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Co-op Link URL formatting

Discussion in 'Co-op Advertising Network' started by chachi, Oct 18, 2004.

  1. #1
    Just noticed about 6 404 errors for one particular page and think it is coming from links in the co-op. I logged in and checked the URL in my account and it is fine. I have seen a few variations of bad links. I did find one of the referring pages and it was a network link page on some other site. The /'s appear to get moved around, in this one instance the above URL looked like www.sandiegoincomeproperty.com//fireislandfire-island-rental.html

    Any ideas?
     
    chachi, Oct 18, 2004 IP
  2. digitalpoint

    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    The URLs are not reformatted, so if someone chooses to run an ad to a bad URL, there really is nothing stopping them (just like you can invalid URLs for an AdWords campaign if you want).
     
    digitalpoint, Oct 18, 2004 IP
  3. T0PS3O

    T0PS3O Feel Good PLC

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    Not anymore actually... They've got this slow almost-Overture-like validation system now since a few weeks. Even the smallest typo/creative writing gets denied too.

    Back on topic...
     
    T0PS3O, Oct 18, 2004 IP
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    chachi The other Jason

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    Right, I realize you don't validate the URLs (which would probably be a nice feature add-on).

    Here is what I saw. You tell me what you think.

    This page: http://headsetplus.com/category3/product52/product_info.html

    was the referrer for http://www.sandiegoincomeproperty.com//fireislandfire-island-rental.html

    That page is displaying co-op ads on the bottom of the page.

    The URL for the link this looks like, is http://www.sandiegoincomeproperty.com/fireisland/fire-island-rental.html
    which works fine.

    I received another 4 or 5 of these over the weekend.
     
    chachi, Oct 18, 2004 IP