I just implemented the GadsManager on two of my sites (zip code overlays). No ads are showing but the pageviews in the AdSense reports are being skewed way out of proportion. I'm guessing that they are showing one page view for each tile loaded, regardless of if there is an ad or not.
I hate to say it, but I think this is a bust. There is no way to instruct the GadsManager as to what the context of the particular page is nor which essentially makes it useless for a system like mine where the map is generic and used for dozens of different uses. I will probably have to deactivate it.
Is there any plan to make this more useful? I can see several enhancements:
1. Separate the pageviews generated from GadsManager from regular pageviews in the reports area of AdSense.
2. Allow some sort of context keywords to be passed to GadsManager.
John, I personally used channels to track my GadsManager ads, but unfortunately reporting inside AdSense account doesn't display any statistic for GadsManager channels. Is it a bug or am I doing something wrong?
var adsManager = new GAdsManager(map, "ca-pub-xxxx", {"maxAdsOnMap": 5, "minZoomLevel": 6, "channel":"Your AdSense Channel"});
> I just implemented the GadsManager on two of my sites (zip code > overlays). No ads are showing but the pageviews in the AdSense reports > are being skewed way out of proportion. I'm guessing that they are > showing one page view for each tile loaded, regardless of if there is > an ad or not.
> I hate to say it, but I think this is a bust. There is no way to > instruct the GadsManager as to what the context of the particular page > is nor which essentially makes it useless for a system like mine where > the map is generic and used for dozens of different uses. I will > probably have to deactivate it.
> Is there any plan to make this more useful? I can see several > enhancements:
> 1. Separate the pageviews generated from GadsManager from regular > pageviews in the reports area of AdSense.
> 2. Allow some sort of context keywords to be passed to GadsManager.
Hi John, Thanks for the information. Can you point me to which URL you're using it at? We're looking at logs right now for various sites to try to understand what's happening. Thanks! - pamela
On Aug 22, 9:26 am, "maps.huge.info" <cor...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I just implemented the GadsManager on two of my sites (zip code > overlays). No ads are showing but the pageviews in the AdSense reports > are being skewed way out of proportion. I'm guessing that they are > showing one page view for each tile loaded, regardless of if there is > an ad or not.
> I hate to say it, but I think this is a bust. There is no way to > instruct the GadsManager as to what the context of the particular page > is nor which essentially makes it useless for a system like mine where > the map is generic and used for dozens of different uses. I will > probably have to deactivate it.
> Is there any plan to make this more useful? I can see several > enhancements:
> 1. Separate the pageviews generated from GadsManager from regular > pageviews in the reports area of AdSense.
> 2. Allow some sort of context keywords to be passed to GadsManager.
Thank you for taking the time to investigate this. I didn't do what Andrew did with the channels, so if that can be worked out, I will do that as well.
Here are the two pages affected: (as of 2:30pm CST)
> Thank you for taking the time to investigate this. I didn't do what > Andrew did with the channels, so if that can be worked out, I will do > that as well.
> Here are the two pages affected: (as of 2:30pm CST)
I installed GAdsManager on http://GayBarMaps.com and had a similar problem until I realized that I had to use the AdSense Channel NUMBER that Google supplied for that channel, not the NAME of the channel that I created. Could that be your problem also?
BTW, I also chimed in on your original post where you spoke of 70,000 impressions with zero clicks.
Steve
On Aug 22, 1:55 pm, "Andrew Bidochko <bidoc...@gmail.com>"
<bidoc...@gmail.com> wrote: > John, > I personally used channels to track my GadsManager ads, but > unfortunately reporting inside AdSense account doesn't display any > statistic for GadsManager channels. Is it a bug or am I doing > something wrong?
> var adsManager = new GAdsManager(map, "ca-pub-xxxx", {"maxAdsOnMap": > 5, "minZoomLevel": 6, "channel":"Your AdSense Channel"});
> On Aug 22, 11:26 am, "maps.huge.info" <cor...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Pam,
> > I just implemented the GadsManager on two of my sites (zip code > > overlays). No ads are showing but the pageviews in the AdSense reports > > are being skewed way out of proportion. I'm guessing that they are > > showing one page view for each tile loaded, regardless of if there is > > an ad or not.
> > I hate to say it, but I think this is a bust. There is no way to > > instruct the GadsManager as to what the context of the particular page > > is nor which essentially makes it useless for a system like mine where > > the map is generic and used for dozens of different uses. I will > > probably have to deactivate it.
> > Is there any plan to make this more useful? I can see several > > enhancements:
> > 1. Separate the pageviews generated from GadsManager from regular > > pageviews in the reports area of AdSense.
> > 2. Allow some sort of context keywords to be passed to GadsManager.
Hi all, We have confirmed that Adsense is recording a page view for each viewport change. This is a bug, and we're looking into it. Thanks to John for sending his stats over to us for checking out, and thanks to the other who've reported their findings.
