but just a whole bunch of links for related searches.
all the related search links I tried from my ads on several sites took me to searches that had a full complement (6-10) of adwords.
This happens because the related searches are pulled from their adwords database which recommends additional keywords for advertisers who want to expand the reach of they kwds.
As chiyo mentioned, that should be revised to few - I was also one that had some positives (giving publishers an idea of what keywords were being targeted to a page/site)
Giving publishers an idea of what keywords are being targetted whether it be from the META tags, url, H1's etc only helps increase spam. I understand it can also help honest publishers but mainly would help people target pages for high payment pages.
In the end, probably Google does not see their revenue up much through this new program, even having some "damage" to their own SE ads.
exactly! and that's why they decided that instead of making big money out of AdSense they will make out of it a "Google promoting engine". This move (adding Related Search links) is a proof that in reality Google does not care about "publishers offering valuable content" (their untrue ideology says so) but they care only about promoting themselves in the context of upcoming competition from certai major corporations...
No, we should be able to opt out of related searches completely.
If we have to patrol hundreds of pages to scout for related searches we consider unacceptable, that totally undermines one of Adsense's biggest attractions -- ease of use.
But, the blank Adsense boxes are completely unacceptable.
I have spent too much time designing and building my sites to have large sections of key pages replaced by blank space, especially when I can use that space to place banners that are aesthetically pleasing, and targeted.
Even if the banners do not prove to be economically beneficial, they will not detract from the page the way the blank space Adsense boxes do.
I am in the process of removing Google Adsense from my sites.
This is bad for both of us because my sites are very focused, and had already generated revenue for me, and a good partner for Google.
This is the first big fumble I've seen from Google, and I hope that they re-evaluate the impact of their decisions soon.
My guess is that when they see how many people drop the Adsense program over the next few days, it may take them by surprise.
My scenario is opt-out, for a fee.
I think it was sj something (sorry!) who suggested this and I also think it is an amazing idea if google does not remove them soon. I would pay to get them removed.
People also including GG asked for patience, I have patience but 24 hours on the internet is a long time.
>>all the related search links I tried from my ads on several sites took me to searches that had a full complement (6-10) of adwords.
This happens because the related searches are pulled from their adwords database which recommends additional keywords for advertisers who want to expand the reach of they kwds.
I did some searching around and found a number of adsense related searches that returned NO adwords whatsoever, which is encouraging.
But, the blank Adsense boxes are completely unacceptable.
I completely agree. I even have users emailing asking me what's the deal. It looks totally unprofessional and is an embarrasement to my site which I have spent thousands of hours refining.
Shame on you Google.
The world is up-side-down.
My scenario is opt-out, for a fee.
Yes, it was saoi_jp (msg # 132 in this thread).
One of those brilliant ideas I wish I thought of first ;) I would pay.
