Adsense disallows images next to ads

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Looks like adsense has changed their TOS, in a way that will cause problems and lower CTRs to many webmasters.

As they say :

We ask that publishers not line up images and ads in a way that suggests a relationship between the images and the ads. If your visitors believe that the images and the ads are directly associated, or that the advertiser is offering the exact item found in the neighboring image, they may click the ad expecting to find something that isn't actually being offered. That's not a good experience for users or advertisers.

http://adsense.blogspot.com/2006/12/ad-and-image-placement-policy.html

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I don't see that as a bad thing...

Hmm, looks like I have a bit of work to do tomorrow/today.

I do see the point, but they sure took long enough to decide this. There's going to be a lot of unhappy folks if they start penalizing/dropping sites that do this.

Thanks Nick for spotting this.

I don't see that as a bad thing...

yes right don't mislead you visitors

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I don't see that as a bad thing...

yes right don't mislead you visitors

I meant that G stopping people from trying to mislead others was not a bad thing; I think that it is about time! Good on ya G!

I meant that G stopping people from trying to mislead others was not a bad thing; I think that it is about time! Good on ya G!

me too!

There are still many sites out there that have the pictures too close to the ads!

Google experimented with this once themselves, I remember getting ads with the pictures above!

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There are still many sites out there that have the pictures too close to the ads!

Google experimented with this once themselves, I remember getting ads with the pictures above!

Yeah a lot of webmasters have homework to do after that update

As long as Google gives time to the webmasters to change the ad placement, I think things will be ok. When sites starts to get banned abruptly, I gues there will be a lot more threads on how Google is unfair.

If not images, webmasters will find some other way to increase CTR.

As long as Google gives time to the webmasters to change the ad placement, I think things will be ok. When sites starts to get banned abruptly, I gues there will be a lot more threads on how Google is unfair.

If not images, webmasters will find some other way to increase CTR.

yes right Google need to give some time to webmasters but how much? this is already old news... I think people trying to cheat need to try adwords first (a click for hosting ads is arround a 1 $)

I think that this is a big enough issue that G should email all publishers with this information. To me it's not realistic to hope that a blog post and the viral-type conversations it spawed will ensure everyone knows and understands this policy.

Quite a few still don't understand the concept of no picture as it was not as clear as it could have been in the blog post.

I think that this is a big enough issue that G should email all publishers with this information. To me it's not realistic to hope that a blog post and the viral-type conversations it spawed will ensure everyone knows and understands this policy.

Quite a few still don't understand the concept of no picture as it was not as clear as it could have been in the blog post.

Normally you're right, but just in case your are Google (that would be nice ), do you like to send an email to all the people which are misleading your advertisers?

I'm sure quite some websites will be banned soon, because the owner didn't even know about the policy change.

I'm sure quite some websites will be banned soon, because the owner didn't even know about the policy change.

.. and didn't even know how to change the sites.... (MFA)

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I'm sure quite some websites will be banned soon, because the owner didn't even know about the policy change.

.. and didn't even know how to change the sites.... (MFA)

You do feel quite strongly about these MFA sites!!!

You do feel quite strongly about these MFA sites!!!

maybe this is wrong, but don't you think that less websites on the internet are better for us as "real" webmasters (and all internet users)

and as advertiser, I hate them of course...

I didn't mean it should be sent to only the offenders. G does send mass emails to all publishers on occasion. I just think whenever there is a major policy change they should 'officially' notify everyone so there's no excuses and/or misunderstandings.

I didn't mean it should be sent to only the offenders. G does send mass emails to all publishers on occasion. I just think whenever there is a major policy change they should 'officially' notify everyone so there's no excuses and/or misunderstandings.

you're right they not very good in announcements, today I read in their blog that they change something with the google packs (referals)

You do feel quite strongly about these MFA sites!!!

maybe this is wrong, but don't you think that less websites on the internet are better for us as "real" webmasters (and all internet users)

and as advertiser, I hate them of course...

I agree completely. Not only because these are the equivalent of site spams but also because they more often than not provide information which may be incorrect. In the sense that if i run a health site what value add can I do to ensure that the information is valid (as i am not from that field). Imagine the consequence of someone following advice from such sites.

In fact this is probably the major issue with the internet today. Anyone can put any information they want on a site and the average browser does not know if it is authentic.

Site ratings probably are the way out but so far not much success.. Google PR could have been useful but ... we all know the story

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