Date: Wed, Nov 7 2007 1:43 pm
From: Inside AdSense Team
http://groups.google.com/group/Inside-AdSense/browse_thread/thread/0721a275b06ea542?hl=en
Since launching video units to U.S. publishers with English-language
websites, we've received quite a few emails about this new product.
Here are the top 4 questions we'd like to address:1. I
selected "Automated Content" but the videos aren't relevant to my site.
What can I do?Thanks to your feedback, we've implemented a feature to
improve content relevance. Before, if you typed in [cars planes taxis],
for example, only videos which matched all of these keywords would be
returned. If there were no videos which matched all of these keywords,
we delivered a default set of videos from the most popular YouTube
partner content. We've modified this so that now [cars planes taxis]
will deliver videos which have to do with cars or planes or taxis. This
will greatly reduce the likelihood of default popular content being
delivered to your units. In general, to refine video targeting with
the "Automated Content" setting, you should try different keyword
combinations to see what works best.2. Can I select the individual
videos that appear in my video unit?It isn't currently possible to
select individual videos for your video units. If you're
choosing "Automated Content" for your video unit, you can further
refine video targeting by testing different combinations of keywords.3.
I followed your instructions to link my AdSense and YouTube accounts,
but my account still shows as "pending". I haven't gotten a
confirmation email yet.You might have to manually link your AdSense
Account to your YouTube account. To do so please follow the steps below.
- Log in to your AdSense account.
- Click the "Account Access" link located under the "My Account" tab.
- Under "sites", find "www.youtube.com" and click the "grant access"
link.Your AdSense account should now successfully be linked to your
YouTube account.4. Do you offer any other sizes for the video
units?Right now, we only offer the three sizes listed in your account
when you generate the ad code -- note that the 'mini' size is larger
than what appears on your code generation page. We'll be sure to
announce any new sizes and styles as they become available.Please keep
in mind that video units are different from click-to-play video ads;
while video units contain YouTube partner videos complemented by
standard AdSense ads, click-to-play video ads are ads created by
AdWords advertisers in video format. At this time, no in-stream video
ads will show in your video units.To make changes to your video units
or try them out for the first time, visit your AdSense Setup page.
Thanks again for your feedback, and stay tuned for more updates on
video units.Posted by Ryan Hayward - AdSense Product Marketing
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Posted By Inside AdSense Team to Inside AdSense at 11/07/2007 01:42:00
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