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Is this type of Blending "OK" with TOS

Discussion in 'Placement / Reviews / Examples' started by mani, Dec 19, 2006.

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    Hello,
    Please review the home page of

    http://www.earningtricks.com

    You can see there is one ad block blended just above the excerpt of my posts... Is there anything wrong with this blending(Similar link color for all links inlcuding ads and posts)
     
    mani, Dec 19, 2006 IP
  2. netprophet

    netprophet Banned

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    yeah it's a nice blending.......:)
     
    netprophet, Dec 19, 2006 IP
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    Lorelei Notable Member

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    i think it is...dont see anything wrong with it
     
    Lorelei, Dec 19, 2006 IP
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    thats a superb blending mani.

    if you set the width of your list of articles similar to the width of adsense block which is 336 i think.. it will look even more blended :)
     
    vincetan, Dec 19, 2006 IP
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    looks nice
    you can also blend the AdLink unit some more too
     
    pixads, Dec 19, 2006 IP
  6. mani

    mani Peon

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    Thanks for liking , i will try to change the width if it suit with design because 336 is not very much for an article description
     
    mani, Dec 19, 2006 IP
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    I think this blending violates the TOS. The only question is whether this type of blending is something Google will crack down on and when. Basically Google likes blending but frowns on anything that deliberately tries to confuse the visitor. From the new image TOS page:

    "Publishers should also be careful to avoid similar implementations that people could find misleading. For instance, if your site contains a directory of Flash games, you should not format the ads to mimic the game descriptions."
     
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    ive read someone got banned for blending the site to look liek the adds so it maybe against TOS.

    Nice idea though :D
     
    Talktechno, Dec 20, 2006 IP
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    I think it is fine. I doubt your site sends 100s of clicks everyday. There should be no crackdown on you at least for a while. Once you start sending whole bunch of clicks (unusual behavior) G might just ban you, and then when you ask for review then they might give sh.t load of reasons to ban you.
     
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