Comments on: Orkut Allows Users To Publish Ads On Profile Pages - Is It Just A Rumor? http://www.watblog.com/2008/06/08/orkut-allows-users-to-publish-ads-on-profile-pages-is-it-just-a-rumor/ The Refreshing Blog on Web, Advertising and Technology in India! Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:11:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Amit Aggarwal http://www.watblog.com/2008/06/08/orkut-allows-users-to-publish-ads-on-profile-pages-is-it-just-a-rumor/#comment-7990 Amit Aggarwal Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:04:05 +0000 http://www.watblog.com/2008/06/08/orkut-allows-users-to-publish-ads-on-profile-pages-is-it-just-a-rumor/#comment-7990 Here is the link of google FAQ for that http://www.google.com/forms/user_faq.html Here is the link of google FAQ for that http://www.google.com/forms/user_faq.html

]]> By: Amit Aggarwal http://www.watblog.com/2008/06/08/orkut-allows-users-to-publish-ads-on-profile-pages-is-it-just-a-rumor/#comment-7898 Amit Aggarwal Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:49:48 +0000 http://www.watblog.com/2008/06/08/orkut-allows-users-to-publish-ads-on-profile-pages-is-it-just-a-rumor/#comment-7898 While browsing some community on orkut I saw an ad which was about "Help orkut in making it a better place and get paid for it". Google is paying people up to $65 for an hour you spent (in person or on telephone) with google researcher on providing feedback and your experience on orkut. Unfortunately, I lost that link and couldn't found it again. I even did a lot of google search for this but no results.[:(] While browsing some community on orkut I saw an ad which was about “Help orkut in making it a better place and get paid for it”. Google is paying people up to $65 for an hour you spent (in person or on telephone) with google researcher on providing feedback and your experience on orkut. Unfortunately, I lost that link and couldn’t found it again. I even did a lot of google search for this but no results.[:(]

]]> By: orkutplus.org http://www.watblog.com/2008/06/08/orkut-allows-users-to-publish-ads-on-profile-pages-is-it-just-a-rumor/#comment-7820 orkutplus.org Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:33:07 +0000 http://www.watblog.com/2008/06/08/orkut-allows-users-to-publish-ads-on-profile-pages-is-it-just-a-rumor/#comment-7820 This is very old. They have been <a href="http://www.orkutplus.org/2008/05/google-ads-on-orkut-degrading-orkutting.html" rel="nofollow">displaying (testing?) ads</a> since Jan '08 This is very old. They have been displaying (testing?) ads since Jan ‘08

]]> By: Rashmi Ranjan Padhy http://www.watblog.com/2008/06/08/orkut-allows-users-to-publish-ads-on-profile-pages-is-it-just-a-rumor/#comment-7818 Rashmi Ranjan Padhy Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:21:46 +0000 http://www.watblog.com/2008/06/08/orkut-allows-users-to-publish-ads-on-profile-pages-is-it-just-a-rumor/#comment-7818 I do not agree with your above comments.... And here is the reason why ... Google is having the similar service for blogger,however, after moving from CPM to CPC, the publishers have never got money from displaying ads on their blogs. The only people who would be benefiting from that would be the advertisers and not the publishers. They get to display free ads on user's profile paying peanuts for those who click thru. This system of online advertisement is for the benefit of the advertisers only and not for the publishers. Secondly, your subject, seems like it was deliberately given to attract readers. :) I do not agree with your above comments….

And here is the reason why …

Google is having the similar service for blogger,however, after moving from CPM to CPC, the publishers have never got money from displaying ads on their blogs.

The only people who would be benefiting from that would be the advertisers and not the publishers. They get to display free ads on user’s profile paying peanuts for those who click thru.

This system of online advertisement is for the benefit of the advertisers only and not for the publishers.

Secondly, your subject, seems like it was deliberately given to attract readers. :)

