Google Adsense and Competing Pay-per-click Ad Networks
JP Morgan has published a report on how Google Checkout did in 2006, and their findings show that Checkout reached 6% of the 1,100 consumers they surveyed, compared to 42% for PayPal, what I call a good, but not massive, …
Google Checkout At 6%; Is Google Losing Money Too Fast? Read more »
When Google updated their AdSense policies this week, there was a lot of confusion about the removal of the a certain part of the competitive ad policy, namely the one that saw the removal of the following: We do not… …
It’s official! You can now run AdSense on the same page as other contextual ad programs Read more »
<<Welcome to 2007! The webmaster central team is very excited about our plans for this year, but we thought we’d take a moment to reflect on 2006. We had a great year building communication with you, the webmaster community, and …
<<Posted by Jodi Healy, Library Partnerships Team When many people think of the University of Texas at Austin, they think of football, time honored tradition and all things big. In typical Texas style, the University of Texas Libraries are no …
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<<Please note, the AdWords API Java and .NET libraries have been updated for Version 8 (V8). You can always find the latest versions at Java: http://code.google.com/p/google-api-adwords-java/ .NET: http://code.google.com/p/google-api-adwords-dotnet/ – Jon Diorio, Product Marketing>> (more…) Original post by Chris Gilmer
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Techmeme: IAC Appoints Peter Horan Chief Executive Officer of IAC Media & Advertising (InterActiveCorp) (tags: ask iac) Original post by Nathan Weinberg
<<We are happy to announce that the AdWords API Version 8 (V8) – formerly available in the sandbox – is now available in our production environment.V8 introduces four major changes to the AdWords API. This announcement highlights only the major …
<<We occasionally get questions from our new users of Google Checkout. They’ve read all about how to track e-commerce transactions with Google Analytics; now they would like more specific details for implementing tracking. Merchants can use Google Analytics to track …
I’ve been driven nuts by something since October: Ask.com’s Bloglines has been mishandling Google Reader’s shared items Atom feed. I mentioned this two weeks ago, after a Google Reader team member explained to me how Reader’s shared items put out …
<<January is a time for New Year’s resolutions. So, why not make a resolution that can improve the effectiveness of your AdWords account? Ronnie C. from our Optimization team shares a three-in-one tip on how to optimize your account: Test, …
Google’s been doing some unpopular things of late: They ran “tips” above search results, basically ads for Google services on any remotely related search, ones that no one could compete with and that appeared on searches that were completely irrelevant, …
<<Posted By: Emma McKeithen, Account Coordinator Thanks to our Chicago colleague Jim Lecinski, we read Trendwatching’s good summary of the Top 5 Trends to watch for in 2007: What consumers consider “status” will be redefined this year. No longer just …
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I have had many questions from publisher who have noticed that the new competitive ads policy no longer specifically states that you cannot run other contextually targeted ads on the same page. This change was made as part of the… …
What does the removal of “contextual” from competitive ads mean for AdSense publishers Read more »
Opera Watch reports that both the Opera Mobile browser (for smartphones and PDAs) and the Opera Mini browser (for mobile phones) are switching the default search provider from Google to Yahoo, ending a one-year agreement with Google for default search. …
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comScore has released their search engine market share numbers for December 2006, and it shows Google continuing to claim more searches as their competition struggles. For 12/06, Google reached 47.3%, a new all-time high, while Yahoo reversed three months of …
Google Continues To Gain Market Share, Closing On 50% Read more »
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