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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.
this will reduce ctr for sure.. especially on pages with just a few links..
OK so thats two links to google on every page now. a text link to adwords and now one straight to google.
We knew that any changes were possible. This may well sort out the waverers who were not sure if they were going to implement Adsense throughout their pages.
I remember many years back, google used to pay 5c for every click on a google search box on your site. I wonder if they are planning the same? :(
relax guys - i think they are adding more options, they are probably testing things by going live every now and then.
Am relaxed but I really do not like this as the reason to have AdSense on pages is for revenue not to increase the number of searches Google does.
Plus because of the size of the ads if you wanted to click the left ad in a banner you could accidentally click the search links instead which would leave no revenue it seems.
Good for SE ads advertisers while "bad" for publishers.
Maybe too early to draw the conclusion. I would keep one eye on those stats.
Maybe it will cause only serious content publishers who are confident of their brand and site to use adsense to any extent in the fullness of the time. So I can see at least one silver lining.
the final effect may be that people who are looking to buy will have an extra link to leave your site without any compensation - and probably click on the same adwords from the google serps they were directed to which were on your site to start with. I think its unlikely they will return to your site from the google serps, unless you have a very original niche, and leading site, and they would be highly unlikely to click on the ad after returning.
I can already see certain people chuckling and snickling surriptuously this morning. (other affiliate and ad servers, overture, publishers who have not started using adsense or put much effort into it yet!
Whatever, this is a highly significant change.
[edited by: chiyo at 2:53 am (utc) on Aug. 7, 2003]
If only they could track these searches and credit the publishers... That would be awesome!
[edited by: RobbieD at 2:45 am (utc) on Aug. 7, 2003]
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Me too... but in fact, the "blank space" on my site is courtesy of me, because I'm the one paying for it.
Not cool... not cool at all.
