Changed terms and conditions for Google AdSense
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Victory: Google Updates Terms and
Conditions
Victory: Google Updates Terms and
Conditions
10/28/2003 11:08 PMGoogle has updated their Terms and Conditions, removing the sentence
that required no public statements be made about AdSense. However,
they do add that people using Google trademarks should follow their
Permission Guidelines, which seem a bit excessive. (All the other
changes are pretty minor.) Thanks, Google!...
Do webl0gs need Terms and Conditions?
Do webl0gs need Terms and Conditions?
03/06/2004 01:55 AMSo here's a thought - albeit a short and unconvincing one that
hasn't really got much of my heart behind it - about the problem of
weblog comment spammers. For those of you who are unaware of the
phenomenon, basically it's pretty simple: if your site is linked to by
a well linked-to site, then Google ranks you higher in search results.
Therefore if you're someone with a desperate need to exploit the
unhappy, unconfident or socially awkward by selling them Viagra or
weight-loss drugs or 'the banned CD', the apparent best way to claw
that little bit further up the greasy pole is to start posting
specious comments on people's weblogs filled with links to your
commercial sites.
Or at least that's the theory of the soulless evil self-interested
wankers who undertake such activities. God knows if it works or not -
certainly Google's algorithms aren't public. Moreover, there was a
suggestion a while back that only links in which the link-text
reflected something on the linked-to page would count for their
weighting. So it might not work at all. Nonetheless, it continues and
as it does so, each and every time, another weblog owner starts to
feel more and more disillusioned with the web in which they operate
and about the unscrupulousness of their fellow man. The perpetrators
of this kind of spamming aren't committing crimes against humanity,
but they're still basically scum. They're people who would spit in
your face if you couldn't stop them and they could make a few cents
out it.
There are a variety of 'solutions' to this kind of problem of
course, with some being instituted in Typepad as we speak while others
(like MT-Blacklist
) have been developed by third-party developers.
One possibility that occurs to me that's less technical in scope is
a "Terms and Conditions"-style tick-box that you have to click when
you post a comment. In the Terms and Conditions could be a statement
that posting a comment constitutes an agreement that you will not link
to any commercial sites whatsoever and that anyone who does so has
basically entered into a tacit agreement to pay for whatever the
length of time that link remains on the site at the rate of $100 a day
(rounded up to the nearest day). You could then bill the sites
concerned via their addresses in whois and take them to the small
claims court if they didn't pay-up. I'm fairly sure this wouldn't work
on the whole but it might put the wind up a few people and make them
think twice about it. Has anyone got any other suggestions?
Read the comments
Photobl0gging/phonecambl0gging services:
watch the terms and conditions...
Photobl0gging/phonecambl0gging services:
watch the terms and conditions...
12/31/2003 05:00 PMBoingBoing reader Cassandra Fleetwood asks:
Do you know of a site to post photos where one still retains ownership
of their photos? I noticed this is not the case for Textamerica (see
excerpt from their Terms and Conditions below).
From Textamerica Terms and Conditions
"12. All images and comments posted on Textamerica.com, regardless of
the source or content, immediately shall become the exclusive property
of Liberation Management LLC. By posting images and text on
Textamerica.com, you are representing that you are the owner of such
images/text and thereby assign to Liberation Management LLC any
ownership interests you have in the images/text, including your
copyrights. By posting images or comments on Textamerica.com, you
further agree that Liberation Management LLC shall have the right to
use your images/text for any purpose without compensation to you and
shall not be responsible to you for unauthorized copying of the
images/text."
Link, and thoughts / suggestions
from other BoingBoing readers welcome via our
submission form.
Update: fontaholic sez, "Fotki.com is great and they don't
assume ownership of your images. Here's a snip from their privacy
policy":
Fotki and FOTKI, INC. claim no ownership rights in the content you
place on your Fotki albums. We will not use Member's images for
marketing purposes or any other purposes without obtaining the
Member's express permission.
Terms And Conditions Of Radiolinja Origo
Oy's 3g Licence Have Been Amended
Terms And Conditions Of Radiolinja Origo
Oy's 3g Licence Have Been Amended
04/15/2004 10:19 AMHUGIN Online Apr 15 2004 2:15PM GMT
New AdSense Terms & Features
New AdSense Terms & Features
03/17/2005 02:35 AM"...new payment options, new ad types (Ad Links), and lots of changes
in the terms of service.
The Complete AdSense Terms & New
Features Update
The Complete AdSense Terms & New
Features Update
03/17/2005 03:55 AMReview and Breakdown of the New AdSense
Terms, FAQ, Policies
Review and Breakdown of the New AdSense
Terms, FAQ, Policies
06/18/2004 08:01 AMJenStar slices through the confusion with a full review of all the new
AdSense options.
