http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x1641515Oh my.
During this Season of joy and goodwill, one always pauses to remember those less fortunate than oneself.
I thought about Pedro Picasso, and found this, buried in the archives--
caveat, this is an ancient bonfire, not a current one.
Atman (1000+ posts) Fri May-21-04 02:50 PM
CANDIDATE FOR TOP PRIMITIVE OF 2009
Original message
GOOGLE took my money, said NO to LIBERAL ADS....
Check this out...I just got the e-mail. Look at these "offensive" ads they banned...
Of course, they've taken my cash. Last month, too. Goddammit I am pissed. I am SOOOO sorry I helped contribute to their success in any way.
I had an exception return rate...hovering on a 7% click-through rate, which is extremely good, marketing wise, and "strong" by Google's own guidelines. I guess that was the problem. They'll take my money, but they don't want me to actually attract any attention.
BTW, they said I should edit the ads to remove the offending content and resubmit them "and we're sure you'll see increased traffic." If it gets much better, I'd be THRILLED...eliminating all reference to what I sell doesn't seem to be the way to go about that.
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Hello Robert,
Thank you for advertising with Google AdWords. After reviewing your
account, I have found that one or more of your ads or keywords does not
meet our guidelines. The results are outlined in the report below.
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Campaign: 'Campaign #1,' Ad Group: 'NBY USA'
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AD TEXT:
1st Amendment Shoppe
Political shirts, bumper stickers.
BushCo, Lyin' King, Chickenhawks.
www.NotBannedYet.US
Action taken: Suspended - Pending Revision
Issue(s): Inaccurate Display URL, Unacceptable Content, Capitalization
~~~~~~~~~
AD TEXT:
1st Amendment Shoppe
Creative liberal political anti war
t-shirts, bumper stickers and more!
www.NotBannedYet.US
Action taken: Suspended - Pending Revision
Issue(s): Inaccurate Display URL, Unacceptable Content, Capitalization
~~~~~~~~~
AD TEXT:
1st Amendment Shoppe
Funny, creative, liberal minded
shirts, hats, stickers and more!
www.NotBannedYet.US
Action taken: Suspended - Pending Revision
Issue(s): Inaccurate Display URL, Unacceptable Content, Capitalization
after which an image of some hate bumper-stickers
**** GOOGLE.
el_gato (1000+ posts) Fri May-21-04 02:54 PM
Response to Original message
1. who the hell are these people?
Google is not a person, I would really like to know who the people are that run it.
alittlelark (1000+ posts) Fri May-21-04 03:00 PM
Response to Reply #1
5. They are a couple of Silicon Valley boys that 'done good'
They appear to be quite legit and upstanding - I wonder why all this sh*t is going down?
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.01/google_pr.html
Perhaps those at the top need to more directly oversee what is taking place below?
alittlelark (1000+ posts) Fri May-21-04 02:56 PM
Response to Original message
2. Their office is a few miles from my house in Los Altos. I would be happy to help. Anyone on board in the Silicon Valley? I am a reputable person in certain circles out here, and could possibly help.
Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Fri May-21-04 02:57 PM
Response to Original message
3. I'm shocked.
And dismayed. And I'm sorry.
nosmokes (1000+ posts) Fri May-21-04 02:58 PM
Response to Original message
4. that sucks!
are you getting a refund at least?
and did they spell out what exactly was the unacceptable content?
Atman (1000+ posts) Fri May-21-04 04:43 PM
CANDIDATE FOR TOP PRIMITIVE OF 2009
Response to Reply #4
11. They haven't mentioned refund.
They don't charge my credit card until the first of the month. I may well stop the billing before that.
Misunderestimator (1000+ posts) Fri May-21-04 03:05 PM
Response to Original message
6. Aside from them being assholes, here's a thought
Revise one of them to remove the word Liberal. e.g.
1st Amendment Shoppe
Funny, creative, thought-provoking
shirts, hats, stickers and more!
I know it's a compromise... but it would attract non-liberals who don't know the nature of the site, and might edumacate a few people.
Just a thought. Still sucks that they're doing this.
Atman (1000+ posts) Fri May-21-04 04:45 PM
CANDIDATE FOR TOP PRIMITIVE OF 2009
Response to Reply #6
12. I had HALF the sales without liberal
You only pay PER CLICK with AdWords. They urge you to be specific in your ad. When it was just POLITICAL, I had to pay even when republicans visited and then sent me hate mail.
Misunderestimator (1000+ posts) Fri May-21-04 05:00 PM
Response to Reply #12
13. Hadn't thought of that.... that sucks
saltara (33 posts) Fri May-21-04 03:39 PM
Response to Original message
7. don't let 'em get away with it
Just contacted a friend who passed this along:
1) it is allowable for the URL displayed under the ad to go to a site with a different URL - I am doing it now
2) they have odd capitalization rules, but only the first one could be violating them
3) it's illegal for them to refuse to run advertising based on political content. The guy should find a lawyer and threaten to sue, or at least talk to them on the phone and tell them that
She also said - I've had content issues with them before and as soon as I go over the heads of the auto-droids they back off. It's just some worker in their compliance department who either thinks they're doing what they're supposed to, or has been told to. They should totally be made to back off by the advertiser, they shouldn't be allowed to get away with that.
I'm confused about the boldened area, above.
Isn't google a private company?
Hong Kong Cavalier (1000+ posts) Fri May-21-04 03:58 PM
Response to Original message
8. You're not the first...
I read here a week ago that another person had their content banned from GoogleAdWords.
Seems the Google boys don't like liberal businesses.
But they support the jingoistic, fascist right wing freaks who want to advertise on GoogleAdWords.
rinsd (1000+ posts) Fri May-21-04 04:10 PM
Response to Original message
9. Just a thought.....
I also use google AdWords for a business. However they can be hard asses when it comes to capitalization.
Is your URL capitalized like that or did you do so to make it stand out?
Try replacing the displayed url you have there with "www.notbannedyet.us "
That may be the problem.
Atman (1000+ posts) Fri May-21-04 05:05 PM
CANDIDATE FOR TOP PRIMITIVE OF 2009
Response to Reply #9
14. The capitalize URL is part of my ID
Look at my site and every post I've every made. It is capitalized a) for readability and b) to exploit the .US extension (instead of it looking like the word us). It is my dba for christ's sake! The cap .US is the only thing I can find that might be a problem with them, but I am not changing it. I'd rather spend my money elsewhere.
Zorra (1000+ posts) Fri May-21-04 04:16 PM
Response to Original message
10. AOL purchased 3% of google just over a week ago.
http://www.rankforsales.com/n-ar/561-seo-may-12-04.html
Atman (1000+ posts) Fri May-21-04 07:11 PM
CANDIDATE FOR TOP PRIMITIVE OF 2009
Response to Original message
15. Kick for the evening crowd
Not much of an evening crowd showed up.
Stephanie (1000+ posts) Fri May-21-04 07:17 PM
Response to Original message
16. "1st Amendment Shoppe Censored"
The ACLU should take the case just for the oxymoron headlines they would get. Sue them.
The above's the whole bonfire; no need to burrow for the original.
