Selectively Targeting non Firefox users , is it against TOS

Discussion in 'AdSense' started by PPCInformer, Jun 19, 2008.

  1. #1
    Hi fellas

    Is it against the Adsense TOS to show the firefox referral ads only to non Firefox users on the top of the site?
     
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  2. silveraden

    silveraden Banned

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    #2
    LOL, can you identify your visitors? What's the point?
     
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    #3
    you can, there was even a script floating around that executed a redirect to a page urging ie users to get firefiox (google adsense referal) a while back. I would think its allowed. Referal ads aren't like normal ads, you're allowed to presell them.
     
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  4. PPCInformer

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    I can identify by checking the user agent of the browser , then I show ads to Non Firefox users to download Firefox, and google pays me for each download , I can show some other ads to firefox users in that place. Just trying to optimise my Add placement :)
     
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    #5
    I know you can but you cannot prevent...
     
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    #6
    No, this is NOT against TOS.
     
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  7. PPCInformer

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    #7
    thanks fellas
     
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    #8
    Do Adsense have a Refferal Ads for FireFox only? Adsense is viewable in any browser.
     
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  9. PPCInformer

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    yup they do have referral for Firefox with Google Toolbar.


    I think that will do more harm than good, might drive potential visitors away, I would like to try a more subtle approach
     
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    You can target it like that? I suppose you can if you since you can easily distinguish them on analytics
     
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    #12
    something like this should do the trick
    if (!stripos($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'], 'firefox')) {  
     // display Getfirefox adsense button 
    }
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    @ KenYN
    the plugin looks gr8 .. I might end up using it , but will not recommend the google pack :)
     
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