Xooglers Busted By AdSense Police

Doug Edwards, the ex-Googler who began blogging about his experiences at the search advertising company, forgot a basic rule of AdSense when he made a post in November 2005. "And they've found Igor Karkaroff's body in a shack up north. The Dark Mark had been set over it - well, frankly, I'm surprised he stayed alive for even a year after deserting the Death Eaters..." -- Remus Lupin discloses the fate of a traitor to Voldemort, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince We all expected Edwards to eventually fall at the hands of his former corporate masters at the Googleplex. He violated the code of secrecy that enshrouds Google's actions, by providing an insider's view of business life at Google. For about 20 minutes before press time, the entire Blogspot.com domain, where Blogger-powered blogs like committed a gross sin against the soul of Google's business - online advertising. He posted a copy of the email he received from the AdSense team, in reference to his second-ever post on Xooglers; the post in question has been removed from Xooglers. If you are curious, Google supported by a recent court ruling in federal court in Nevada, too.) Hello, While reviewing your account, we noticed that you are currently displaying Google ads in a manner that is not compliant with our policies. For instance, we found violations of AdSense policies on pages such as http://xooglers.blogspot.com/2005/11/i-become-unstuck-in-time.html. Publishers are not permitted to encourage users to click on Google ads or bring excessive attention to ad units. For example, your site cannot contain phrases such as "click the ads," "support our sponsors," "visit these recommended links," or other similar language that could apply to the Google ads on your site...and yada, yada, yada. Thank you for your cooperation. Sincerely, The Google AdSense Team Edwards noted he has raised the whopping total of $203.14 in AdSense revenue, destined for donation to the here.") Drag this to your Bookmarks. Add to document.write("Del.icio.us") | Yahoo My Web David Utter is a staff writer for Murdok covering technology and business.