Has anyone heard of the AdSense Advisory Council before? It seems some publishers are being invited to join it to help shape AdSense.
LOL - hehe, does sound a little bizarre - but it's actually serious. The email came from a reliable source who wouldn't make this up.
I've never seen Google ask for anything like this by email before - its always been a checkbox on the website for which the user is registering. Not that that necessarily means this is fake, just slightly unusual.
it came from From: Subject: You're Invited to the AdSense Online Advisory Council Date: 16 August 2007 To: Reply-To:
Darren, This seems to be legit, I got one of these emails from Google in February 2006 on their beta advisory council.
As I posted in your comment section, Darren, it sounds legit. The email address is in usual Google-form. It would also be difficult to just email the top earners/contributors, without spamming everyone else. The email also doesn't ask for any more info than just you returning that statement.
i have read yur blog post but what's the aim of this council? and what are the criterias for selecting people to there?
yeah looks legit. I did a quick google for that email and look what i found some new info on PSA ads http://www.google.com/services/charity_ads.html and this page says; I didnt know PSA ads are more than the usual hurricane ads. There are other formats. Check the above link. Reps appreciated!