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Mouse-over on Adsense ads being tracked by Google?

Discussion in 'AdSense' started by butterfingers, Apr 18, 2007.

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  1. Stax_Daniel

    Stax_Daniel Guest

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    #21
    I don't see how they could even consider doing that...

    people could make a simple script to move the pointer 1 px back and forth about 80 billion times...
     
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  2. butterfingers

    butterfingers Well-Known Member

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    #22
    Yeah, people could make it.
    But, we as a publisher don't know the implication towards us.
     
    butterfingers, Apr 18, 2007 IP
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    #23
    They might be doing it to stop bots....

    Because bots don't count as a "mouseover" (do they?)

    And if the ad gets a click without any mouseover at all they know it is automated...

    (not sure how bots work, just an idea :))
     
    moneyballs2, Apr 18, 2007 IP
  4. Stax_Daniel

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    #24
    that's a good thought...i don't know how they work either...but it sounds pretty logical to me...

    if this is the reason then I've changed my stance...i'm all for it (though i don't think i actually had a stance to begin with) :D
     
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    #25
    IMHO they trying to detect some behaviour patterns
     
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  6. 8everything

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    #26
    Do you think it's an error? I've seem some ad loaded.. with the long mouse over url.. they shouldn't be visible..
     
    8everything, May 5, 2007 IP
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    #27
    seems like they are logging your pointer position to see if the user is even actually surfing the page?
     
    quirkyericia, May 5, 2007 IP
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    #28
    First time I hear of it too. What is the benefit of tracking mouse-overs I wonder.
     
    lifuchi, May 5, 2007 IP
  9. commandos

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    #29
    to track mouse over /click :)

    why only to track impression / click :D

    Google want to know alll the little tiny thing ur doing ;)
     
    commandos, May 5, 2007 IP
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    #30
    I'm not big on Orwellian conspiracies, but Google with their desktop, history and toolbar products have become disturbingly invasive.

    The sooner YPN gets their act together, the better.
     
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    #31
    if this true can google ban someone coz of invalid mouse over , i don't think google think that way may be they just wanna know how visitors react about the ads
     
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    #32
    it might also be a click fraud prevention , if an ads is clicked without a mouse over , it wont be counted .

    to avoid robots .
     
    commandos, May 5, 2007 IP
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    #33
    Google should make an adlogger type application, then maybe they would ban people as much!
     
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    butterfingers Well-Known Member

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    #34
    The Doubleclick acquisition definitely a bonus for G.
     
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    #35
    I don't think it increments on mouse-over but is a timer not a counter. It doesn't increment by 1. It could be used to discount multiple clicks in the same session or catch bots.

    edit: I changed my mind. :) If I madly swing the mouse over the ads multiple times then the counter goes up faster.
     
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    #36
    it seems to be a counter of how long the mouse is over the ad.

    So they are tracking if people are actually looking at the ad or not before clicking. (human behavour is to put the mouse on what your reading).

    Pierce
     
    Pierce, May 6, 2007 IP
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    I never noticed about this kind of news before, thanks for it
     
    BonusOnline, May 7, 2007 IP
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