AIM messenger violates AdSense TOS
Just discovered that AIM occasionally displays Google AdSense ads in the IM above the fold. See the screenshot below:
I guess AOL’s just too large for Google to ban, think about the money they can earn from it. Or they might have had deals for an exception?

Will Google Ads Target Live Chats and Messenger Conversations? said,
January 29, 2009 at 7:49 am
[...] Schwartz at Search Engine Roundtable stumbled across this screenshot a blogger took of AOL’s AIM messenger serving Google AdSense [...]
Kirk said,
January 29, 2009 at 9:37 am
What do you mean “May have a deal with Google?” Of course they do.
They are a Search Partner and of course they are a Premium Adsense Partner.
Is AOL Testing Google AdSense Ads in Messenger? | Kooshy - Sneaky Search Marketing said,
January 30, 2009 at 12:13 am
[...] very hard to believe. A fairly active member at DigitalPoint Forums, posted a thread linking to his blog, where he has a screen capture of Google AdSense showing up in place of the ad spots of AOL’s [...]