Ask HN: Google AdSense Still Bans Ajax. What are the Alternatives?

#1

Post by wikiburner » Sat, Jun 21, 2014, 1:30 PM UTC

I looked into this many years ago, and Google had a beta going for running Adsense on ajax-loaded content.

The other day I was really surprised to learn that Google had actually killed this beta program a couple of years ago, and now it looks like they'll never support ajax loaded content.

What good alternatives to Adsense are there for ajax-loaded content, or is there a way around this with Adsense that I'm not aware of?

Re: Ask HN: Google AdSense Still Bans Ajax. What are the Alternatives?

#2

Post by PaulHoule » Sat, Jun 21, 2014, 2:11 PM UTC

The world could really use a good competitor to Adsense, couldn't it? How about some ad network that is based on contextual technology such as Facebook, retargeting, etc.

Re: Ask HN: Google AdSense Still Bans Ajax. What are the Alternatives?

#3

Post by vomitcuddle » Sat, Jun 21, 2014, 2:19 PM UTC

PaulHoule wrote: post #2

The world could really use a good competitor to Adsense, couldn't it? How about some ad network that is based on contextual technology such as Facebook, retargeting, etc.

(unfortunately) nobody cares about the desktop ad space anymore, "the future" is mobile

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#4

Post by PaulHoule » Sat, Jun 21, 2014, 2:26 PM UTC

vomitcuddle wrote: post #3

PaulHoule wrote: post #2

The world could really use a good competitor to Adsense, couldn't it? How about some ad network that is based on contextual technology such as Facebook, retargeting, etc.

(unfortunately) nobody cares about the desktop ad space anymore, "the future" is mobile

and single-page apps work great on mobile

Re: Ask HN: Google AdSense Still Bans Ajax. What are the Alternatives?

#5

Post by chatmasta » Sat, Jun 21, 2014, 2:46 PM UTC

PaulHoule wrote: post #2

The world could really use a good competitor to Adsense, couldn't it? How about some ad network that is based on contextual technology such as Facebook, retargeting, etc.

I've been buying Facebook stock for the past year under the assumption that they're going to release a product like this at some point. It just seems like such a logical business move. I think it's coming, and I think their recent tracking announcement is the first step.

Re: Ask HN: Google AdSense Still Bans Ajax. What are the Alternatives?

#6

Post by vkjv » Sat, Jun 21, 2014, 2:51 PM UTC

AFAIK, your only option with Adsense is to implement a #! alternative crawlable site.

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#7

Post by onestone » Sat, Jun 21, 2014, 3:01 PM UTC

There is actually pretty good support, but you have to use AdSense through Google DFP - https://www.google.com/dfp/. Things like creating ad slots dynamically / loading them later / refreshing them dynamically work fine when you use GPT tags in DFP.

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#8

Post by hiphopyo » Sat, Jun 21, 2014, 3:02 PM UTC

I prefer affiliate networks because they, unlike AdSense, give me the freedom to design my own ads. Also there's this:

http://www.warriorforum.com/main-internet-marketing-discussi...

Who wants this eyesore on their websites anyway?

http://adsense.blogspot.se/2014/05/a-new-look-for-text-ads-o...

I'm surprised the AdSense team is still toying around with amateur designs at the expense of the whole AdSense programme. I've seen the past works of the designers on the AdSense team and I'm not impressed. Plus it's quite naive to think that one design will fit all websites. Why can't AdSense, like other ad and affiliate networks, just open up an API so publishers themselves can be in charge of how their ads look and behave?

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#9

Post by hiphopyo » Sat, Jun 21, 2014, 3:08 PM UTC

vomitcuddle wrote: post #3

PaulHoule wrote: post #2

The world could really use a good competitor to Adsense, couldn't it? How about some ad network that is based on contextual technology such as Facebook, retargeting, etc.

(unfortunately) nobody cares about the desktop ad space anymore, "the future" is mobile

Come on, they're not that different :)

Re: Ask HN: Google AdSense Still Bans Ajax. What are the Alternatives?

#10

Post by personZ » Sat, Jun 21, 2014, 3:56 PM UTC

PaulHoule wrote: post #2

The world could really use a good competitor to Adsense, couldn't it? How about some ad network that is based on contextual technology such as Facebook, retargeting, etc.

>The world could really use a good competitor to Adsense, couldn't it?

Adsense is a lot like PayPal -- conceptually it seems easy to compete, but your biggest challenge has nothing to do with the legitimate product, but instead is preventing and dealing with unending and overwhelming attempts at fraud.