Adsense Backgrounds - allowed or not?

I ran across this site - and the idea seems good..but is this allowed..

they are saying that google actually approves this, this is NOT against TOS.





I AM NOT AFFILIATEDwith them ...as i would never pay for it, since i could make it myself.

 

I think first one is allowed
second one it's risk because close to image.


google:unacceptable

 

None of those is allowed.

You can't use any sort of image trick to drive attention to your ads.

 

ok thanks guys

 

If you still not sure, you can always email them and ask

 

regardless flashy backgrounds does not help with ads..

 

U can Email to google and ask ,I think that all is not allowed.It is not fine to visiter.

 

I'll warn ya, I tried the backgrounds and they did nothing but lower CTR.

 

Oh? most people would have thought they increased the ctr.

 

I thought so too, but for me they didn't.