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stussy5555

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Google is such a fucking joke. They try to tell us affiliates that our sites don't provide value (even those that are full of content) and they let Info.com arbitrage the hell out of them? And how is that site adding value again?

It's not about adding value to the customer experience for them, it's all about $$$
 


Yeah, tons of the terms i've seen are being arbi raped by Ask.com, Info.com, Local.com, AARP.org and Aol.com

They officially have more arbi listings than they do real ones on many high volume terms.

It's pretty obvious that they are feeling the pinch of a rapidly declining advertiser base. Seems to me that they are trying to let the scams back in by letting these sites arbitrage their traffic, knowing that they'll sell it to pretty much anyone.
 
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Yeah, tons of the terms i've seen are being arbi raped by Ask.com, Info.com, Local.com, AARP.org and Aol.com

They officially have more arbi listings than they do real ones on many high volume terms.

It's pretty obvious that they are feeling the pinch of a rapidly declining advertiser base. Seems to me that they are trying to let the scams back in by letting these sites arbitrage their traffic, knowing that they'll sell it to pretty much anyone.
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Not sure about your last part.

...Although it makes sense because I practically shove money down their throat and they won't take it their earnings were much better than expected again.
 
Those sites follow the arb rules ( loosely ) and in each case the site has strong brand and significant content or user experience elsewhere. It can be done, I am not convinced much money is made any more through just using Google but it provides a top tier source which said sites can then blend in with their cheap spam traffic which is where the money certainly is..
 
That earnings statement doesn't mean a fucking thing in terms of their stability. It just shows that they are eating deeper and deeper into publishers sack lunch to keep their shareholders happy.

There's a tipping point and they'll hit it.... not to mention, from the article you posted.

"Shares of Google are down 13% this year as of Thursday's close, while the broad market is up 5.3%"
 
Slightly off topic, but where do you get access to those overture ads info.com is running - was that impacted by the bing/yahoo paid search deal?
 
When Google goes out of business I'll be smiling from ear to ear for weeks, maybe months.
 
stussy5555 said:
Google is such a fucking joke. They try to tell us affiliates that our sites don't provide value (even those that are full of content) and they let Info.com arbitrage the hell out of them? And how is that site adding value again?

It's not about adding value to the customer experience for them, it's all about $$$
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They have algorithm for that its process its automatic about quality score :bowdown:
 
What exactly does host and post have to do with shitty arbitrage coming from a company that claims to try to eliminate extra steps from the process while running their own "comparison" ads for mortgage and credit cards above all competing direct ads.
 
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