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Re: Google AdSense leak?

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Post by adsensertoo »

adsenseclient wrote: post #67

As a large publisher, we have witnessed both the $10,000 and $5,000 thresholds. It's simply true. We are now using other networks and directly working with advertisers, and our AdSense revenue is $4,500 (total ad revenue is $25,000+/mo). We also quite presciently considered making a PR stink after the first AdSense ban (we were re-instated later), but decided this could tarnish the image of our company and of our pro…

Also a large publisher, though we've surpassed the 5k/10k thresholds without issue. Out of curiosity, though, which other networks do you use and how do they compare to Adsense?

Re: Google AdSense leak?

#112

Post by aiiane »

halayli wrote: post #110
Matt_Cutts wrote: post #84

Earlier quoted context omitted.

aggronn, I've been debunking conspiracies about Google since 2001 ("buying ads on Google makes you rank higher/lower"). I believe there's value in commenting on untrue claims quickly to nip them in the bud. As a long-time employee with a close perspective on the post, I can tell you from personal experience that the terminology is incorrect and the allegations are completely at odds with my direct experience. I'm als…

Matt, given your high profile job and your authority at Google, asking people directly whether there's any truth to this post or not will not reveal the truth. No one wants to lose their job or get involved in this and the easiest path out for them is to tell you that no it's not true.

> Matt, given your high profile job and your authority at Google, asking people directly whether there's any truth to this post or not will not reveal the truth.

Actually, that's a damn good way to get the truth at Google.

Re: Google AdSense leak?

#113

Post by rmujica »

Matt_Cutts wrote: post #68

Everything about this post strikes me as a conspiracy-laden fake, from the typos to wrong terminology to untrue policies to the lack of specific names of people. I passed this pastebin to the ads side to confirm for sure, but I would treat this as completely untrue. Added: Yup, I'm hearing back from multiple people on the ads side that this is pretty much untrue from start to finish. Also notice that the "rmujica" ac…

yeah, I just didn't had any interesting story before this one to post here. I created this account for YC'W13 batch postulation.

Re: Google AdSense leak?

#114

Post by fireworks10 »

adsenseclient wrote: post #67

As a large publisher, we have witnessed both the $10,000 and $5,000 thresholds. It's simply true. We are now using other networks and directly working with advertisers, and our AdSense revenue is $4,500 (total ad revenue is $25,000+/mo). We also quite presciently considered making a PR stink after the first AdSense ban (we were re-instated later), but decided this could tarnish the image of our company and of our pro…

Had an Adsense account banned in January with $15k credit taken days before payout date (After 8 months of $2k-$12k earnings history per month) and extremely low RPM&CTR. No answer to appeals, no explanation other than the vague phrase 'for policy violations'. :/

Re: Google AdSense leak?

#115

Post by robk »

Former Adsense PM here. It sounds implausible but there were certainly lots of shady accounts from emerging markets. I could see them ratcheting up enforcement on questionable sites from those markets surely but not at this level of randomness cited here.

Re: Google AdSense leak?

#116

Post by xdleet »

ariwilson wrote: post #48
voicereasonish wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> It is after all Google's bread and butter. Is it? How much do Google make from the adsense publisher network vs advertising directly on Google properties?

http://investor.google.com/pdf/2014Q1_google_earnings_slides... (slide 3) (revenue) $3.4B network $10.5B Google properties $1.5B other

http://investor.google.com/pdf/2010Q1_google_earnings_slides...

Check out that dip in '09. Interesting.

Re: Google AdSense leak?

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Post by Matt_Cutts »

rmujica wrote: post #113
Matt_Cutts wrote: post #68

Everything about this post strikes me as a conspiracy-laden fake, from the typos to wrong terminology to untrue policies to the lack of specific names of people. I passed this pastebin to the ads side to confirm for sure, but I would treat this as completely untrue. Added: Yup, I'm hearing back from multiple people on the ads side that this is pretty much untrue from start to finish. Also notice that the "rmujica" ac…

yeah, I just didn't had any interesting story before this one to post here. I created this account for YC'W13 batch postulation.

rmujica, out of curiosity, how did you run across the pastebin?

Re: Google AdSense leak?

#118

Post by Matt_Cutts »

halayli wrote: post #110
Matt_Cutts wrote: post #84

Earlier quoted context omitted.

aggronn, I've been debunking conspiracies about Google since 2001 ("buying ads on Google makes you rank higher/lower"). I believe there's value in commenting on untrue claims quickly to nip them in the bud. As a long-time employee with a close perspective on the post, I can tell you from personal experience that the terminology is incorrect and the allegations are completely at odds with my direct experience. I'm als…

Matt, given your high profile job and your authority at Google, asking people directly whether there's any truth to this post or not will not reveal the truth. No one wants to lose their job or get involved in this and the easiest path out for them is to tell you that no it's not true.

These are folks that I've worked with and talked to regularly for 9 years, so I think you're overstating how people within Google see me; we're just colleagues.

In general, Google's internal culture is open and honest, but we also provide anonymous ways to give feedback within the company[1], so something like this would bubble up in a visible way.

[1] See for example the description of "Googlegeist," an annual survey where Google employees can give anonymous feedback, at http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2013/01/...

Re: Google AdSense leak?

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Post by rmujica »

Matt_Cutts wrote: post #117
rmujica wrote: post #113

Earlier quoted context omitted.

yeah, I just didn't had any interesting story before this one to post here. I created this account for YC'W13 batch postulation.

rmujica, out of curiosity, how did you run across the pastebin?

It was sent to me by a colleague, haven't spoke to him personally today but I'll try to find out where he got it first hand.

Re: Google AdSense leak?

#120

Post by ltorresv »

Matt_Cutts wrote: post #77
sscalia wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How dare anyone on HN attack Google.

It's a fake. It's an anonymous post on pastebin, submitted by a one-time account. The terminology is wrong. The policies are wrong. The post is full of typos. The post has almost no specifics, and the one specific thing they mentioned ("AQ3C") isn't real. If this story isn't getting traction, then HN is doing the right thing here.

I do see a decent number of people posting they've had issues with cancellations that match what the pastebin describes.

Why aren't you replying to any of them if you're acting as the voice of reason here?

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