Comments on: Time to Rethink the Adwords Policy http://battellemedia.com/archives/2004/04/time_to_rethink_the_adwords_policy.php?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=time_to_rethink_the_adwords_policy Thoughts on the intersection of search, media, technology, and more. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: John Gray http://battellemedia.com/archives/2004/04/time_to_rethink_the_adwords_policy.php#comment-24237 John Gray Fri, 30 Apr 2004 03:08:40 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/archives/2004/04/time_to_rethink_the_adwords_policy.php#comment-24237 <p>This isn't the first time -- <a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/7940912.htm?1c." rel="nofollow">http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/7940912.htm?1c.</a> The article quotes "spokeswoman" Cindy McCaffrey: "Google's policy prohibits ads criticizing other groups or companies." I wonder if this could be construed to apply to the anti-homosexuality ads.</p> This isn’t the first time — http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/7940912.htm?1c. The article quotes “spokeswoman” Cindy McCaffrey: “Google’s policy prohibits ads criticizing other groups or companies.” I wonder if this could be construed to apply to the anti-homosexuality ads.

]]> By: Robert S. http://battellemedia.com/archives/2004/04/time_to_rethink_the_adwords_policy.php#comment-24236 Robert S. Thu, 29 Apr 2004 20:11:08 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/archives/2004/04/time_to_rethink_the_adwords_policy.php#comment-24236 <p>No, pb, apparently, Google sent this guy a letter saying he needed to remove the t-shirts if he wished to continue using Ad Words.</p> <p>I keep hoping this is a hoax. I mean, if I have to allow ads on my blog which preach that being gay is reversible, why shouldn't he be able to sell anti-Bush t-shirts?</p> <p>If I pay additional fees to Blogger--owned by Google now--I can change the ads on my blog. Otherwise, Google expects me to put up with the ads if I don't want to pay. So if I decided to devote my blog to pro-gay issues, it would attract scads of ads telling people "the truth about homosexuality." I know this to be true because a few weeks ago I blogged quite a bit about gay marriage and attracted these ads like flies to honey. Which is fine and fair enough, I guess, since I agreed to the terms and conditions, though seeing those ads on my blog hardly happies me. </p> <p>But the issue here isn't the ads, it's the site content. Is Google really willing to accept ads from groups critical of gays, but unwilling to place ads on sites critical of Bush? </p> <p>Guess it all comes down to who's giving them the money.</p> <p>Guys at Google: What was that motto? "Do no evil"?</p> No, pb, apparently, Google sent this guy a letter saying he needed to remove the t-shirts if he wished to continue using Ad Words.

I keep hoping this is a hoax. I mean, if I have to allow ads on my blog which preach that being gay is reversible, why shouldn’t he be able to sell anti-Bush t-shirts?

If I pay additional fees to Blogger–owned by Google now–I can change the ads on my blog. Otherwise, Google expects me to put up with the ads if I don’t want to pay. So if I decided to devote my blog to pro-gay issues, it would attract scads of ads telling people “the truth about homosexuality.” I know this to be true because a few weeks ago I blogged quite a bit about gay marriage and attracted these ads like flies to honey. Which is fine and fair enough, I guess, since I agreed to the terms and conditions, though seeing those ads on my blog hardly happies me.

But the issue here isn’t the ads, it’s the site content. Is Google really willing to accept ads from groups critical of gays, but unwilling to place ads on sites critical of Bush?

Guess it all comes down to who’s giving them the money.

Guys at Google: What was that motto? “Do no evil”?

]]> By: pb http://battellemedia.com/archives/2004/04/time_to_rethink_the_adwords_policy.php#comment-24235 pb Thu, 29 Apr 2004 15:50:24 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/archives/2004/04/time_to_rethink_the_adwords_policy.php#comment-24235 <p>Isn't it the advertisers who are concerned about where their ads are showing up?</p> Isn’t it the advertisers who are concerned about where their ads are showing up?

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