AIM messenger violates AdSense TOS
Just discovered that AIM occasionally displays Google AdSense ads in the IM above the fold. See the screenshot below:
Archive for program policy
Blends in but also stands out
The best practices to increase CTR is not only blending alone but also standing out quite a bit.
Joel’s site makes this point crystal clear, http://www.askjoelcomm.com/. The leaderboard comes right upfront of the screen, yet Joel does a good job by implementing a prominent image directly under ‘Ads by Google’, which is very clever in that visitors are often distracted by larger visual element from its nearby smaller ones thereby neglecting the ‘Ads by Google’ text.
How to get back in after banned?
Summary:
Some adsenser got banned from the program for some *friends* clicking on his ads excessively (might referring to click bombing, I think) and asked in the forum about the possibility and ways to be accepted back in.
Source: http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/showthread.php?t=479611
