Google CEO clicks ads ‘all the time,’ ..

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  1. #1
    Hi,
    I donno if someone posted on DP or not.. Just read the posting with title
    Google CEO clicks ads ‘all the time,’ are his clicks marked ‘invalid’? @ http://blogs.zdnet.com/micro-markets/index.php?p=403

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    Google CEO Eric Schmidt recently revealed that he clicks on Google ads "all the time." Asked at the Search Engine Strategies Conference earlier this month "When was the last time you clicked on an ad, and why, at Google?" Schmidt acknowledged:

    I do it all the time, probably because I want to make sure that everything was working..
     
    toughguy, Oct 2, 2006 IP
  2. MattKNC

    MattKNC Peon

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    That explains why my AdWords budget was depleted one day earlier than normal in September!
     
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  3. h4nh4n

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    #3
    these clicks counted as invalid clicks.
     
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  4. adsenser

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    So you can't stop using google's services for that.. he is ceo he can do any thing....
     
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  5. ablaye

    ablaye Well-Known Member

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    I think he is a complete moron to say that openly, which may invite others to follow suit.
     
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  6. check

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    He better be careful not to click his own ads, he might get banned!
     
    check, Oct 2, 2006 IP
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  7. reapr

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    Did I miss something in this thread! G is smart enought to filter out the ads the CEO clicks but not bright enough to do the same for the publishers that promote the ads theat want to test them out? Humm ... looks like the barbarians are starting to overunn rome ...
     
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  8. Tyler Banfield

    Tyler Banfield Well-Known Member

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    In the big picture of things, I don't see why this is a big deal at all :confused:
     
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  9. primeryder

    primeryder Well-Known Member

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    I would probably want the ceo to check and make sure everything is working properly. Al ittle extra oversight is a good thing, and it is his job.
     
    primeryder, Oct 2, 2006 IP