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Been playing and testing the new contextual links today and now get the following error

ERROR The requested URL could not be retrieved

Both the new contextual and the “optimised” are breaking …

I was going to blog today about it.. And this AM its was working a treat.. It took a few refresh to give me items and not books .. But for about 30mins now it down

Tried from a few ip’s and varying dns but nop down

Great new offering from the google adsense guys.

Yep round ad frames.. Cool…

Its not to far off those cool ads I blogged about before over here, cool adsense ads

Anyway time to test some CTR on round ads..

Screen shot from google:

http://adsense.blogspot.com/2007/06/we-go-round-and-round.html

Last week we had a massive buzz about ebay pulling its ads from google adwords..

Well it would seem that the ads are back on..

Of course not all webmaster/marketers are happy with them being back as the number of ad space take is massive..

Many reports say that the ads are back but not like before..

You used to be able to type things like “black men” and a ad used to come up saying “black men for sale” and stuff like that.. So is this the end of the studip ebay ads ?

More info and reaction: http://www.seroundtable.com/archives/013976.html

I have a massive number of so called SEO companies submitting to one of my UK directories..

The funny things is within seconds of checking out the sites submitted you see +91 at the start of the phone number ?

Along with the fact that these networked sites have a non uk number but also have no address..

Here is one example www*brickblue*co.uk

Its great to see same coloured text on the footer.. (takes me back)

Monday here again,

Well last week I was forwarded a google optimisation report.. Now this is a report manual created by your adwords report with ideas and suggestions for your account to improve targetting your ads..

So being interested in what be G had to say about one of my clients accounts I click on the link of the reports…

Now the email from google start link this

Based on your advertising goals, I’ve created an optimization proposal
for UK. To review the proposed changes, go to
https://adwords.google.com/select/OptimizationSuggestion?id=xxxxxxxx

 

So I clicked on the above link which took me to the adwords login screen and automatically login me in as my tool bar was login into my account…

So how is that a security issue (bug) .. Well me gmail account has nothing to do with this client… I do have a awords account on that login but ZERO access to my clients account.. 

I think this can’t be right so I try again.. same thing … Logged into someone elses reports..

I sent the link off to a few trusted friends include Barry Schwartz over at search engine round table… All could access my clients optimisation proposal… Crazy..

This was last week and both I and barry emailed google about this before blogging about it.. The fix has already rolled out so you can no longer access other people proposal.. (fast work)

If you haven’t seen a google optimisation proposal report then here is a screen shot for you .

Here are ad groups created/amended suggestion by google

Large version see here

The lauch of uk youtube is here…

 Google pushing it today by putting a linky on the google.co.uk homepage..

Screen shot:

 I links to the following part of the youtube site (the UK version)

Fun video with a old man to promote youtube…

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=d_qBU4fhYlc

ADDED…

Someone need to look after the comment spam:

Might give this a test… Seems interesting.. Wonder if you can make all the text link up..hmmm

After you embed one simple piece of code on your pages, Context Links automatically identify and link relevant phrases within your page content to Amazon products, unlocking new ad inventory and saving you the time from having to manually create links. You can add the links to your pages in minutes, and we provide a wealth of options to customize how they are displayed.  

More info:

http://affiliate-blog.amazon.co.uk/2007/06/context_links_b.html

Just got the upgrade email … Time to play

Your Account xxxxxxxx Can Now Be Upgraded
Dear Advertiser,

We wanted to let you know that, starting today 14.06.2007, you can upgrade your account to the new Sponsored Search.

In your account, you will notice two buttons - one that will take you to a preview of your new account, and one that will allow you to initiate the upgrade process.

We recommend that you log into your account today and do the following:

Access your new Sponsored Search preview. Click on the “Preview” button to be taken to the new Sponsored Search login page. Please bookmark this page, then re-enter your current username and password to view your preview. Then, get familiar with the new account structure, features and layout in advance of your upgrade.
Initiate the account upgrade. On average, your account will be upgraded within eight hours; however accounts with more listings may take up to 24-48 hours. As you are unable to make any changes to your account during this upgrade, we recommend initiating the upgrade by selecting the “Upgrade Now” button at the end of your business day, to minimise any disruption to your account.
To get started on your upgrade, please print and read the Quick Start Guide.

In addition, please visit the following resources linked below for an overview of important topics related to the upgrade:

New Account Structure
How Listings Are Transferred
Changes to Content Match
Navigating Your Account
Please contact Customer Solutions on 0800 169 9740 or your Account team at 0207 131 1800 with any questions.

Regards,
Yahoo! Search Marketing

This is one crazy story over @ thread watch.. and WMW

googles  checkout party here:

http://googlecheckout.blogspot.com/2007/06/let-freedom-ring.html

 Has been canceled!

Google was to promote google checkout at eBay live conference…

EBay has pulled all of its paid search ads from Google AdWords network in the U.S in an eyebrow-raising move likely to be interpreted in the industry as a sign of deteriorating relations between the two Internet giants.

Durzy characterized the decision to pull the U.S. Google ads as an instance in a continued experiment eBay does to determine the best allocation of its advertising and marketing budget.

But a source familiar with the situation said the move is an angry reaction by eBay’s management to Google’s decision to hold a protest party concurrent with the start of eBay Live, the company’s annual conference for merchants.

Reaction over at wmw http://www.webmasterworld.com/google_adwords/3366633.htm

Just got this from yahoo..

Dear Advertiser,

We are providing you with a quick and easy way to learn more about the new Yahoo! Search Marketing Sponsored Search account platform.

We are offering online webinar training sessions to provide advertisers with information about the new Sponsored Search. The webinar will provide an in-depth overview of the account upgrade process, the enhanced account interface and also provides an opportunity for you to have your questions answered on the account upgrade. These sessions, which will last 1 hour each, are offered free as a service to our valued advertisers.

To find out more information and reserve your place at one of our webinars please visit: http://newsponsoredsearch-yahoo.webex.com/.

We look forward to helping you gain a better understanding of the upgrade to the new Sponsored Search platform.

Regards,
Yahoo! Search Marketing