Hi all, A total noob here. I've been lurking around this site for some time now, trying to learn all I can about adsense before I apply and paste it to my website. I know that the google tos is strict and I can understand why. I will be following much of the advice on this board as to what is legite and what is not. I do notice however that there are sites that seem to violate the tos, like http://www.neoworx.net/neoboard/. Look at the google ads on the top. Now if this is not drawing attention to the ads, then I don't know what is. Yet this is a reputable site. Do the same rules appy to all?
I'd say it's a violation. The little cartoon character overlaps the ads and says "Have you visited our sponsers today?"
Yup, that's a violation. We've already established that "pointing" at the ads is a no-no with various sites who have used different ways to do this (remember the guy with the pointing gif?), and they've all removed the offending images after someone reported them to Google. *hint hint* So you would be wise to stay clear of this. And welcome to the Adsense club!
Good catch. I would say you have been lurking. For a few months and this is your first post. Welcome to the forums. Kevin
Welcome to DP Steve! There are tons of what (normal) web surfers consider "good sites/reputible" that violate google TOS. It goes to show how far a little common sense (and reading DP, and the adsense TOS) will take you. I lurked at DP for months! I'm certain this site will be reported- They will either be warned to change the graphic, or banned outright. If you see any site such as this you can mail google directly at : with specifics. You'll get a form mail back when you report a site, but it will be investigated.