SEO Basic

We used to all complain about AdSense displaying off topic ads when your page was displayed in the Google cache.

That’s no longer a problem because it appears all ads in the content network are now disabled when you display pages with AdSense via Google cache links.

Now the fact that cached pages used to display off topic ads was silly because Google knew where the pages came from so there was no rhyme or reason that AdSense would go off topic whatsoever unless there was an internal disconnect between Google Search and AdSense. This made no sense anyway because Google claims both Googlebot and AdSense Mediabot share the same cache of the pages, so it never made sense because both the webmasters and Google were losing money from this ridiculous situation.

Now, the pages with AdSense display nothing whatsoever so it’s a complete loss for all involved.

No PSA, no off target ads, just a big blank spot making us all look stupid.

There is one caveat to this in that I’ve seen a couple of premium publisher sites still displaying AdSense ads in the cache, but none of the 30+ publisher sites I tested for regular AdSense ads showed anything at all in Google cache.

Personally, I’d prefer the ads enabled when cached pages are viewed and the same ads properly displayed that would be seen on the same page when in context of the website, so everyone involved could make some money, but that’s no longer an option.

What’s the reason for this current change?

Could it be a simple technical malfunction?

Is it possible that Google AdSense in cache was disabled so that the cache pages are truly “fair use” and Google isn’t monetizing them?

Could it be a sign of the times and with some belt tightening that Google doesn’t want to share revenue when the visitors are on their site? Are they trying to get 100% of the PPC revenue when the visitor clicks BACK out of the cache?

No clue, purely tossing ideas around.

I’m not sure of the reason, but it’s a huge change without as much as a peep about it from anyone anywhere!

 wowwwwwwww~,Just now I have APP a new Google Adsense ID,only with 300 blogs.

wait for some days,I want look at those blogs can be have how much IP,and will give me how much money~

The announcement appeared today in the Official Google Blog: Google Suggest is now rolling out as the default behavior for all searches on the main Google Search pages.

Fortunately, Google has added an option on the Preferences page to turn it off. I did. Yes, I’m a curmudgeon on this one. “I don’t need no stinking suggestions.” But it might be a somewhat interesting bit of research to turn it on from time to time and see what pops up.

Acknowledging that most online shoppers cannot be bothered with auctions, eBay plans Wednesday to announce changes to its fee structure that emphasize fixed prices over bidding. The move is intended to help eBay compete more effectively with Amazon .com and other big online retailers.
The announcement, timed to increase sales during the holiday shopping season, is just one of the changes eBay has made in the last few months aimed at reducing its dependence on its auction business, which is growing more slowly than fixed-price sales. It provides yet more evidence that consumers are losing interest in auctions now that online shopping sites have become more affordable and easier to use.

Hackers May Be Targeting Google Gadgets

One of the biggest problems with the so-called Web 2.0 movement has been its encouragement of oversharing ?which often means underestimating security risks. Adding doodads of varying quality to a home page can add a lot of pizazz, but can also be fraught with danger, since they can open a door for hackers.
It’s a threat even for the biggest Web companies, including Google Inc., whose “gadgets” ?little programs like calendars or daily photo feeds that users can implant onto their personalized Google home pages ?are increasingly juicy targets for hackers, two security researchers said Wednesday.It’s not that Google is designing insecure programs.

The issue is that users building their own customized applications, and distributing them through Google, might have evil intentions and try to exploit those programs once they’re installed on users’ pages. Many users are inclined to inherently trust what they download from Google.

I just noticed that my searches are coming up with links to related terms under the search results. Not all the listings had it, but it does have these same listings appearing at the top of the page. They seem to be very targeted to the content of our site and others. The related links for the site above ours are totally different, but definitely targeted to their topic.

Forgive me is this has already been discussed, but I didn’t see a notation anywhere. How new is this?

If I’m understanding your question correctly (and I may not be), you’re talking about two different uses that Google makes of the word “related.”

Searches related to:, which appears at the top or bottom of some serps pages, is Google’s attempt to help searchers find more precise results. These appear at the top or bottom of some serps pages, and are suggestions for more precise searches. They’re most probably based on Google’s historical data of query refinements that searchers have made.

I’m assuming you see these when click the “Similar pages” links underneath each result on a serps page. These links bring up the related:domain operator results for the domain displayed. The last time I checked carefully, the related:domain results were domains that shared common inbound linking sources with the domain queried.

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