Adwords Settlement

Seems to be a new Class Action lawsuit

[werty]

I got a few emails for this today, they were in my junk folder. Site seems legit:

[adwordscustomersettlement.com...]

TO: ALL PERSONS OR ENTITIES RESIDING IN THE UNITED STATES WHO HAVE PAID GOOGLE FOR ADVERTISING PURSUANT TO GOOGLE'S ADWORDS PROGRAM WHO (A) BECAME ADWORDS ADVERTISERS BETWEEN JUNE 1, 2005 AND FEBRUARY 28, 2009, INCLUSIVE, AND WHO WERE CHARGED MORE THAN THEIR PER DAY DAILY BUDGET ON ANY DAY DURING THAT TIME PERIOD; OR (B) PAUSED THEIR ADWORDS ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS ON ANY DAY DURING THE PERIOD FROM JANUARY 1, 2002 TO FEBRUARY 28, 2009, INCLUSIVE, AND DURING THE SAME BILLING PERIOD WHEN THEIR ADWORDS ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS WERE PAUSED, WERE CHARGED MORE THAN THE PRODUCT OF THEIR PER DAY DAILY BUDGET TIMES THE NUMBER OF DAYS THAT SUCH CLASS MEMBERS' ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS WERE NOT PAUSED DURING THAT BILLING PERIOD

[smallcompany]

It looks real. I've always been against Google's way of how daily budget was interpreted into monthly. Total nightmare for people that are not aware of this while budget plays important role of their AdWords activity.

Another one that could bite Google is cost increase because of ads that were (are) in violation without being brought down. Here I'm not referring to those that are out for minutes, hours, or even a day, but those that were slipping through the system for long time, even after they would be reported.
Can you imagine the amount of money on the table that is directly related to ads that should not be there per Google's TOS, but they are (were)?

[creeking]

I got that email, too. it seemed legit. I didn't check links or read most of it.

[LifeinAsia]

It was also sent out to Google Affiliate Network affiliates.