My account was reinstated a week ago. What's better is that I'm currently in contact with Google engineers discussing the matters! Apparently, someone from Google took my ideas to Adsense dev monthly conference. The board liked them, chose to implement the Website Filter, and send some algorithms to test dep. Hopefully, all of them will be online and running by the end of 2008. I believe they will selectively choose some of publishers for alpha and beta testing the new features in next couple of months. Website Filter is available to you all now. Login to your adsense account and put all your websites that display the adsense ads. When someone attempts to use your adsense code in porn or bad websites, all views and clicks are automatically filtered for you. Anyway my account was reinstated a week ago, and what's more is that I'm in a protection program. A dedicated account manager was assigned to me. Maybe it's temporary, because they want to make sure my account wouldn't be banned by the same reasons until the all systems reflect the updated status.
Well, there was probably a critical mass of people suggesting the website filter that finally got it implemented.
Congratulations brandnewx!!! For your account reinstation and for being able to be in contact with G! engineers and suggesting the MUST features (and having already one established!) Too bad that they need so much time (end of 2008?? 1 years and 3 months) to implement some more very very needed features...
Ok so, all that ends well is well. I felt so sorry, I understand how it feels to loose ones revenue. I had a friend having a similar problem last year, I remember how much he suffered because of it.
I've got compensated well without adsense. If you go to my website now, you won't see adsense at all. I'm earning much more with this cocktail of ad programs than I was with adsense alone. Direct ads alone earn me more than that Adsense did. I did try running adsense yesterday or so. The test earnings were even lower, since G now disapproves all investment-related ads. Having my adsense account back is still good for me. Other websites I'm developing should do better with adsense, since they're less well-known and have relatively low PR.
Hey you're welcome! Q1 2009 is good enough. They need time to take the ideas to drawing boards, actual development, alpha testing, and some more time into final products. It's a whole of dev cycle.
hehe, we are in similar situation. what can i say in this case? - google can bann you every day. just use them as an additonal rev source, not the main.
That's wonderful to hear that your a/c has been reinstated. What's even wonderful is that Google hears ! Good news for all the innovative ideas to happen in this world !