Picture this: you’ve had AdSense on your site for about 6 months now. Things have been going well. You’ve tweaked your display units a bit, and you’re making about $50 a day – way more than enough to cover hosting and domain costs. Everything is cool, and then you check your email one morning and see this email, totally out of left field: Hello, After reviewing our records, we’ve determined that your AdSense account poses a risk of generating invalid activity. Because we have a responsibility to protect our AdWords advertisers from inflated costs due to invalid activity, we’ve found it necessary to disable your AdSense account. Your outstanding balance and Google’s share of the revenue will both be fully refunded back to the affected advertisers. Please understand that we need to take such steps to maintain the effectiveness of Google’s advertising system, particularly the advertiser-publisher relationship. We understand the … Continue reading
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Should Google Buy Twitter??
Don’t say you didn’t see it coming. Last Friday, the blog world churned out post after post investigating claims that Google is in talks to buy Twitter. There was quite a bit of finger-pointing going on – whose sources were more legit, who was reporting on derivatives, blah blah blah. I’m less interested in handing out journalism awards and way more excited to discuss just what a Google takeover would mean for Twitter users, marketers included. For those unfamiliar with Twitter, check out this blog post. If you aren’t sure about what Twitter means to marketers, this should give you an overview. For Twitter users, addicts, and fans who don’t necessarily tweet but understand its value, I want to know what you think. The idea that Twitter could be controlled by Google is upsetting, to say the least. One of the best things about Twitter is the fact that it … Continue reading
Why you should join LinkedIn today
The MySpace/Fox deal of 2005 took some users by surprise, but MySpace’s 580 billion dollar payday was instrumental in quantifying your identity and setting a price tag on your virtual identity. Three years later, LinkedIn has taken that valuation to heart. Although you may have missed the news amidst the excitement of the last two weeks, the social network boasting over 30 million professionals and a user base that represents every company on the Fortune 500 list unveiled its new and presumably fruitful business model: social surveys. How social networks make money (for now) Ever since sites like Facebook and MySpace became the relative norm, social networks have been trying to make money in a variety of ways – from market research to advertising, the longterm value of which has been hotly debated, due to the thinking that people don’t login to Facebook to shop. While recent reports show that … Continue reading