Google have been trying to get their publisher clients to change their login email address to a Gmail one for a while now but there was always a text link to skip it and keep your old one. Until now. I logged in today after not logging in for about a week and found they are now forcing publisher clients to change in order to use their adsense account. Why are Google doing this? I have just spent 2 hours trying to find a username that is not already taken!
So that they can easily check whether you're emailing your friends and ask them to click on your ads or not No seriously, I hate how Google know everything about us.
That sounds pretty odd to me.. Sure they can promote their own product *gmail* but I dont think they will force Adsense publishers to use them.. btw.. if you have an adsense a/c then that can double as your Google a/c for most other services.. just see if you can use the same log in..
After fluffing about for almost 30 minues I have managed to sort it out. I am really starting to hate Google, not content with trying to own everything in sight they also do not wish to help you by producing clear instruction!