Putting Adsense on News pages! Is it allowed?

Hi,

Before I get started in making a section on my site that is just for all sorts of news where I will be using the news feeds from many top sources online like bbc news, yahoo news, etc. I was just wondering would it be alright to put Adsense on these pages with the news on them.

I will only be having a few phrases of each news story on my page and if the user wants to read more then they have to click on the link and they will then be directed to the main site with the actually news on it.

Would Adsense be alright on these pages that has news on them.

I can't control what sort of news will be on them, but it will be news from the main providers meaning that it will be things like "news headlines, world news, uk news, etc."

What do you think. Adsense or not. I would really like to add news to my site, but then I also have to make money from these pages.

Does any other news site use Adsense?

 

I guess there is no problem with that.... there are lot of site using rss feeds from news site together with their adsense.

 

What about if in the headlines of my site there are some news stories where there has been murders, executions, suicidle bombers and things. Would it still be allowed.

As I said I will not really have no control as I will be using rss feeds where I will be extracting the news and putting it into my own database and then leaving it there for about 1 or 2 months. The database will be fulling up with news on a daily basis.

It will be similar to sites like google news.

Why don't google news has ads on their pages?

So you think Adsense will be alright then?

 

This is a good question, I only know that you can put adsense in porn pages. I think you can consult with Google and quote the Adsense TOS if you have anything that you don't understand. Please keep us posted

 

Has anyone actually made a news site and have got Adsenes on it and have no problem with it?

 

Yes.

If you can aggregate news or other valuable content there should be no problem. You only need to have the rights to republish whatever news you are presenting.

 

I will not be publishing the full story. It will only be news from the rss feeds that they give me which is just a brief description of each story.

What about news headlines and the top stories where there has been bombings and wars and things. Would that still be alright with Adsense on them pages?

Do you have them types of stories on your news site aswell?

I will be using the news that allow you to use it on your site through rss. If they don't offer rss then I will not use it.

 

LOL! I seem to remember hearing about a site a couple of years back that ran a story about a mass murderer that cut up his victims and put the various body parts into suitcases before disposing of them all over the city.The ads that showed up on that page were for various types of luggage. Not sure if they were adsense ads. Funny or what!

 

I notice that your using aggregated news for chairs. That would be alright with Adsense as you definately know that there will not really be any illegal type of news like bombings and things.

What about bombings and things. Doesn't anybody has adsense on a site that is totally full of different topic news including top headlines and things from various news sites?

 

I have just gone to about 5 - 10 of the top news sites including google and yahoo and it says that you can't use their RSS feeds for commercial use. They can only be used for noncommercial use.

I guess this means that you have to add them to a site that doesn't make any money including money from Adsense.

Is this correct. If it is then there is no point in me looking into adding news to my site as I will not be allowed anyway.

I wonder how Google can do it. Do they pay the news providers or something so that they can list the news on their site?

 

One interpretation of commerical use of news is putting it onto a site that requires paid registration like the Wall Street Journal online. Some might disagree but I don't know of any cases where the news source or ad source complained. They have the RSS so they can get links and traffic from you in exchange for content, do they expect that you would have no ads or any links that are commercially beneficial to you (like a link to your resume or your other sites)?

 

So you think that it would be alright me using these rss feeds for a news site where the stories will be mixed from different news sources.

 

yes I have a website that has been approved by G.. sorry i cannot place the url.. it contains news about current issues (i.e. war in the middle east, hatred on america, and many controversial topics)...
i also have a conspiracy website that has over 2500 uniques a day and it too has been accepted by G..
Good Luck.

 

That is due to some leagal issues, where some companies accused google of making money from their news. You will have absolutely no problem as long as you use the news from reliable agencies and you are having the rights to reproduce. There could be news about porn or murder, but that doesnt make it porn content anything. Just add the adsense and relax!

 

Actually having Adsense or any other ads on pages can be viewed as commercial use.

As far as using news feeds goes, this can be a bit of a problem and filled with legal issues and pitfalls. Google News was in a heck of trouble for using feeds from major news sources on their pages. Various press agencies went up in arms because Google "profited" from their content, or used their content without permission. That's one of the reasons there are NO Adsense ads on Google's News pages. They also have various deals and relationships with the press sources they are using.

See here

So my advice would be to be very careful. Get permission from the sources you want to use the RSS feeds from and explain how you will be using them.

Most people have forgotten that RSS feeds where actually created to allow individual users to keep track of updates to their favourite sites, not necessarilly for other sites to use the RSS feeds to syndicate the content.

 

I am about to make a news site. I am very interested in this thread. I'll keep a close eye on it.

Col

 

I have already started the news site. I was not going to bother, but have now started.

All I will do is get about 20 - 50 news providers and once I have that then I will let other news providers to submit their own feeds. If they don't want me to profit from their feeds then they will not be allowed to insert them into my site.

So I should not get into trouble this way.

But what about if I ad news to my site and then a news provider says they didn't allow me when they did. Should I get some sort of written permission or contact or something.

Also, what is the chance of the main news sites allowing me to use their feeds on my site.

I need news from sources like MSN, Yahoo, BBC, CNN, etc.

I want news from the main sources. Do you think I will be able to get the news from these sources.

One thing that is not really fare about this is that Google was profiting from using their news, but in return so was the news providers as they get much more traffic which in return will make them more money.

 

It is best to have written permission from the news provider. That way you can prove that you did indeed have permission.

As for getting news from services like MSN, Yahoo etc. I think you will struggle to get that done. I did a quick scan of CNN's RSS feed guidelines and it doesn't look like they will allow that at all:

Even smaller news sources might not want you to use their RSS feeds in that way. They provide the feed as a useful tool to their readers (for viewing newest additions in a RSS reader), not necessarily for Webmasters to display on their site(s) and make money from content they don't own.

 

in additionto all correct coments by all others on this thread
what speaks against CREATING your own news feeds and then create a news page with yoiur own feeds that you chat control and edit as you like.

all you need is a niche - something in your neihborhood, county or country.
something professional or recreational or whatever you love

then go out - shoot pics and write a brief information.

after a few news posts - submit ALL your feeds to all known 5'0+ major RSS feed directories and ping them all each time you have a new RSS item published.

after a while your feed might get included in Yahoo, MSN ( via moreover ) and in G also
if the news-topic your write is attractive you may get hundreds or more of subscribers and hence some real natural traffic - all controlled by you and all free of any evident copyright issue you WILL have with other/remote feeds sooner or later.

 

So I guess http://findory.com/news/ must be using the news illegally then.

I guess I will have to use smaller news services that directly say you can add the news to your site.

What about news sources where I could purchase the news to add to my site. How much does that cost and where is some good sites and also would doing this mean that I could get the news into Google news like other sites as it would give me more traffic.