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Discussion in 'Support & Feedback' started by digitalpoint, May 5, 2004.

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  1. ken123

    ken123 Peon

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    #181
    I think this is funny. I wonder you'll earn by impression along. :D
     
    ken123, Oct 20, 2005 IP
  2. TheBrokenOne

    TheBrokenOne Peon

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    #182
    Fair enough....did you know that you're missing semi-colons after the the client & channel ids in the 1st adsense block that appears in the source of all the forum pages i.e.

    <script type="text/javascript"><!--
    google_ad_client = "pub-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
    google_ad_channel = "XXXXXXXXXX"
    google_alternate_ad_url = "http://www.digitalpoint.com/ads/ads.php?t=seo";
    google_ad_width = 468;
    google_ad_height = 60;
    google_ad_format = "468x60_as";
    google_color_border = "FFFF88";
    google_color_bg = "FFFFCC";
    google_color_link = "000066";
    google_color_url = "222222";
    google_color_text = "222222";
    //--></script>

    The other adsense blocks are fine though, i assume you did something like:

    google_ad_client = "<?php echo '$member_google_id'; ?>";
    google_ad_channel = "<?php echo '$member_channel_id' ?>";

    (only way i can think to do it)
     
    TheBrokenOne, Oct 20, 2005 IP
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  3. digitalpoint

    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #183
    Never noticed that... thanks. Wonder why it was even working before... strange.
     
    digitalpoint, Oct 20, 2005 IP
  4. exam

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    #184
    Shawn was just testing us to see if we'd notice :) heh
     
    exam, Oct 20, 2005 IP
  5. unprofundity

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    #185
    good idea, yes forums would be really dependent on the community. so it would only be fitting for this kind of revenue scheme. i just do hope this would not really violate the G adsense TOS.

    applause!
     
    unprofundity, Oct 25, 2005 IP
  6. ken123

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    #186
    That is a very interesting thought. But I did not see anything in the TOS that Adsense prevents this from happening.
     
    ken123, Oct 25, 2005 IP
  7. TheBrokenOne

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    #187
    Tis odd alright...on another note I implemented something similar to your idea on my site. Instead of sharing adsense revenue on the forums I share the ads on their blogs. I decided this would probably lead to a higher CTR due to low CTR nature of forums. Users must have 10 posts in the forums before they'll be allowed to display their ads on their blogs.

    I'm hoping people will post articles on their blog pages to increase their CTR & give the site some decent content. Also I'm hoping to encourage more forum activity which its lacking at the moment. If the whole thing goes down well I'm thinking about letting people submit proper articles (which would naturally receive more traffic ) & sharing the ads on those article pages.

    What do you guys make of that idea, its basically Shawn's idea taken up a level.
     
    TheBrokenOne, Oct 25, 2005 IP
  8. Nintendo

    Nintendo ♬ King of da Wackos ♬

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    #188
    SWEET!!!! Now were geting bombed with earnings!!! Just 1:00 AM and earnings are up 300% for a complete day!!!

    er, gah, wrong channel, and I think some one clicked an ad 23 times. :(
     
    Nintendo, Oct 26, 2005 IP
  9. ken123

    ken123 Peon

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    #189
    Is there a way to prevent people keep on clicking?
     
    ken123, Oct 26, 2005 IP
  10. Nintendo

    Nintendo ♬ King of da Wackos ♬

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    #190
    Only if you can quickly get there IP address while there bombing you and ban them!!! I ended up with a few hundred clicks. Now it's the suspence waiting for Googles reply, for evidence if I get that termination notice! I ended up with around 375 clicks from them!!!!!
     
    Nintendo, Oct 26, 2005 IP
  11. Nokia999

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    #191
    Now Get Paid To Use This Forum (no joke).
    Certainly it is good initiative and incentive.
    But what ppl say here http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=34695 is that actually it is very much exciting but not exciting adsensewise too.
    But still i think its best think i have ever seen on any forum.
    Hope it will grow.
    Does it take care of Reputation or just spammers are successful :D ?
    Good Luck DP.
     
    Nokia999, Oct 26, 2005 IP
  12. ken123

    ken123 Peon

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    #192
    Yes, I do see dp as shown up in my adsense report, even though it is low, but it is something there.
     
    ken123, Oct 28, 2005 IP
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    #193
    It's those days when my Adsense income from DP exceeds all else that worries me :rolleyes:
     
    macdesign, Oct 28, 2005 IP
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    softstor Active Member

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    #194
    To take part in the revenue sharing, it loos like it requires someone to have an adsense account.

    But in order to apply for an adsense account, someone must have a website that adsense appoves of. What happens if someone wants to take part in the revenue sharing, and does not have a website? Do they use digitalpoint.com when they apply for adsense?
     
    softstor, Nov 9, 2005 IP
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    #195
    No, you need to have your own website (or blog, etc) and apply through that
     
    yfs1, Nov 9, 2005 IP
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    #196
    Onve I had a $1.18 click from adsense on DP...
     
    dxeo, Nov 9, 2005 IP
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    #197
    Great idea!!

    I have a question! what stops a person from clicking ads on a thread and getting the people in that thread banned from adsense? Would this even be possible? Also what stops people from clicking ads every once in a while (fraudulent clicks)?.


    The last one would be what stops someone from posting stupid little no help comments in threads that get a lot of traffic (views). I would assume all the above could be a problem if not managed some how.

    Forgive me if this has been addressed.
     
    JSource, Nov 9, 2005 IP
  18. Nintendo

    Nintendo ♬ King of da Wackos ♬

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    #198
    Um, what are you doing here if you have no website?? I see we have another Mella here!! :D
     
    Nintendo, Nov 9, 2005 IP
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    Hodgedup Notable Member

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    #199
    Hey give him a few thousand posts and he'll have his site up.
     
    Hodgedup, Nov 10, 2005 IP
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    #200
    This question is raised on Blogs all of the time. Google Adsense will not penalize you for other visitors clicking on your ads. But they will penalize you if you click on your own ad.
     
    softstor, Nov 19, 2005 IP
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