billdex

How can I make the ads float along the left/right side of the content?

In what way[s] does Adsense Manager differ from, well, just pasting the Adsense code directly into the template? I’ve pasted the code into the Main Index and the Sigle Post templates, and it looks ok…In other words, what’s the general purpose of the plugin?

Ok, here’s a response from David at Google. I’ve been emailing and re-emailing for the past few days, so here’s the result – no result ??
Bottom line – use at your own risk [what a surprise], BUT, since it’s not a toolbar, it seems to be ok to use it? That’s what I understood from the emailing back and forth. The whole thing has been formatted, I’ve removed my IP, links, and some other stuff. However, the point remains the same. Start reading from the bottom.

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Hi Bill,

You’re welcome to share this information with other users.

Sincerely,

David
The Google AdSense Team

Original Message Follows:
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From: “Bill Dexter” me[at]billdexter[dot]com
Subject: Re: [#156980457] WordPress Adsense Manager
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 17:53:05 -0400

Is it ok if I let the WordPress community know about this by posting this
entire message history as the plugin follow up?

—– Original Message —–
From: “Google AdSense” adsense-support[at]google[dot]com
To: “Bill Dexter” me[at]billdexter[dot]com
Sent: Friday, June 15, 2007 12:04 PM
Subject: Re: [#156980457] WordPress Adsense Manager

Hi Bill,

Thanks for following up. Generally, publishers are welcome to use
software that helps in the implementation of ads directly into the HTML of a web
page as long as the software doesn’t alter the appearance or behavior of
the ads.
Unfortunately, I’m unable to comment specifically on your software.

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From: “Bill Dexter” me[at]billdexter[dot]com
Subject: Re: [#156980457] WordPress Adsense Manager
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 19:52:49 -0400

One more thing: I’m sure that every script has to comply with the TOS.
I’ve read in the TOS that “a site or third party cannot display our ads,
search box, search results, or referral buttons as a result of the actions of
any software application such as a toolbar.” Now, the question is: is
Adsense Manager for WordPress a toolbar or a script? And, if it is a script, is
it allowed? You see, there’s no direct manipulation of the code itself,
so…? If you’re not totally comfortable to give me your honest opinion over
this email, then please consider making a post on my blog from a public or
your home computer. Know what I mean?

—– Original Message —–
From: “Google AdSense” adsense-support[at]google[dot]com
To: “Bill Dexter” me[at]billdexter[dot]com
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 12:04 PM
Subject: Re: [#156980457] WordPress Adsense Manager

Hi,

Rest assured that you may view pages containing your own Google ads
without the risk of generating invalid impressions. However, we’d like
to remind you that clicking on your own ads for any reason is strictly
prohibited by our program policies.

Original Message Follows:
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From: “Bill Dexter” me[at]billdexter[dot]com
Subject: Re: [#156980457] WordPress Adsense Manager
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 21:43:27 -0400

If you can, please disregard/remove today’s 2 [two] ad impressions from
IP address xx.xx.xx.xx [my ip]. I was testing the code.

—– Original Message —–
From: “Google AdSense” adsense-support[at]google[dot]com
To: me[at]billdexter[dot]com
Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 1:16 PM
Subject: Re: [#156980457] WordPress Adsense Manager

Hi,

We’re unable to comment on third party software at this time.
We recommend that you exercise caution when using third-party software
to ensure that you do not violate the AdSense Terms and Conditions and
that you do not inadvertently disclose sensitive personal information or
information about your site through the use of such software. Please
note that AdSense participants are solely responsible for verifying that
any tools or software used in conjunction with AdSense do not violate the
AdSense Terms and Conditions.

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From: me[at]billdexter[dot]com
Subject: WordPress Adsense Manager
Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2007 21:16:52 -0700

Is the latest version of WordPress Adsense Manager [2.3] in compliance
with Google TOS?