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Those naughty Adsense affiliates. The search engine company sent a digital picture frame, and a holiday card, to high-earning sites, which carry Google text links in exchange for a cut of the advertising spend. Only to have them load up the gift with porno images. So, let's get the process straight: webmasters post up linkbait articles, like top tips for geek weight-loss, exploit advertisers who think they're promoting their wares next to relevant content, and then abuse Google's generosity.
Hacking Google's holiday gift
Those naughty Adsense affiliates. The search engine company sent a digital picture frame, and a holiday card, to high-earning sites, which carry Google text links in exchange for a cut of the advertising spend. Only to have them load up the gift with porno images. So, let's get the process straight: webmasters post up linkbait articles, like top tips for geek weight-loss, exploit advertisers who think they're promoting their wares next to relevant content, and then abuse Google's generosity.
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10:36 AM on Thu Nov 30 2006
By Nick Denton
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posting a racy picture on a digital frame is hacking these days?
As a Firefox user with Adblock and CustomizeGoogle I don't see any Google Ads so its nice to hear about their impact.
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