By the way, Steve - I clicked on an ad on your map yesterday so you should see atleast 1 click :)
- pamela
On Aug 22, 4:44 pm, "S.Buescher" <SteveBuesc...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I installed GAdsManager onhttp://GayBarMaps.comand had a similar > problem until I realized that I had to use the AdSense Channel NUMBER > that Google supplied for that channel, not the NAME of the channel > that I created. Could that be your problem also?
> BTW, I also chimed in on your original post where you spoke of 70,000 > impressions with zero clicks.
> Steve
> On Aug 22, 1:55 pm, "Andrew Bidochko <bidoc...@gmail.com>"
> <bidoc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > John, > > I personally used channels to track my GadsManager ads, but > > unfortunately reporting inside AdSense account doesn't display any > > statistic for GadsManager channels. Is it a bug or am I doing > > something wrong?
> > var adsManager = new GAdsManager(map, "ca-pub-xxxx", {"maxAdsOnMap": > > 5, "minZoomLevel": 6, "channel":"Your AdSense Channel"});
> > On Aug 22, 11:26 am, "maps.huge.info" <cor...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Pam,
> > > I just implemented the GadsManager on two of my sites (zip code > > > overlays). No ads are showing but the pageviews in the AdSense reports > > > are being skewed way out of proportion. I'm guessing that they are > > > showing one page view for each tile loaded, regardless of if there is > > > an ad or not.
> > > I hate to say it, but I think this is a bust. There is no way to > > > instruct the GadsManager as to what the context of the particular page > > > is nor which essentially makes it useless for a system like mine where > > > the map is generic and used for dozens of different uses. I will > > > probably have to deactivate it.
> > > Is there any plan to make this more useful? I can see several > > > enhancements:
> > > 1. Separate the pageviews generated from GadsManager from regular > > > pageviews in the reports area of AdSense.
> > > 2. Allow some sort of context keywords to be passed to GadsManager.
> I installed GAdsManager onhttp://GayBarMaps.comand had a similar > problem until I realized that I had to use the AdSense Channel NUMBER > that Google supplied for that channel, not the NAME of the channel > that I created. Could that be your problem also?
> BTW, I also chimed in on your original post where you spoke of 70,000 > impressions with zero clicks.
> Steve
> On Aug 22, 1:55 pm, "Andrew Bidochko <bidoc...@gmail.com>"
> <bidoc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > John, > > I personally used channels to track my GadsManager ads, but > > unfortunately reporting inside AdSense account doesn't display any > > statistic for GadsManager channels. Is it a bug or am I doing > > something wrong?
> > var adsManager = new GAdsManager(map, "ca-pub-xxxx", {"maxAdsOnMap": > > 5, "minZoomLevel": 6, "channel":"Your AdSense Channel"});
> > On Aug 22, 11:26 am, "maps.huge.info" <cor...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Pam,
> > > I just implemented the GadsManager on two of my sites (zip code > > > overlays). No ads are showing but the pageviews in the AdSense reports > > > are being skewed way out of proportion. I'm guessing that they are > > > showing one page view for each tile loaded, regardless of if there is > > > an ad or not.
> > > I hate to say it, but I think this is a bust. There is no way to > > > instruct the GadsManager as to what the context of the particular page > > > is nor which essentially makes it useless for a system like mine where > > > the map is generic and used for dozens of different uses. I will > > > probably have to deactivate it.
> > > Is there any plan to make this more useful? I can see several > > > enhancements:
> > > 1. Separate the pageviews generated from GadsManager from regular > > > pageviews in the reports area of AdSense.
> > > 2. Allow some sort of context keywords to be passed to GadsManager.
Although I see thousands of Page Impressions for the channel I set up for the on-map ads, I see no clicks for that channel. To register a click you need to click on the map marker AND then click on the link in the infowindow - is that correct?
BTW, the standard AdSense for content ads themselves do reasonably well for clicks on the GayBarMaps.com site.
Steve
On Aug 22, 2007, at 8:39 PM, pamela (Google Employee) wrote:
> Hi all, > We have confirmed that Adsense is recording a page view for each > viewport change. This is a bug, and we're looking into it. > Thanks to John for sending his stats over to us for checking out, and > thanks to the other who've reported their findings.
> By the way, Steve - I clicked on an ad on your map yesterday so you > should see atleast 1 click :)
> - pamela
> On Aug 22, 4:44 pm, "S.Buescher" <SteveBuesc...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Andrew,
>> I installed GAdsManager onhttp://GayBarMaps.comand had a similar >> problem until I realized that I had to use the AdSense Channel NUMBER >> that Google supplied for that channel, not the NAME of the channel >> that I created. Could that be your problem also?
>> BTW, I also chimed in on your original post where you spoke of 70,000 >> impressions with zero clicks.
>> Steve
>> On Aug 22, 1:55 pm, "Andrew Bidochko <bidoc...@gmail.com>"
>> <bidoc...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> John, >>> I personally used channels to track my GadsManager ads, but >>> unfortunately reporting inside AdSense account doesn't display any >>> statistic for GadsManager channels. Is it a bug or am I doing >>> something wrong?
