Please feel free to click dump me any time Google.

Updation required:-)

[OptiRex]

Is Google just a page impression counter now...Thursday's and today's statistics are diabolical, about 25% of "normal".

Anyone else seeing similar?

[ann]

Unless I get a click dump soon this is going to be the most miserable earnings day of the month. :(

Ann

[AlexMiles]

I got a click dump about six hours ago.

I think there is something to the idea that different things happen to people on different servers.

We should find out who is on the same ones as ourselves. It would stop a lot of arguments.

[ann]

THAT would be a pleasant change.

Ann

[ann]

Finally got it! Even though clicks were less than I expected the cpc had risen so I come out about the same as the last 2 Saturdays.

SIGHHHH, breath of relief. :)

Ann

[OptiRex]

Back to "normal" with an excellent Saturday, the best in quite a while in fact however we are coming to a busy time of year, and all data within its usual parameters...

ann

Glad to see you almost recovered. I bet by Monday night all will seem "normal".

[21_blue]

We've just had a click dump of what looks like a batch of high-value clicks - 50% of yesterday's earnings in one update.

AlexMiles wrote:
>I think there is something to the idea that different things happen to people on different servers.

From an Adsense support reply to a problem reported earlier this year, I gather that for any one account data is initially collected on all the servers worldwide. Then, over a period of time, they synchronise these servers.

Their reply implied to me that we are not on separate servers, as such, but our data is duplicated across all servers and they try to keep it in sync. To test this, I tried logging in to my adsense account using google.com and google.co.uk, and the account worked on both. I'm not sure this proves that we don't have a single server hosting the account, but it suggests it is the case.

[OptiRex]

Then, over a period of time, they synchronise these servers.

That would be the logical thing to do and would explain the difference between the many discrepancies reported by posters.

I tried logging in to my adsense account using google.com and google.co.uk, and the account worked on both.

I do this sometimes to see what, if any, differences there are however my most successful method is to use the "All time" option to obtain the most up-to-date stats.

I would still like to know where the main datacentre is and whether they use "my" server to trial new ideas or roll them out first and why it is that feel I see new algos/offerings prior to others...or maybe I just shouldn't spend so much time on analysis?

[21_blue]

Optirex wrote:
>my most successful method is to use the "All time" option to obtain the most up-to-date stats

Trying to find today's stats is likely a magician asking you to pick a card. Instead of 4 packs and 13 card-faces, you have:
- all time vs today vs this month vs specific date range
- aggregate vs overview vs channels vs google desktop plug in

Not all combinations are possible, but this gives nearly 16 possible different answers. I've never checked to see if all are different, but I've seen 5 or 6 being different at any one time. Any individual statistic can also jump backwards to a previous figure held in another place before finally jumping forwards.