Google Data

Here in AdSense, we’re big on data. From spreadsheets and graphs to weekly reports and metrics, we constantly turn to numbers when running our business. In a similar vein, we’ve heard your requests for more data to help you run your AdSense websites,…

Last week we mentioned that there would be site maintenance on Saturday, October 11th — if you attempted to log in during the maintenance period, you may have noticed that you were able to access your account as normal. That’s because the maintenance …

Do you frequently log in to your account to check your stats? We’ve heard from some publishers that they check their accounts every hour, or even multiple times an hour, and we’re definitely happy to see your enthusiasm for the program! (For all of our…

Our engineers will be performing routine site maintenance this Saturday, October 11th from 10am to 2pm PDT. Although you won’t be able to access your account during this time, you’ll still be credited for all valid clicks and impressions. In addition, …

Do you develop or publish web-based games? If so, you’re contributing to a growing trend – according to comScore, over 25% of Internet users play online games every week, which is over 200 million users worldwide. As a beta user of AdSense for Games, y…

As you may know, you can set up your custom channels so that they’re targetable by advertisers – these targetable custom channels are known as ad placements. By selecting the ‘Allow advertisers to target this channel’ checkbox on the channel creation p…

Late last year we welcomed Thai to our AdSense for search family, and we’re now excited to let you know about the launch of AdSense for content in Thai. If you’re a publisher with a Thai website, you’ll now be able to earn money for valid clicks and im…

As the summer draws to a close, it is with a heavy heart that I bring you our last Newbie Friday post. I hope you’ve enjoyed our words of wisdom over the past few months and have found the information useful. Our team will continue to update this blog …

If you’ve added an AdSense for search box to your page, you’re probably aware of the relevant search results it provides your users. That being said, a few publishers have asked us if it’s a violation of our program policies to perform searches in th…

Readers with sharp eyes will notice that on some rare occasions, your ads may appear or act slightly differently than what you’re accustomed to. Rest assured that this is normal behavior that results from our efforts to improve the experience for all m…

As we mentioned a few weeks ago, you can use your AdSense account to display ads on any policy-compliant sites you own. This has often sparked the question among new publishers of ‘How many sites do I need to earn money with AdSense?’We’d like to stres…

This Saturday, September 13, our engineers will be performing site maintenance from 10am to 2pm PDT. As is typical during these maintenance periods, you won’t be able to log in during these hours, but your earnings will continue to accrue and ads conti…

Following our announcement a few weeks ago, we’re happy to announce that Western Union is now offered as a payment method for publishers located in Panama. To sign up for payments by Western Union, sign in to your account and follow these instructions….

AdSense publisher Next Small Things has long understood that search is the entry point for users to find what they’re looking for on the web. In fact, the idea for CoolChaser.com, a MySpace layout creation and customization site (and Next Small Things’…

We think it’s important for all publishers, both new and veteran, to understand the role they play in our ad network ecosystem. While AdSense is designed for publishers to monetize their websites with Google ads, it’s also designed to extend the reach …