I was reading today that google are looking at their historical data using new algorithms brought in after the $90M click fraud case and are banning people for fraudulent clicks that occurred months ago. One of the many reasons I will never have an adsense account.
Wise advice. I don't believe they ban you for 1 click, everyone can click those accidentaly, so stay calm and try to avoid the accident again.
Since we are on the subject, I have the modzilla plug in for adsense... Is that the same as logging in every hour?
http://adsense.blogspot.com/archives/2006_05_01_adsense_archive.html Video ads: Your questions answered A couple of days ago, we launched click-to-play video ads. We thought we'd follow up with answers to some of your top questions: Will video ads slow down my site? Do I have to pay for bandwidth? Google will host the video, and it is user-initiated, so it will not slow down your site and you will not have to pay for the bandwidth. No data will be transferred until the user presses "Play." Are video ads intrusive to my users? Not at all. If a video ad appears on your site, it will always show up as a static image until a user clicks on the "Play" button. In other words, nothing plays automatically, and everything is user-initiated. Additionally, the video-ad UI allows users to control sound. How will I be paid for video ads? Video ads can be either site targeted or contextually targeted. Publishers will be paid for site-targeted video ads on a CPM basis. For contextually targeted video ads, publishers will be paid for clicks to the advertiser's landing page. Clicks are generated either by clicking on the display URL at the bottom of the ad, or by clicking on the video itself during play. Will I earn more from video ads? We can't guarantee the earnings potential of video ads (or any ad served through AdSense, for that matter). However, video, text, and image ads compete for placement on your site in the same ad auction. AdSense automatically shows the ads with the highest Ad Rank for each ad unit at that moment. For a video ad to display, its eCPM has to be greater than the projected eCPM of any combination of CPC ads competing to display in the same ad unit at that time. Will the video ad be targeted to the content of my site? If the video ads are contextually targeted to your site, then yes. Video ads may also be site targeted, which means advertisers specifically select to show their video ads on your site because they feel the ad's message is highly relevant for your site's audience. What is the duration of each video ad? While the length may vary, video ads can be up to two minutes long. Can I watch the videos appearing on my own site? Yes, you can watch the videos appearing on your site by clicking on the "Play" button--this will not affect your reports. However, please do not click on the advertiser's URL, or on the ad itself, which will also bring you to the advertiser's site. Clicking on the ad or URL could generate invalid clicks on your account and inflate advertiser costs. Do I get to preview video ads before they're displayed on my site to make sure there isn't any inappropriate content? All video ads are screened against the Video Editorial Guidelines set by AdWords, so like all Google ads displayed through AdSense for content, they are family safe. What do I need to do to get video ads on my pages? Opt into image ads, within any of the following ad formats: - 336 x 280 (Large rectangle) - 300 x 250 (Medium rectangle) - 250 x 250 (Square)
don't start telling people what they BETTER and BETTER not do... seriously tho, your gonna get banned, i'd do as matt suggested nah... jsut email google, you'll be fine
My advice - don't tell google. Accidents do happen. One click is nothing but you will draw attention to your account, and will likely be put on watch. Just make sure you don't click again.
These guys r jus kiddin man.. 1 click wont harm... chillax.. i hav clicked on my account accidently many times n stil the google team has been supportive enough to not ban me
Recipe for getting banned by Google: 1) Click on own ad 2) Check stats to see how much money you just made 3) Click on own ad again 4) Check stats to see how much more money you made Steps 5-8 - Repeat steps 1-4 9) Receive email notice from Google stating that your account has been banned 10) Come to DP Forum and cry about being banned
Mido, when a video ad appears on your site, you can play it. Playing the video will show you how this new ad format works, and it also helps you monitor the content of the ads on your site. Clicks are only counted when someone clicks through to the advertiser's site, just like a text or image ad. But be careful to ONLY hit the 'Play' button, since clicking on your own video ads is prohibited by the AdSense Ts & Cs. Clicking the video image or on the advertiser's URL may generate invalid clicks in your account. You can find out more about video ads here: http://adsense.blogspot.com/2006/05/introducing-video-ads.html http://adsense.blogspot.com/2006/05/video-ads-your-questions-answered_26.html
what happend exactly is it was first time to see these ads so it causes slow in browsing the page when i clicked the ie was stuck then suddenly he makes a click or two i dont know on the area the mouse was over( the ad) anyway i emailed google and everything is fine until now thank you