Inject advertisements in pages

[badook]

Today I noticed that in my extension's settings there is a check-box
labeled "Ads Behavior" and whose description is "This extension
injects ads into some third-party websites.".

My questions are:
- Can an extension inject advertisements in a page visited by the
user?
- If so, what is an acceptable policy?
- Can the extension replace existing advertisements (even though that
seems to me kind of unethical) or must it only create new ones?
- Is it possible to use any ads network or must it be adsense?

Thanks

[Elvie]

Hi Francesco,

Not sure if your questions regarding ad injection were ever answered, but I thought I would shed some light on your queries, especially given that the answers have changed in recent months as a result of Chrome’s new web store policies:

- Can an extension inject ads onto a page: Chrome’s new single-purpose policy no longer allows extensions to bundle 2 separate functionalities into a single extension or packaged app.

As a response to Chrome’s new policy, my team has been working on building a new, Chrome-compliant monetization solution for your browser extensions and apps, FairShare.  FairShare lets you add an ad-supported revenue model to your extension or app, while giving your users access to premium content, great features, or virtual rewards in your product. We connect you with hundreds of premium advertisers and help you make more from your users with ads that integrate seamlessly into their natural browsing experience.

You can check out the overview and how it works on our website but in a nutshell:

1. You drive users to co-install the single-purpose advertising Fairshare extension

2. You’ll earn revenue based on the advertisements the user sees and engages with

You can motivate users to install Fairshare based on goodwill, or you incent them by content-locking some of your premium content or features so that they can only be accessed by users that have Fairshare installed.

Check it out and let me know what you think!  We’re looking for feedback on how we can make our offerings better for users and developers / publishers.

Best,

Elvie

[Aidan Joyce]

Hi There, 

I appreciate the two posts are quite old.

But the questions about advertising as a way of generating revenue with Chrome Extensions is still valid.

Is Fairshare still working as an idea?  I see there was a company similar to Fairshare caled http://bumblead.com but they appear not to be in business anymore and have not updated anything on their site, business or social.

To Francesca or Elvie! - Are you still doing or trying anything with advertising using chrome injections?

Please let me know, 

Many Thanks

Aidan