I put <a
href="https://www.google.com/adsense/hom
e">Google Adsense</a>
I put <a
href="https://www.google.com/adsense/hom
e">Google Adsense</a>
10/30/2003 08:17 PMI put <a href="https://www.google.com/adsense/home">Google
Adsense</a> on <a href="http://easytopicmaps.com/">Easy
Topic Maps</a> two weeks ago. There have been 1,324 impressions
and 40 clickthroughs (about 3 by myself), which gives an impressive
average clickthrough rate of 3.0% (I'm not <a
href="http://unicast.org/archives/000866.html">supposed</a>
to say...
I put Google Adsense on
I put Google Adsense on
10/30/2003 09:22 PMI put Google Adsense on Easy Topic Maps two weeks ago. There have been
1,324 impressions and 40 clickthroughs (about 3 by myself), which
gives an impressive average clickthrough rate of 3.0% (I'm not
supposed to say that) and made...
Google AdSense
Google AdSense
02/01/2005 09:42 PMAs some of you that physically visit the site versus pulling the
info from a Aggregator can see we have added Google AdSense ads to the
website. This is to help me cover rising hosting cost, and also to pay
for some of the major improvements to the site design that are being
tested on prototype website. We will be rolling out Geek News Central
Version 2.0 in the near future.
We want to continue to thank each and one of you for having Geek
News Central on your reading list.
I was contacted by Google which saved me having to go through the
approval process and we want to thank Jonas for getting us setup. I
will be playing with the ad placement over the next few weeks.
Todd...
Google Adsense in RSS: why not?
Google Adsense in RSS: why not?
06/05/2005 10:47 PMLast week Robert McLaws started placing Google Adsense Ads in the
LonghornBlogs RSS Feed. The reaction from the community seemed to be
mostly negative; Dave Winer for instance, wrote: If we wanted to, as
an industry, reject the idea, we could, by asking the people who
create the software to add a feature that strips out all ads. Make
it... (433 words)
Google sets its own terms in IPO
Google sets its own terms in IPO
05/01/2004 03:19 AMBusiness Day South Africa May 1 2004 7:25AM GMT
Has The Yahoo/Google Split Changed
Referral Rates?
Has The Yahoo/Google Split Changed
Referral Rates?
06/24/2004 07:31 PMWebProNews Jun 24 2004 10:45PM GMT
Google AdSense: Revnue
Google AdSense: Revnue
03/23/2005 02:35 AM
This entry was brought to you by Google AdSense
Google AdSense: Revenue
Google AdSense: Revenue
03/14/2005 05:25 PM
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How do I add Google AdSense to my RSS
feed?
How do I add Google AdSense to my RSS
feed?
06/17/2005 03:51 PMHi Dave. From reading your earlier postings, I see that you too have
been approved by Google for their new AdSense for Feeds program. What
I don’t get, however, is how to actually add their adverts in my
RSS feed. I’m running Movable Type: can you help me figure this
out?…
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AdSense to my RSS feed?'
Google WebSearch Under AdSense
Google WebSearch Under AdSense
06/18/2004 12:28 AM"... additional channels, a preview tool, additional language support,
a new ad layout and some other account changes..."
Google expands AdSense
Google expands AdSense
06/21/2004 09:15 AMJournalism.co.uk Jun 21 2004 1:20PM GMT
Google AdSense: Drive
Google AdSense: Drive
03/14/2005 04:00 PM
This entry was brought to you by Google AdSense
Graphics in Google AdSense Ads
Graphics in Google AdSense Ads
04/09/2004 04:06 PMYes Google, the advertiser who was built on and promoted graphic free
advertising now puts graphics...in thier advertising.
Google AdSense: Relevance
Google AdSense: Relevance
03/14/2005 05:24 PM
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gif alt=Google AdSense title=Google AdSense border=1 height=90
width=728/a
The Real Terms of the Google Deal
The Real Terms of the Google Deal
05/01/2004 05:19 PMGoogle's equity class structure (10 votes per share for "us", 1 vote
per share for "you") is designed to keep insiders in control,
pocketing investors' dollars while letting them sit in the back seat
for the ride. In this, they're following the lead of media companies
like the New York...
Google AdSense Makes Sense
Google AdSense Makes Sense
09/07/2004 11:43 PM
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Running Google AdSense on your site?
Running Google AdSense on your site?
04/11/2005 05:50 AMIf your running Google AdSense ads on your site here is a tool
Chris Pirillo is recommending.
Personally I guess if these ads were doing well enough to allow me
to retire I may have a look at them otherwise my time is much more
valuable that parsing log files. [C
hris Pirillo]
Google AdSense Sandbox Tool
Google AdSense Sandbox Tool
01/22/2004 06:11 PMJohn Battelle (who has a
great
blog about Internet
seach business and technology) points out a neat little page that lets
you enter a URL and see what kind of Google ads would appear on it.
