Comments on: AdSense Testing a New Type of ‘Ads by Goooooogle’

By: yosax

yosax — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 19:32:23 +0000

Personally, I prefer to blending the ads inside my site. I don’t want my visitors to think that I have advertisements.

By: Jan Bay

Jan Bay — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 18:08:12 +0000

I'm going to get my blog off the ground and hopefully I can get Adsense feeds going! I can't wait to test the water. Jan from Unique Baby Gear Ideas and Nursery Decorating Tips

By: Liam Webb

Liam Webb — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 06:29:25 +0000

Most of my blogs contain white backgrounds, simply because black on white is easier for the eye to read, so the white background is not a huge problem. The coloured Google logo however detracts from the blended advertising that most bloggers strive for. Whether or not this translates into less or more clicks is yet to be seen.

By: Dustin

Dustin — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 22:06:30 +0000

I agree; it seems to be against what they are all about. I would be interested to see if the click throughs are actually higher though.

By: John

John — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 17:40:37 +0000

I believe this move has little to do with benefiting advertisers/publishers and everything to do with benefiting Google. If it was about making the ad units more effective for publishers Google would permit us to turn it on or off same way it is permitted to modify colors, locations and sizes of the ads to maximize effectiveness.

There is no option for publishers to test this new “feature” because it is not for publishers. This is a way for Google to increase their brand awareness by getting a free ride on the back of paid advertisements to publisher websites. Google does not pay for the branding value received… and it is likely an enormous value.

It was mentioned that maybe the free links to Google should be made into affiliate links. Why affiliate links? I would see incredible irony in that. It would certainly be better than zero revenue from the Google links… but wouldn’t Google then be endorsing an ad model which is not part of Adsense? Adsense is a CPC network… it only seems suitable that Google ads distributed via the Adsense network be CPC, no different than how all the other advertisers pay.

By: Google Confirms ‘Ads by Goooooogle’ Changes are a Test

Google Confirms ‘Ads by Goooooogle’ Changes are a Test — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 22:33:12 +0000

[...] Yesterday we reported that AdSense were testing new ways of showing the ‘Ads by Goooogle’ links on their ad units. [...]

By: MLB

MLB — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 19:23:07 +0000

Same on my ads, if ads background white its appear small google logo icon. For size 160×600 ad, with background more dark color, its appear white arrow.

By: DavidW

DavidW — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 17:56:58 +0000

Yeah I wondered what was going on – we’ve got them as well. I guess its part of G branding efforts – to distinquish themselves from the competition – what competition? But not good for publishers – as it is G get free advertising by displaying the gooooo bit – this just gets more attention for G but distracts from the text ads. Also while I’m here – the advertisers are getting a free ride anyway by displaying their url below the ads. Publishers should get paid for display of url’s – as well as clicks!

By: Blog Merchant Accounts

Blog Merchant Accounts — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 17:01:02 +0000

I am not a big fan of these new graphical google ads.

By: Steven Cox

Steven Cox — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 16:51:15 +0000

They haven’t started showing up on our site yet, but they will not blend as well as a ‘no image’ ad. Not a fan.

By: Remarkoo

Remarkoo — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 14:45:16 +0000

I wrote about this 2 days ago on my blog and I feel the same as the majority here, I can’t stand them. Although the referral suggestion by Darren would be interesting idea.

By: Allen.H

Allen.H — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 10:49:16 +0000

Here’s what i had to say about it in another blog:

Google is tightening the ring around low and average earning publishers and ignoring their interests because they know they have a very strong monopoly in the contextual ads market. Not only this will decrease CTR, but it will also reduce the transparency of the ads, something that might get the ads to be even more annoying to publishers.

Allen.H

By: Paul Jacob

Paul Jacob — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 05:31:30 +0000

http://www.techaddi.com/index.php/archive/translated-google-adsense-adsnow-a-reality/

this is corrrect link- -

By: Paul Jacob

Paul Jacob — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 05:30:39 +0000

Darren,

I have also noticed several changes to google adsense and i have taken screenshots which can be seen here http://www.techaddi.com/index.php/archive/translated-google-adsense-adsnow-a-reality/.Take a look when you have time.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 03:32:36 +0000

Who wants a visitor to feel that your just there to sell them something? Not me… the white background is a terrible idea. I don’t mind the top ad so much, however the bottom with the mere “G” symbol is just horrific.

By: sebastian

sebastian — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 03:29:02 +0000

this must be due to click fraud. too much blending. personally i think it is good. if google do not solve this click fraud due to ad blindness, then we’ll be earning zero cents per day. better to be 1 cent then zero cents.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 02:55:25 +0000

Well it sure looks pretty terrible on any site I own…makes it look unfinished and tacky.

By: Luke Meshios

Luke Meshios — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 02:14:29 +0000

Send google an email asking if it’s the advertise who can choose..

By: James

James — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 01:19:39 +0000

I have to agree to Darren. I noticed this showing up on some of my ads the other day. I think it’s tacky and nothing more than a cheap way for Google to push their brand. However, I’m guessing it’s their way of separating themselves from the competition that is becoming increasingly “Google like”.

By: Michael Hampton

Michael Hampton — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 01:13:40 +0000

Wow, some people seem to not have gotten past AdSense 101 here. So here are some very important concepts:

Leaving things the way they are is potentially leaving money on the table, when doing something differently could bring you more revenue.

Testing is the only way you can determine if such a thing works or not. A very small test across a small, random portion of the ad network would quickly answer the question.

Anyone who’s been running ads for a while and has gotten good at it knows the importance of testing and experimentation. That Google IS testing things is good. It means they’re working to make more money — and therefore make us all more money.