AdWords Api: Doing a bad thing.

Discussion in 'Google AdWords' started by Micromag, Jan 8, 2006.

  1. #1
    I'm doing a Bad thing with AdWords Api System and I need an Advice:

    I am using AdWords APi to create a lot of Ads for my campaigns. They are running very well, the problem is that my Quota is going out very fast and I am doing the bad thing:

    I am creating new parent dummy AdWords account to get new Quota (fake Api developers Accounts) when Quota is out...

    With your experience if AdWords guys discover this what they would do?

    They would just warn me? or they can do something bad like charge me for that or kick me out from AdWords system?

    Just this weekend I already created 3 fake developers account and drained the quota credits for all of them :rolleyes:

    thanks
     
    Micromag, Jan 8, 2006 IP
  2. Joobz

    Joobz Peon

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    #2
    1. Google has invested millions of dollars in fraud prevention technologies
    2. You are probably doing something that is against their TOS (I personally have not taken the time to read their TOS for their API but I'm pretty sure "doing a bad thing" is not agreeable to them)
    3. If you depend on this product for your livelihood, then you may have shot yourself in the foot.
     
    Joobz, Jan 8, 2006 IP
  3. Micromag

    Micromag Well-Known Member

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    Nice idea, I'll take a look at the TOS Api.

    by the way fraud is a too strong word isnt it? Quota is just about a server capacity balance.
     
    Micromag, Jan 8, 2006 IP
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    Yeah, it sounds like you're just over-using the free tools... I don't *think* its a huge no-no, but I'd suggest not doing it..
     
    schlottke, Jan 8, 2006 IP
  5. T0PS3O

    T0PS3O Feel Good PLC

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    Ask them to increase the quota. They should be happy for you to spend money faster.
     
    T0PS3O, Jan 9, 2006 IP
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    I wasn't making the implication that you were trying to commit fraud, just stating that google is very good at detecting "inconsistencies". Sorry if I gave you the impression you were doing something malicious.
     
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  7. Micromag

    Micromag Well-Known Member

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    No problem, thanks for your help.

    Talking about your help/idea Joobz, here follows part of the API agreement that we accept to enter the API:
    :rolleyes:

    The question still persist: what they would do with me if they discover?
     
    Micromag, Jan 9, 2006 IP
  8. Joobz

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    Probably deactivate your api key is my best guess
     
    Joobz, Jan 17, 2006 IP
  9. Micromag

    Micromag Well-Known Member

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    Which one of the 6 keys that I've created do you think that they would deactivate? :D

    Now I stopped these to create new accounts and nothing happened until now.
     
    Micromag, Jan 17, 2006 IP
  10. Joobz

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    wow, I wouldn't know the answer to that, honestly LOL
     
    Joobz, Jan 17, 2006 IP