LinkGoogle introduces Adsense banner ads.
Google introduces Adsense banner ads.
06/18/2004 07:07 PMGoogle has recently introduced banner ads for their adsense program,
so perhaps all the talk about how text ads perform...
Best practices for Google AdSense for
Feeds?
Best practices for Google AdSense for
Feeds?
06/06/2005 12:03 AMHi Dave. I know you haven’t included AdSense in your own RSS
feeds (yet?) but have watched the space closely. My question to you: I
am interested in adding Google AdSense to my own RSS feeds and am
wondering if there are any best practices you might suggest?…
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AdSense for Feeds?'
Google Launch AdSense for Bloggers
Google Launch AdSense for Bloggers
08/27/2004 01:56 PMGoogle's popular AdSense advertising service is now being opened up to
Bloggers, as well as main stream websites. Announced via
Blogger (a Google subsidiary), Bloggers
will now be able to gain revenue from their online web logs.
AdSense has been a major stream of revenue for Google. Offering
non-intrusive text (and now image) based adverts, content publishers
(like this site) have found them more preferable to more traditional
forms of adverts. Previously, the service had been limited
specifically to non-blog sites. Although launched via Blogger, the
service will not be limited to blogs at Blogger.com - Google will be
offering the service to all.
The blog post announcing the launch gave a clear warning to would be
fraudsters. "Have you ever seen those signs people post near
swimming pools to prevent a few misbehaving kids from messing up
everyone's fun? Yeah, well we're putting up a sign too: "Welcome
To BlogSense, No Fraud Please... We want everyone to have a fair shot
at blogging for dollars."
Opening the service up to bloggers is a smart move for Google.
Primarily because it’ll give AdSense much more clout; first, because
they are the first to do this, and second, because of the massive
potential increase in advertising space Google will be able command.
However, Google will have to content with some serious issues. Most
critically, the massive potential for abuse. They'll have to work a
lot harder than before to keep fraudsters from being rewarded by the
system. Google have laid down some clear rules that they expect
bloggers to follow if they want to stay on the AdSense (BlogSense?)
program. Whether they'll be successful is open to speculation.
View:
Read more info + tips @ Blogger.com |
Signup
View:
AdSense Homepage |
Google.comRead full story...What's a 'Page Impression' according to
Google AdSense?
What's a 'Page Impression' according to
Google AdSense?
04/06/2005 11:49 AMLockergnome Apr 6 2005 3:38PM GMT
Google Extends AdSense Overseas
Google Extends AdSense Overseas
12/19/2003 06:19 PMasia.internet.com Dec 19 2003 5:25PM ET
Google AdSense Bay Area Forum
Google AdSense Bay Area Forum
03/19/2005 02:23 AMI just flew back from the Googleplex (yep, I got to go to the 'Plex),
where I was a part of the Google AdSense Bay Area Forum. The AdSense
team brought together a group of publishers from the Bay Area, and
three presenters with high level experience with AdSense...
Google Makes AdSense Multilingual
Google Makes AdSense Multilingual
12/19/2003 06:19 PMAdweek Online Dec 19 2003 5:29PM ET
Google AdSense Turning Japanese
Google AdSense Turning Japanese
01/16/2004 11:32 AMMedia Post Jan 16 2004 3:01PM GMT
Google Adsense for RSS Feeds Launches
Google Adsense for RSS Feeds Launches
06/05/2005 11:27 PM"AdSense for feeds is a program that enables publishers to place
relevant ads in the feeds they syndicate. Google technology
understands the nuances of language, and places ads that are closely
matched (or "targeted") to the content next to which they appear."
Google Adsense Advertisements in RSS
feeds
Google Adsense Advertisements in RSS
feeds
06/05/2005 11:28 PMAs rumored for quite some time now, it looks pretty official.
Google improves AdSense with Ad Links
Google improves AdSense with Ad Links
03/19/2005 03:27 AMFeature boosts the number of text ads tied to a Web page and improves
the relevance between the ads and the Web page's content.
Show Google AdSense Ads for any Keyword
Show Google AdSense Ads for any Keyword
12/25/2004 05:01 PMGoogle utility to show current AdSense ads for any keyword.
more on google adsense search for bl0gs
more on google adsense search for bl0gs
06/22/2004 10:40 AMthe typepad example site linked in the story has a good demo of how it
works
Google sets its own terms in IPO with
'Dutch auction'
Google sets its own terms in IPO with
'Dutch auction'
05/01/2004 10:25 AMChannel NewsAsia May 1 2004 2:40PM GMT
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