Global Security Watch > Google now knows what you shop for
[Feh! v2] Google now knows what you shop for Posted by Ian Holsman Thu, 27 Oct 2005 06:43:00 GMT I just read the recent blog post of Jen Sense which explains how google pays different amounts to its advertisers depending on if you actually purchase goods or not. ie.. if the ad is successful google charges more from the advertiser and rewards the publisher. Fantastic idea.. Im all for better measures on how effective ads and publishers are for showing those ads. But Im just wondering if it is being used on the flip side? by that I mean if you the viewer click and spend money on digital cameras. Will google show you more camera ads when you surf? or display higher value ads because you actually spend money on the net? or even perhaps google will share the information with the publisher, and allow ”high-value viewers access to premium areas of the site.. it definatly does open some doors not currently available. What if it determines your a lousy mark^h^h^h not a person prone to actually...
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[Google.com] Google AdSense - Case Study: Weblogs, Inc. is a publishing consortium of 100 independent bloggers who produce more than 1,000 blog posts a week across over 75 industry-leading blogs, including the popular consumer technology blog Engadget, luxury goods blog Luxist, and car-focused Autoblog. Written by experts and enthusiasts, each one has a distinctive following in its subject area.
[Masternewmedia.org] Independent Publishing News, e-Marketing Articles, Online ...: If you use the Internet Explorer browser, both the Google Toolbar and theAlexa Toolbar have a feature which shows the popularity of the Web site you arecurrently viewing. The Google PageRank is used by many companies, agencies andconsulting firms to easily assess the authority and popularity of any Web site.In recent times even the advertising prices of a site have been determined inrelationship to the Google PageRank.
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