>>> var adsManager = new GAdsManager(map, "ca-pub-xxxx", {"maxAdsOnMap": >>> 5, "minZoomLevel": 6, "channel":"Your AdSense Channel"});
>>> On Aug 22, 11:26 am, "maps.huge.info" <cor...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Pam,
>>>> I just implemented the GadsManager on two of my sites (zip code >>>> overlays). No ads are showing but the pageviews in the AdSense >>>> reports >>>> are being skewed way out of proportion. I'm guessing that they are >>>> showing one page view for each tile loaded, regardless of if >>>> there is >>>> an ad or not.
>>>> I hate to say it, but I think this is a bust. There is no way to >>>> instruct the GadsManager as to what the context of the >>>> particular page >>>> is nor which essentially makes it useless for a system like mine >>>> where >>>> the map is generic and used for dozens of different uses. I will >>>> probably have to deactivate it.
>>>> Is there any plan to make this more useful? I can see several >>>> enhancements:
>>>> 1. Separate the pageviews generated from GadsManager from regular >>>> pageviews in the reports area of AdSense.
>>>> 2. Allow some sort of context keywords to be passed to GadsManager.
I switched to the channel number method too, will report back how it works. Is there an easier way to figure out the channel number other than creating a bogus ad to copy it from? That's the only way I saw. It would be nice if it was just listed somewhere.
I still get no ads on my maps. I guess it will take a few more months for the advertisers to get with the program.
Channel number works. It does separate out the map page views from the regular page views, however, the aggregate appears under the URL channel, which I can live with.
For those that desire to use this feature, it is a bit complex to figure out your channel number.
1. Go to your AdSense account and sign in. 2. Click on the AdSense Setup tab. 3. Click on the AdSense for Content link. 4. Click on the Single page link - you can use the wizard too, but single page is easier. 5. Roll down to the bottom of the page. 6. Use the provided link (Add new channel) to create a channel, or select the desired channel if you've already created it. 7. Copy the block of code in the "Your AdSense code:" text area and paste it into a text document. 8. Select out the number labeled "google_ad_channel" - this is your channel number. 9. In GadsManager, paste that in so it appears like this:
var adsManager = new GAdsManager(map, "ca-pub-<your publisher ID>", {channel:"<your channel number>"});
10. Don't forget this important line:
adsManager.enable();
There are other parameters for the GadsManagerOptions, see the documentation for those.
Did I miss something? Is there an easier way to get the channel number? If so, please post how.
I got one click so far! A whopping $.03, so it does seem to work. The big question is how do we tell our users this is there without violating AdSense's code of conduct in regard to discussing ads? Another nagging question is how to steer the ads into some sort of useful context, but that's another thread perhaps.
Hi John, I'll look into whether there's a better way to find the ad channel number. Regarding informing users about the ads, we think it's fine for you to say "The white markers are sponsored links. Click them for more information on the sponsor." The marker clicking is separate from the paid action, the info window click, so we believe that's within the adsense rules.
- pamela
On Aug 23, 8:05 am, "maps.huge.info" <cor...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Channel number works. It does separate out the map page views from the > regular page views, however, the aggregate appears under the URL > channel, which I can live with.
> For those that desire to use this feature, it is a bit complex to > figure out your channel number.
> 1. Go to your AdSense account and sign in. > 2. Click on the AdSense Setup tab. > 3. Click on the AdSense for Content link. > 4. Click on the Single page link - you can use the wizard too, but > single page is easier. > 5. Roll down to the bottom of the page. > 6. Use the provided link (Add new channel) to create a channel, or > select the desired channel if you've already created it. > 7. Copy the block of code in the "Your AdSense code:" text area and > paste it into a text document. > 8. Select out the number labeled "google_ad_channel" - this is your > channel number. > 9. In GadsManager, paste that in so it appears like this:
> var adsManager = new GAdsManager(map, "ca-pub-<your publisher ID>", > {channel:"<your channel number>"});
> 10. Don't forget this important line:
> adsManager.enable();
> There are other parameters for the GadsManagerOptions, see the > documentation for those.
> Did I miss something? Is there an easier way to get the channel > number? If so, please post how.
> I got one click so far! A whopping $.03, so it does seem to work. The > big question is how do we tell our users this is there without > violating AdSense's code of conduct in regard to discussing ads? > Another nagging question is how to steer the ads into some sort of > useful context, but that's another thread perhaps.
I haven't personally seen a single ad on any of my maps, so I don't know how they will work and especially, how they work with an existing click listener. I guess it will just take time for advertisers to get on board and run the ads, so I'll just leave things the way they are now. I can see that it might be useful for the Google sales team to have the statistics on map usage being generated, so perhaps having no ads is useful for that purpose if nothing else. Once I start seeing ads I will certainly post something as a notice to the users.
Thanks for your help and I look forward to improvements in the way the GadsManager functions in the future.
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