Does it violate anyone's TOS by embedding adsense in my facebook application?

Discussion in 'AdSense' started by Ebtek, Mar 22, 2008.

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    or do i have to use ad providers that are approved by face book?
     
    Ebtek, Mar 22, 2008 IP
  2. Nonny

    Nonny Notable Member

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    I don't know about the Facebook TOS, but it does break the Adsense TOS.

    https://www.google.com/adsense/support/bin/answer.py?answer=48182
     
    Nonny, Mar 22, 2008 IP
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    abdobasha2004 Well-Known Member

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    No AdSense code may be integrated into a software application.
     
    abdobasha2004, Mar 22, 2008 IP
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    SticKer Well-Known Member

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    I think you can add your adsense code if its your app/software. But please check with adsense support before going ahead.
     
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    Cbrooker Active Member

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    This will violate the TOS.

    One eBook that I bought back a few months ago had the guys adsense code embedded into it. After 3 or 4 days, the google ads stopped and public service ads started showing. Went to the guys site and read his blog entry about getting banned by Google.
     
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  6. Ebtek

    Ebtek Peon

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    Thanks Guys,

    I can't find any specific info regarding it in their agreement, however i will not add it since it's not worth getting banned over
     
    Ebtek, Mar 23, 2008 IP
  7. SmallPotatoes

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    I believe they are talking about standalone applications that run on someone's PC outside of a web browser, not web apps.

    Every search engine, even a blog is a "software application" in the same sense as a Facebook app is, so such a definition would be ludicrous. Plus there are a lot of high-profile Facebook apps running Adsense.
     
    SmallPotatoes, Mar 23, 2008 IP
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    Applications means exe files that could run alone in a PC ,So you are not supposed to include Adsense ads in those applications...

    Blog is not a application but a web based script...
     
    Freewebspace, Mar 24, 2008 IP
  9. Stas

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    I am not sure that it is a violation of anyone's TOS. I have seen lots of apps run AdSense and have read some success stories.

    A facebook specific ad network is a bit easier to implement and has advertisers that are looking for facebook traffic. I find that apps that run our ad code eventually take down their Google ads.

    My advice is to try a couple of ad networks and stick with the one that works the best for your app. If you have any specific questions, I'd be happy to help.

    Cheers,
    Stas
     
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    Yes, exactly the same as a Facebook app.
     
    SmallPotatoes, Mar 24, 2008 IP