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Ads with invalid display URL - daily report - would it work?

ads with invalid display url

         

smallcompany

4:05 am on Nov 18, 2007 (gmt 0)

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So, as we post our suggestions regularly into "Google AdWords Features I'd Like to See" or "Google Analytics Features I'd Like To See", why not having attention onto how many ads out there are with invalid display URLs? Not that Google AdWords is not doing what they are supposed to do, they do it, but not enough.
We know, because we see, that many ads, if not reported via email or over the phone, they hang in there forever.

Everybody suffers because of this problem. I thought that having it publicized could only us.

With “us”, I refer to over 98% of the total number of advertisers that are obeying the rules.

Have us protected please! Don’t push us to pay more than we should!

Seeing this as positive or negative? Please say your words.

Thanks

Kobayashi

8:33 pm on Nov 18, 2007 (gmt 0)

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Invalid display URL's have always bothered me but the sad truth is if Google really wanted to address this issue they could eliminate it completely by adding a comparison of the display and final destination domains at the time of ad creation - the same stage where they do trademark checks.

smallcompany

6:10 am on Dec 5, 2007 (gmt 0)

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I would say that this forum (site) is not right place where we would submit real examples of Google AdWords policy violations in regards of display URLs that seem to be bothering many of us.

Can you imagine if we start submitting post that lists keywords that produce ads with invalid display URLs on Google? The thread would be HUGE.

At the same time, diplomatically, that could be a very good way of getting the attention from Google itself as we don’t seem to be able to get it through regular means of Google’s support.

I wonder what the moderator thinks, honestly.

Anyhow, if this forum would not be the right place to do out daily submissions, what about forum dedicated to it?

Let’s say there is somebody who is willing to run it. Comments?