Problems clicking on Flash ads

adsense flash ads - problems with clicking

[Kull]

I have an adsense image ad on my homepage which recently shows only a flash ad (usually Adventure Quest ad). I noticed that I have been getting no clicks on this ad lately. It surprised me since I used to be getting clicks on this ad before (it wasn't flash at that time). Finally I decided to try to click on this and nothing happened, it does not open any new window. What might be wrong? Why people cannot click on my flash ads?

I will appreciate any help.

[greatstart]

Why people cannot click on my flash ads?

Maybe many users are running Firefox with the Add-on Extension "Flashblock".

I'm using that combo, and I cannot view those annoying flash objects anymore unless I enable it.

[justageek]

I know that if you use IE7 you have to click twice. Once to activate the flash control and then again to click through. That should cause a lower click through rate on all the flash ads but I have no real data to support an actual decrease because of that 'feature' yet.

Other than that it may be a flash version problem.

JAG

[Kull]

I have tried to click these ads myself on different machines/browsers. In all cases nothing was happening. Also, these flash ads would differ so it is not a case that flash had a bug. What might be a problem?

[edited by: Kull at 4:51 am (utc) on Mar. 7, 2007]

[joelgreen]

Email AdSense support. Maybe a buggy flash ad.