Comments on: AdSense ‘Change to ads about’ Ads Reappearing

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By: Willa Holland

Willa Holland — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 22:38:28 +0000

Luckily they vanished :)

By: Michele

Michele — Mon, 22 May 2006 20:36:23 +0000

I’m seeing them on higher traffic sites

By: brem

brem — Mon, 22 May 2006 12:31:14 +0000

I think it kills the purpose of bidding for being displayed on a page.

I’m not too fond of the idea.

By: Abstract Dimension

Abstract Dimension — Mon, 22 May 2006 04:59:54 +0000

When you look at everything through the eyes of search like Google does, it makes sense. If you view their ads as a link database, similar to yahoo directory or something then being able to search them is kinda neat. I’ve clicked on ads when they arouse my interest and they are relevent to the content I’m reading. I’d much prefer Google ads over flash popups anyday – they’re much more useful.

By: gambling man

gambling man — Mon, 22 May 2006 02:50:25 +0000

I think you can get more hits if people are able to search specific topics from your site. Your traffic might not go automatically to google and just search there. I think it’s a good idea.

By: bloggertips

bloggertips — Sun, 21 May 2006 16:49:23 +0000

I would think that this feature might upset some advertisers, as their ads would no longer be contextual with the content on the website.
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By: Mr. A

Mr. A — Sun, 21 May 2006 16:17:19 +0000

I agree that it is not very smart. Most of people don’t want to see ads, but now they can choose which ads do they want to see. Where is the logic?

By: Chris Packer

Chris Packer — Sun, 21 May 2006 11:47:41 +0000

If someone is actively seeking information, why on earth would they then stop, pause, and start fiddly around with ads so that they can have more relevant ads displayed at them?

Don’t we fast forward through commercials on TV when we can? Would we really stop and click to view different TV ads if we had the option?

Think Google got it wrong here.

2c.

By: Quick Online Tips

Quick Online Tips — Sun, 21 May 2006 10:24:34 +0000

Looks similar to chitika’s “search without leaving the page” option.

By: Greg

Greg — Sun, 21 May 2006 08:40:29 +0000

It appeals to me because it potentially increases the chance of someone clicking on an outgoing link from my site. While the initally displayed ad may not appeal to the reader if they can change to an ad more interesting to them then it must increase your chances!.

By: Hatem

Hatem — Sun, 21 May 2006 08:16:12 +0000

Hey darren, don’t click on your own ads :D

By: articlebest

articlebest — Sun, 21 May 2006 03:05:22 +0000

might be a great idea but it is difficult for those who are blending their ads into their content.

By: A.B. Dada

A.B. Dada — Sun, 21 May 2006 01:19:43 +0000

This definitely appeals to me — I am trying harder not to “blend” my ads because I am starting to realize that the best form of advertising is obvious ads (at least in my niches). Since I added the tags “Sponsored Links” to the top of the ad units, my CTR has gone up. The less I try to trick people, the better my revenue is and the more likely the person is to convert to income for the advertiser.

This lets a user find interesting advertisers — all good in my mind. I’m not a Made for Adsense site anyway.

By: Nikki

Nikki — Sat, 20 May 2006 23:27:37 +0000

Could it possibly be in response to Chitika’s interactive ads?

By: George

George — Sat, 20 May 2006 23:24:00 +0000

I think these are plain stupid. Who would really go to all that trouble. Really who would?

By: James Brausch

James Brausch — Sat, 20 May 2006 21:31:09 +0000

I hope they are feeding back that click data into an AI algorithm to make Adsense targeting more accurate.

If so… genius!

If not, I imagine they are simply realizing that their Adsense matching algorithm really isn’t all that good… and adding that option to give folks a way to better target it themselves.

-James Brausch

By: L

Sat, 20 May 2006 20:44:13 +0000

I just saw this on one of my blogs. I wanted to screen capture it, but I had pressed refresh and it was one. I think I like it due to expanding visual interest.

By: Jenstar

Jenstar — Sat, 20 May 2006 20:26:33 +0000

I have seen this tested for quite some time now, I think it is a nice feature, but I do wonder how many non-publishers actually click on them ;)

By: John Hood

John Hood — Sat, 20 May 2006 20:20:33 +0000

After reading your post, I took a look at my blog concerning cool collectibles and there was the new AdSense format – the interactivity is a plus IMHO.