Omg! Check this out.

Check out this site ==> http://www.gumtree.com/london/2477_1.html and scroll down at the bottom. See the google ads displayed there, they have the description area clickable !! What do you think guys ?

 

which part are you talking about ... i think they have a premium adsense account...

 

You mean the ads aren't changed like everyone elses have recently?


Why wouuld having a premium account make their ads clickable area larger than a non premium account?


off topic@OP: Nice blog about adsense is dead, they let their competition run them over the coals, huh?

 

This is what I see when I do a view | source. I'm not familiar with all these parameters.. are they for premium accounts only? Do you think I could try them with my regular adsense account?

<script language="JavaScript"><!--
google_ad_client = 'ca-gumtree-com_js';
google_ad_channel = 'london';
google_ad_output = 'js';
google_ad_type = 'text',
google_hints = 'classifieds flatshare jobs london';
google_max_num_ads = '5';
AFC_index_start = 0;
AFC_index_end = 5;
google_language = 'en';
google_encoding = 'latin1';
google_safe = 'high';
// --></script><script language="JavaScript"
src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script>

Code (markup):

 

No. Dont take risks and get banned. Its better to leave it as it is. Atleast you will be safe and riskfree.

 

What are premium accounts?

 

i dont think you can do that, as its only for premium publisher.

maybe you may ask google 1st for the premission

 

http://labnol.blogspot.com <== Even he's a premium publisher but that's not the case with him at all. The clickable area of his ads has changed like everyone else's. So what makes this site so special ?

Thank you, JoyGoRound !

 

I don't think Amit(labnol) is a premium member. How do u know that?

 

I wonder whats up with the Google Hints? Thats interesting.

 

The description of the ads is also clickable which is just like the old way of adsense. Right now the only clickable part of the adsense is the link itself.

 

So, the answer actually is that it is old code?

 

http://www.gumtree.com/ has an alexa ranking of 1,092.

What makes you think this isn't a premium account? With an alexa ranking that low, it's obvious it is.

Premium publishers have way more control over HOW their ads are produced on their sites, they also get to hassle google over their % per click they receive.

I suggest you do a search on google for "google adsense premium account" if you don't know about it.

 

You are joking, right?

Site has 8.000 alexa rank. Wondering how many impressions site get?

 

I could not even see the ad.

I would not mess with your code.

 

They have to be a premium publisher. I wouldn't mess with your own code. You'll get banned for sure

 

hmm , the website is down?

 

Because, you checked a very old thread... 2007.. hmm..

 

Anyway, don't risked getting banned.