AdSense
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AdSense is
an advertising program run by Google. Website owners can enroll in this
program to enable text and image advertisements on their sites. These ads
are administered by Google and generate revenue on a per-click basis. Google
utilizes its search technology to serve ads
based on website content, the user's geographical location, and other
factors. Those wanting to advertise with Google's targeted ad system may
sign up through AdWords. AdSense has become a
popular method of placing advertising on a website because the ads are less
intrusive than most banners, and the content of the ads is often relevant to
the website.
It currently uses JavaScript code to incorporate the advertisements into a
participating site. If it is included on a site which has not yet been
crawled by the Mediabot, it will temporarily
display advertisements for charitable causes known as public service
announcements (PSAs). (Note that the Mediabot is
a separate crawler from the Googlebot that
maintains Google's search index.)
Many sites use AdSense to monetize their content and some webmasters work
hard to maximize their own AdSense income. They do this in three ways:
- They use a wide range of traffic generating techniques including but
not limited to online advertising.
- They build valuable content on their sites; content which attracts
AdSense ads and which pay out the most when they get clicked.
- They use copy on their websites that encourage clicks on Ads. Note
that Google prohibits people from using phrases like "Click on my
AdSense ads" to increase click rates. Phrases accepted are "Sponsored
Links" and "Advertisements".
The source of all AdSense income is the AdWords
program which in turn has a complex pricing model based on a Vickrey second
price auction, in that it commands an advertiser to submit a sealed bid (not
observable by competitors). Additionally, for any given click received,
advertisers only pay one bid increment above the second-highest bid.
AdSense for feeds
In May 2005, Google unveiled AdSense for feeds, a version of
AdSense than runs on RSS and Atom feeds that have more than 100 active
subscribers. According to the Google Blog, "advertisers have their ads
placed in the most appropriate feed articles; publishers are paid for their
original content; readers see relevant advertising — and in the long run,
more quality feeds to choose from".
Abuse of Google AdSense
Some webmasters create sites tailored to lure searchers from Google and
other engines onto their AdSense to make money from clicks. These "zombie"
sites often contain nothing but a large amount of interconnected, automated
content (e.g. a directory with content from the Open Directory Project).
Possibly the most popular form of such "AdSense farms" are splogs ("spam
blogs"), which are centered around known high-paying keywords. These and
related approaches are considered to be search engine spam and can be
reported to Google.
See also
External links
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