Surge in ad rates drives organic growth at CentralNic. Domain name and online advertising rollup CentralNic (London AIM: CNIC) reported earnings for the first nine months of 2020 today. Due to major acquisitions, CentralNic's revenue grew 118% ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Google Adsense now requires site verification
· ServicesIn a throwback, sites must be validated before showing Google Adsense ads. Google is now verifying websites before they can use Adsense to monetize content. In a blog post today, the company said that the process will review sites for compliance ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
New Google Ad Formats Could Help Domain Name Parking
· Domain ParkingGoogle trying new ad formats -- could they land on a parked domain near you? During the past two quarters Google has been rolling out a number of new ad formats for search ads on Google.com. On yesterday's investor conference call, the company ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Publisher Who Sued Google Adsense Loses Appeal
· ServicesMan who originally won small claim against Google loses appeal. Aaron Greenspan won a small claims court case against Google earlier this year. Google had canceled his Adsense account without providing a reason. The judge ruled that it can't cancel ... Continue Reading10 Comments
The Google Squeeze: How Google’s Black Box Affects Partners’ Revenue
· Domain ParkingGoogle's black box of ad pricing makes it impossible to understand if partners are getting a fair share. When Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) offered a "direct to consumer" domain parking option last month, many cheered. "Finally, we can cut out the middleman!" ... Continue Reading15 Comments
Google Sued Over Parked Domain Names
· Policy & LawLawsuit alleges ads on parked domains are low quality and unlikely to convert. A lawyer has sued Google claiming that none of his ads on parked domain names converted into leads, and that Google didn't provide an easy way to opt out of domain parking, ... Continue Reading20 Comments
A Google – Yahoo Partnership That Makes Sense
· ServicesHow can Yahoo team up with Google? Think international. News reports suggest Yahoo's two week trial running Google ads is going very well. So well, in fact, that the companies are discussing expanding the relationship. That news should scare anyone ... Continue Reading9 Comments