]]> By: raghav soni http://www.watblog.com/2008/06/08/orkut-allows-users-to-publish-ads-on-profile-pages-is-it-just-a-rumor/#comment-7816 raghav soni Sun, 08 Jun 2008 14:13:21 +0000 http://www.watblog.com/2008/06/08/orkut-allows-users-to-publish-ads-on-profile-pages-is-it-just-a-rumor/#comment-7816 when i said a problem in heading that means that from that heading one get the idea that the service of paying users has alredy started.....but it hasn't till now so u shud have written google may allow......now as far as particularly google paying to profile owners is concerned they would never do why cos if they pay on orkut then soon they have to pay users on gmail...too........so do you think a company like google would this suicidal thing.......and as far as putting adsense is concerned google searches a site b4 granting adsense id.....so fraudlent clicks and information mangaement is another detterent............((((the most important thing that orkut do not allow below 18 people and majority of users are childrens or teenagers so just imagine if they have to ask for payment by submitting there parents tax information.....wouldnt that be a fraud activity cos a user is a child but parent gets the payment which advertiser would put ad there ..........and what they would put a bournvita advertisement) ........google never stopped ads on orkut though they did stop ads on profile ....if u want to see those ads go to any profile and click any word in their profile like fashion etc.....you wud be getting results for fashion on orkut and at the right side would be advertisements....this is just like adsense for search. when i said a problem in heading that means that from that heading one get the idea that the service of paying users has alredy started…..but it hasn’t till now so u shud have written google may allow……now as far as particularly google paying to profile owners is concerned they would never do why cos if they pay on orkut then soon they have to pay users on gmail…too……..so do you think a company like google would this suicidal thing…….and as far as putting adsense is concerned google searches a site b4 granting adsense id…..so fraudlent clicks and information mangaement is another detterent…………((((the most important thing that orkut do not allow below 18 people and majority of users are childrens or teenagers so just imagine if they have to ask for payment by submitting there parents tax information…..wouldnt that be a fraud activity cos a user is a child but parent gets the payment which advertiser would put ad there ……….and what they would put a bournvita advertisement) ……..google never stopped ads on orkut though they did stop ads on profile ….if u want to see those ads go to any profile and click any word in their profile like fashion etc…..you wud be getting results for fashion on orkut and at the right side would be advertisements….this is just like adsense for search.

]]> By: Shāyon http://www.watblog.com/2008/06/08/orkut-allows-users-to-publish-ads-on-profile-pages-is-it-just-a-rumor/#comment-7815 Shāyon Sun, 08 Jun 2008 13:45:38 +0000 http://www.watblog.com/2008/06/08/orkut-allows-users-to-publish-ads-on-profile-pages-is-it-just-a-rumor/#comment-7815 @ Raghav... I'm confused! first u say that there's a problem with my heading...and then you call it "nice catchy". What exactly do you wanna mean? Secondly, this is the era of free sharing and services. Ideally, every user should be given the option of opting out of having ads on their own profile pages. Secondly, because such a choice is given, Google should pay the users who decide to put them up so that Orkuteers feel the impetus of allowing advertisements on their pages. Now, a reality check. Google also owns Blogger. So, if you think Google has the right of monetizing Orkut pages, then it should also reserve the right of monetizing Blogger pages, isn't it? In that case, why doesn't it just go ahead and do it? Why does it allow blog publishers the choice and also pay them up for the clicks? The idea is simple, Raghav...more the pageviews, more the rewards...both for the user and for Google too. If you ask an employee that doing great work is his job and pay another extra for doing a good job, it is always going to be the other employee giving you better performance. Rather than using the stick to judge performancesm just use the carrot. @ Raghav…

I’m confused! first u say that there’s a problem with my heading…and then you call it “nice catchy”. What exactly do you wanna mean?
Secondly, this is the era of free sharing and services. Ideally, every user should be given the option of opting out of having ads on their own profile pages. Secondly, because such a choice is given, Google should pay the users who decide to put them up so that Orkuteers feel the impetus of allowing advertisements on their pages.
Now, a reality check. Google also owns Blogger. So, if you think Google has the right of monetizing Orkut pages, then it should also reserve the right of monetizing Blogger pages, isn’t it? In that case, why doesn’t it just go ahead and do it? Why does it allow blog publishers the choice and also pay them up for the clicks?
The idea is simple, Raghav…more the pageviews, more the rewards…both for the user and for Google too. If you ask an employee that doing great work is his job and pay another extra for doing a good job, it is always going to be the other employee giving you better performance. Rather than using the stick to judge performancesm just use the carrot.

]]> By: raghav soni http://www.watblog.com/2008/06/08/orkut-allows-users-to-publish-ads-on-profile-pages-is-it-just-a-rumor/#comment-7814 raghav soni Sun, 08 Jun 2008 13:28:59 +0000 http://www.watblog.com/2008/06/08/orkut-allows-users-to-publish-ads-on-profile-pages-is-it-just-a-rumor/#comment-7814 there is a problem in youe heading though i wont get into it..........as far as orkut paying users is concerned google would never do that sort of thing cos imagine than there would be millions of people for whom google would have to keep records of.......and google's policy has always been to reward publishers who has made content this sort of things is impossible and google would put there own ads rather than to pay people cos they also have to earn money in this business .......the era of paying users is started by cheap companies .....though bigger companies would never get into it....btw nice catchy headline ................ there is a problem in youe heading though i wont get into it……….as far as orkut paying users is concerned google would never do that sort of thing cos imagine than there would be millions of people for whom google would have to keep records of…….and google’s policy has always been to reward publishers who has made content this sort of things is impossible and google would put there own ads rather than to pay people cos they also have to earn money in this business …….the era of paying users is started by cheap companies …..though bigger companies would never get into it….btw nice catchy headline …………….

