Just curious
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| Author | Content |
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| bigg May 20, 2007 7:23 PM EDT |
I don't know how the Google ads work. Does LXer get money if we click on one of the fraudulent "Dell Linux Desktop" ads? Does Dell pay every time someone clicks on the ad? |
| Scott_Ruecker May 20, 2007 7:53 PM EDT |
LXer technically gets paid no matter what ad is displayed, "fraudulent" or not, but considering that we average less than half a dozen clicks a month, its not much. :-) Scott |
| dcparris May 20, 2007 9:18 PM EDT |
LXer gets paid AND Dell has to pay more money if more people are clicking on them. Iow, the more people who click the misleading links, the more they stay in the spotlight, thus the more money Dell has to pay. So Dell gets to pay big bucks for the privilege of being called the "bad guy". And yes, when people click on the ads, LXer gets paid. But Scott is right - there is a reason why I'm not a full-time editor yet. And no, Scott isn't being facetious, either. He's dead on the money. Well, it might be up to nearly 10 this month, what with everyone's curiosity being aroused and all. ;-) |
| Sander_Marechal May 20, 2007 10:20 PM EDT |
Probably superfluous but just to be sure: If anyone thinks about clicking on the ads just because it costs Dell money and benefits LXer, think again. Google is pretty good at detecting click fraud, and with a thread like this lurking around they would have no qualms about disabling LXer's AdSense account. |
| jezuch May 21, 2007 2:03 AM EDT |
Quoting:Google is pretty good at detecting click fraud, Definitely much better at that than Digg... Sorry, couldn't resist ;) |
| bigg May 21, 2007 6:07 AM EDT |
It may have been obvious to everyone else, but it dawned on me yesterday, upon seeing one of those ads, just what a strange set of incentives exist in the Google ad program. Google gets more money if they are dishonest in the right way and website owners get paid to keep their mouth shut. As for click fraud, I'd rather pay a couple of bucks a month to not see any ads. It would sure have a lower opportunity cost than trying to outsmart Google. |
| azerthoth May 21, 2007 6:17 AM EDT |
Ad Block Plus, if your using Firefox. I see no ads at all and it hasn't noticeably messed with page formating in the 3 months I have been using it. |
| bigg May 21, 2007 6:30 AM EDT |
Thanks, I'll try that. I tried blocking ads a long time ago and the pages were in pretty rough shape. |
| Bob_Robertson May 21, 2007 6:42 AM EDT |
I use the Hosts File Project http://hostsfile.mine.nu I don't deliberately ad-block, but taking these ads-only sites out has sped up browsing considerably. I've added several, and removed a few, but overall been very satisfied with the results. When a site puts the ad _inline_, I still see it, but if they're that concerned I don't mind. |
| Sander_Marechal May 21, 2007 7:27 AM EDT |
Chalk up another vote for AdBlock Plus. Also make sure you install the filterset.g updater (also available as a firefox addon). That way your adblock blacklist is automatically updated. I've been surfing ad-free for over a year now. |
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