Comments on: Google promoting comment spam? http://www.milesburke.com.au/blog/2007/01/30/google-promoting-comment-spam/ Thoughts on small business, the web industry and more, from Miles Burke, Author, Speaker, Entrepreneur and Geek. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:39:42 +0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Bronwen http://www.milesburke.com.au/blog/2007/01/30/google-promoting-comment-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-83306 Bronwen Wed, 31 Jan 2007 12:18:02 +0000 http://miles.burke.id.au/blog/?p=125#comment-83306 There is some moderation when it comes to Google ads, but I'm not too sure to what extent. I updated my own Google adwords today and it wouldn't accept the word "click". I could make a case for it's use by sending an appeal to Google. Why couldn't they do the same with spam. That way ads targeting reducing spam would come up in the search results and not ones promoting it. You can't fool a human editor (well generally, speaking that is :)) There is some moderation when it comes to Google ads, but I’m not too sure to what extent. I updated my own Google adwords today and it wouldn’t accept the word “click”. I could make a case for it’s use by sending an appeal to Google.
Why couldn’t they do the same with spam. That way ads targeting reducing spam would come up in the search results and not ones promoting it.
You can’t fool a human editor (well generally, speaking that is :))

]]> By: Tuna http://www.milesburke.com.au/blog/2007/01/30/google-promoting-comment-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-83214 Tuna Wed, 31 Jan 2007 01:24:44 +0000 http://miles.burke.id.au/blog/?p=125#comment-83214 This is the problem I have blogged about earlier, can we trust Google with the content of the ads, can we trust the links behind the ads are going somewhere safe and legitimate. Mind you we have to remember the major business for Google is selling ads. But does that make it right. This is the problem I have blogged about earlier, can we trust Google with the content of the ads, can we trust the links behind the ads are going somewhere safe and legitimate.

Mind you we have to remember the major business for Google is selling ads. But does that make it right.

]]> By: Nathanael http://www.milesburke.com.au/blog/2007/01/30/google-promoting-comment-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-83201 Nathanael Tue, 30 Jan 2007 23:40:18 +0000 http://miles.burke.id.au/blog/?p=125#comment-83201 Hey, if they're paying for the ads, they're not going to say no! Hey, if they’re paying for the ads, they’re not going to say no!

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