]]> By: Shāyon http://www.watblog.com/2008/06/08/orkut-allows-users-to-publish-ads-on-profile-pages-is-it-just-a-rumor/#comment-7813 Shāyon Sun, 08 Jun 2008 13:17:48 +0000 http://www.watblog.com/2008/06/08/orkut-allows-users-to-publish-ads-on-profile-pages-is-it-just-a-rumor/#comment-7813 @ Ruchi... The advertisements better be content specific or else they shall never work. However, I am not too sure if such is the case, at least now. Neither am I sure if Google has at all indexed the Orkut pages & unless they have indexed the pages, will it be possible for them to target ads? Moreover, Orkut profiles are private. One needs to be a member to be able to view others' profiles. I just can't understand why profile pages are not being turned public, like Facebook, LinkedIn and MySpace. Moreover, if you check out the advertisement Google put up on my profile page, it's about DJs for parties. I doubt I have any content on my page to get such an ad over here. Moreover, this screenshot was taken off my home page (dashboard) and not off my profile page. I still need to check up if such ads are visible even in the communitites. @ Ruchi…

The advertisements better be content specific or else they shall never work. However, I am not too sure if such is the case, at least now. Neither am I sure if Google has at all indexed the Orkut pages & unless they have indexed the pages, will it be possible for them to target ads? Moreover, Orkut profiles are private. One needs to be a member to be able to view others’ profiles. I just can’t understand why profile pages are not being turned public, like Facebook, LinkedIn and MySpace.
Moreover, if you check out the advertisement Google put up on my profile page, it’s about DJs for parties. I doubt I have any content on my page to get such an ad over here. Moreover, this screenshot was taken off my home page (dashboard) and not off my profile page. I still need to check up if such ads are visible even in the communitites.

]]> By: Ruchi http://www.watblog.com/2008/06/08/orkut-allows-users-to-publish-ads-on-profile-pages-is-it-just-a-rumor/#comment-7812 Ruchi Sun, 08 Jun 2008 13:10:22 +0000 http://www.watblog.com/2008/06/08/orkut-allows-users-to-publish-ads-on-profile-pages-is-it-just-a-rumor/#comment-7812 Its Sunday (rainy) afternoon and cant think of gelling up with friends for a hot cuppa of coffee thanks to the sad state of Mumbai roads, I decide to catch up with friends on Orkut. The first thing I see after i am logged in is the Naukri advertisement in the bottom right hand conner. Yes Shayon it looks like Orkut is in the testing stage, but the interesting fact is that the ad which was shown to me was directly targeted to me. By this I mean, just a day before I had updated my profile and changed my professional status and next time i logged on the Naukri ad pops up on my home page! This can just be a co-incidence but more than that I feel what we are seeing here is 'Behavioral Targeting'. If thats the case than i don't mind Orkut putting up ads and I am sure others might not mind it either. Another interesting fact is Orkut had first tried to put up ads in Brazil last year. But it went bust when a Brazilian nonprofit group, lodged a complaint with the Brazilian advertising body alleging that some of the pages in Orkut carry child pornography and other illegal content. http://mashable.com/2007/10/03/orkut-ads/ Orkut has already been in trouble in India, we can only hope putting up ads doesn't call for more trouble. As they say time will only tell :) Its Sunday (rainy) afternoon and cant think of gelling up with friends for a hot cuppa of coffee thanks to the sad state of Mumbai roads, I decide to catch up with friends on Orkut. The first thing I see after i am logged in is the Naukri advertisement in the bottom right hand conner.

Yes Shayon it looks like Orkut is in the testing stage, but the interesting fact is that the ad which was shown to me was directly targeted to me. By this I mean, just a day before I had updated my profile and changed my professional status and next time i logged on the Naukri ad pops up on my home page! This can just be a co-incidence but more than that I feel what we are seeing here is ‘Behavioral Targeting’. If thats the case than i don’t mind Orkut putting up ads and I am sure others might not mind it either.

Another interesting fact is Orkut had first tried to put up ads in Brazil last year. But it went bust when a Brazilian nonprofit group, lodged a complaint with the Brazilian advertising body alleging that some of the pages in Orkut carry child pornography and other illegal content.
http://mashable.com/2007/10/03/orkut-ads/

Orkut has already been in trouble in India, we can only hope putting up ads doesn’t call for more trouble. As they say time will only tell :)

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