Competitive Ad Filter

Discussion in 'Guidelines / Compliance' started by equinoxprime, Jan 26, 2006.

  1. #1
    One of my site reviews widgets. Sometimes, an advertizer appears that sells fake widgets. Obviously, I would like to filter the store's URL. But many of my leaderboard ads don't show the target URL.

    Clicking on the ads myself would yield in invalid clicks. Since AS is my main income source, I do not want to jeopardize my account.

    How to go about this? Suggestions?:confused:
     
    equinoxprime, Jan 26, 2006 IP
  2. fsmedia

    fsmedia Prominent Member

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    If you view the source using Firefox, you can actually view the URL it goes to, but it's tricky. Take your time to exame the JS file that it is being sourced to. And yes, clicking on your own ads would lead to termination of your account per AdSense TOS.
     
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  3. equinoxprime

    equinoxprime Peon

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    Thanks for the input. However, when I view the JS file, I get a bunch of complex Javascript functions, and no URLs.
     
    equinoxprime, Jan 26, 2006 IP
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    BuildHome Well-Known Member

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    No urls at all?? You have to see some urls..
     
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    in Firefox, I tried, right click on the add, and This Frame --> View Frame source.
    that shows all the adds and urls.
    Try it out.
     
    telecomm, Jan 27, 2006 IP
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    equinoxprime Peon

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    Yes, that's it. I didn't view the AS frame's source. Thanks for the info!
     
    equinoxprime, Jan 27, 2006 IP