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[Inside AdSense] A deeper look at channels: Custom channels (Part II of III)

2009-11-23T22:42:21Z

In the second part of our channels series, we'll focus on custom
channels. Boyar Naito will walk you through how to set up custom
channels to track the performance of specific ad units. You'll learn
about the three pieces of information that are most important to us: ad
size, ad location, and page content, and how to analyze this

[Inside AdSense] A deeper look at channels: URL channels (Part I of III)

2009-11-18T23:38:28Z

As many of you know, channels are a great tool for tracking the clicks
and impressions on your ad units, as well as figuring out which ad
placements, sizes, and colors generate the most revenue. With that in
mind, three of our very own Mountain View-based AdSense optimization
specialists have created videos showcasing best practices for setting

[Inside AdSense] Google Ad Planner Publisher Center: Take advantage of new wa...

2009-11-17T19:13:55Z

Earlier this year, we introduced the Google Ad Planner Publisher Center
to help you showcase your site to advertisers. Now we've enhanced the
Publisher Center to give you even more ways to promote and manage your
Ad Planner site profile. As a reminder, any publisher can use the
Publisher Center, but the user interface is currently only available in

[Inside AdSense] Site maintenance on Saturday, November 14

2009-11-12T21:42:07Z

This Saturday, our engineers will be performing routine site
maintenance from 10am to 2pm PDT. You'll be unable to log in to your
AdSense and Ad Manager accounts during this time, but we'll continue
serving ads to your pages and tracking your clicks, impressions, and
earnings as usual. In addition, your ad targeting won't be affected.

[Inside AdSense] Western Union launched in new countries

2009-11-11T18:07:02Z

We're excited to announce the launch of Western Union payments in the
following new countries:

Puerto Rico
Jamaica
Virgin Islands (British)
Ecuador
Costa Rica
Paraguay

Western Union Quick Cash payments will reach you much faster than
checks, and they're free of charge. A couple things to note: we can

[Inside AdSense] EFT available in Greece

2009-11-09T22:47:23Z

We're excited to announce that publishers based in Greece can now
receive their AdSense payments via Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT).
You'll need to ensure that you're opted into local currency reporting
in order to sign up for this payment method.
Selecting EFT as your payment method will allow you to receive your

[Inside AdSense] A new AdSense interface: now in beta

2009-11-05T17:41:39Z

Today, at the Content Revenue Strategies conference in New York City,
we announced that a small group of publishers will begin testing a new
AdSense interface in limited beta. Inspired by the feedback we've heard
directly from you, the new interface includes features designed around
your top three requests:

[Inside AdSense] Show enhanced ads with Google Friend Connect

2009-11-04T18:35:57Z

Today, we're excited to announce a set of new features in Google Friend
Connect that let website owners get to know their users, encourage
users to get to know each other and personalize their site content,
including Google ads. We've just integrated AdSense with Google Friend
Connect, giving publishers the option to show ads that match visitors'

[Inside AdSense] Coming soon: Filter more categories

2009-10-28T19:39:14Z

A few months ago, we launched category filtering in a number of
English-speaking countries to help you control the ads that appear on
your pages. To provide you with more ad filtering options, you'll soon
be able to filter 3 more categories from your pages, for a total of up
to 8 categories. You should notice this change within the next few

[Inside AdSense] A more customized search experience for your website

2009-10-29T20:28:29Z

We've posted a couple times about how the Custom Search Element can
help provide a more customized search experience for your users while
enabling you to earn money. Today we're excited to announce two new
features for the Custom Search Element that will enable you to further
customize your website search to the look and feel of your site: themes

[Inside AdSense] A learning opportunity for education sites

2009-10-21T22:44:51Z

This Thursday, October 22nd, our Dublin-based AdSense team will host a
webinar geared towards publishers with sites related to education. We
welcome you to join us for an hour, starting at 9am PST/5pm GMT, and
learn how you can improve your ad performance. We'll talk you through
our top tips and show you sample implementations, and you'll be able to

[Inside AdSense] Spotlight on the Custom Search Element

2009-10-20T18:02:03Z

Recently, we introduced Google Web Elements as a new way to easily add
dynamic content to your site. In this post, we'd like to focus on one
of the Web Elements which you can use to earn more revenue: the Custom
Search Element.
As our optimization tips point out, adding search functionality to your
site can improve the user experience on your pages and overall make

[Inside AdSense] Extending the "Ads by Google" label to more ads

2009-10-15T16:21:42Z

You've probably noticed the "Ads by Google" label that appears with ads
on your site -- we display this label because we want users to have an
awareness and understanding of the ads they see online and where they
come from.
As more and more advertisers use rich media ad formats, such as Flash
and interactive ads, we want to provide the same benefit to users for

[Inside AdSense] Register for upcoming webinars to make the most out of your ...

2009-10-13T19:03:37Z

We're pleased to announce that our Dublin-based AdSense team has just
released a new webinar schedule. Over the coming months, we look
forward to helping you discover how to take advantage of the full
potential of your site. Choose from a range of topics, including
optimisation, AdSense for search, Analytics, and Google Ad Manager, and

[Inside AdSense] Site maintenance on Saturday, October 10

2009-10-08T17:50:23Z

Our engineers will be performing routine site maintenance this
Saturday, October 10th, from 10am to 2pm PDT. Although you'll be unable
to log in to your AdSense and Ad Manager accounts during this time,
we'll continue to track your clicks, impressions, and earnings as
usual. In addition, your ad serving and targeting won't be affected.