Google Bans White Teeth, Flat Stomach Advertisers
Posted on 23. Nov, 2009 by Vivek Krishnan in Branding
If you browse the internet a lot, then you may have seen a lot of ads invading ad slots that promise stunning sparkling teeth and a super-flat abdomen – Not Any More. Google has stuck to its Do No Evil policy and banned all advertisers who violate Google’s Terms and Conditions to display such ads on the biggest advertising network on the internet.
Most of these sites that “guarantee” whiter teeth and flatter abs dupe you into giving your credit card numbers – charge exorbitant money and never return your calls when you want to cancel. People are fooled into trusting these scammers when they click on the ads to reach their homepage.
Earlier Google simply banned the “advertisement” – in a first, Google is taking stringent action against the root of the cause – banning the advertiser itself. The crackdown is meant to focus on all scams—malware, get-rich-quick sites, getting users to pay for otherwise free software, etc.
Although it is true that these ads generated a high click-through rate for the publisher as well. Either ways, it is a good example as a market leader from Google to react heavily against scammers and internet malware.
izzat aziz
23. Nov, 2009
twitter full with this kind of ads, hope twitter will do the same thing too.
Vivek
23. Nov, 2009
Aziz,
Facebook requires a total overhaul of ads as well…
Dave Lucas
24. Nov, 2009
Those white teeth ads are so bogus! One features “Karen” who happens in live in whatever city your ISP is located in! BTW: Every year about this time, I open up my blog and invite
GUEST-POSTERS to contribute. Let me know if you’d be interested!
Vivek
24. Nov, 2009
Yeah Dave, that ad seriously thinks most web users are nincompoops!
Ankit
24. Nov, 2009
Hope Adbrite will do the same… BTW thanks for the info and post re-tweeted.
Vivek
24. Nov, 2009
Thanks Ankit!
Alexandra Gibson
14. May, 2010
I use both Adsense and Adbrite and i can say that adbrite is also a good source of income but not as good as adsense.,.`
Blake Rogers
22. Aug, 2010
Adbrite is the ppc program that is second to adsense, i like adbrite~”-