is this legal from AdSense ? - Then why Park?

[stock_post]

-- Taking the url off --------- I don't want to be the guy to have them banned by Google.

if yes, whey do we need parking companies?

[draggar]

I don't think it's against the TOS but probably hard to get relevant ads (unless the meta is read).

ToS (from Mallie's thread on Adsense on .org sites):
https://www.google.com/adsense/suppo...n&answer=48182

It doesn't look like there is no rule saying that there has to be content.

Edit (again) it is against the rules, red bold near the bottom:

Site Content While Google offers broad access to a variety of content in the search index, publishers in the AdSense program may only place Google ads on sites that adhere to our content guidelines, and ads must not be displayed on any page with content primarily in an unsupported language. View a list of supported languages.
Sites displaying Google ads may not include:

• Violent content, racial intolerance, or advocacy against any individual, group, or organization
• Pornography, adult, or mature content
• Hacking/cracking content
• Illicit drugs and drug paraphernalia
• Excessive profanity
• Gambling or casino-related content
• Content regarding programs which compensate users for clicking on ads or offers, performing searches, surfing websites, or reading emails
• Excessive, repetitive, or irrelevant keywords in the content or code of web pages
• Deceptive or manipulative content or construction to improve your site's search engine ranking, e.g., your site's PageRank
• Sales or promotion of weapons or ammunition (e.g., firearms, fighting knives, stun guns)
• Sales or promotion of beer or hard alcohol
• Sales or promotion of tobacco or tobacco-related products
• Sales or promotion of prescription drugs
• Sales or promotion of products that are replicas or imitations of designer goods
• Sales or distribution of term papers or student essays
• Any other content that is illegal, promotes illegal activity, or infringes on the legal rights of others

Site and Ad Behavior Sites showing Google ads should be easy for users to navigate and should not contain excessive pop-ups. AdSense code may not be altered, nor may standard ad behavior be manipulated in any way that is not explicitly permitted by Google.

• Sites showing Google ads may not contain pop-ups or pop-unders that interfere with site navigation, change user preferences, or initiate downloads.
• Any AdSense code must be pasted directly into webpages without modification. AdSense participants are not allowed to alter any portion of the code or change the behavior, targeting, or delivery of ads. For instance, clicks on Google ads may not result in a new browser window being launched.
• 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.
• No AdSense code may be integrated into a software application.
• Webpages containing AdSense code may not be loaded by any software that can trigger pop-ups, redirect users to unwanted websites, modify browser settings, or otherwise interfere with site navigation. It is your responsibility to ensure that no ad network or affiliate uses such methods to direct traffic to pages that contain your AdSense code.
• Referral offerings must be made without any obligation or requirement to end users. Publishers may not solicit email addresses from users in conjunction with AdSense referral units.
• Publishers using online advertising to drive traffic to pages showing Google ads must comply with the spirit of Google's Landing Page Quality Guidelines. For instance, if you advertise for sites participating in the AdSense program, the advertising should not be deceptive to users.

Ad Placement AdSense offers a number of ad formats and advertising products. Publishers are encouraged to experiment with a variety of placements, provided the following policies are respected:

• Up to three ad units may be displayed on each page.
• A maximum of two Google AdSense for search boxes may be placed on a page.
• Up to three link units may also be placed on each page.
• Up to three referral units may be displayed on a page, in addition to the ad units, search boxes, and link units specified above.
• AdSense for search results pages may show only a single ad link unit in addition to the ads Google serves with the search results. No other ads may be displayed on your search results page.
• No Google ad or Google search box may be displayed in a pop-up, pop-under, or in an email.
• Elements on a page must not obscure any portion of the ads.
• No Google ad may be placed on any non-content-based pages.
• No Google ad may be placed on pages published specifically for the purpose of showing ads, whether or not the page content is relevant.

But, you can easily go around this with a few paragraphs of original content (and could their logo be considered content?)

[Gerry]

But, you can easily go around this with a few paragraphs of original content (and could their logo be considered content?)

Perhaps Google has not found them yet. Or, perhaps this page is not in violation of Google parking for domains.

As for the google logo, that appears as part of the "Google For Search" option.

On the surface it does appear to be a violation of Googles AdSense TOS, but who know...Google changes things around so much.

[tetrapak]

This is a no content "website", 100% against Google TOS. If big G finds out, they are gone..

[Vorty]

Well, that website is clearly against the TOS.

No Google ad may be placed on any non-content-based pages.

I have seen a bunch of website just like that one, without anything but google ads, then people get surprised when they are banned...

[Acro]

It's not legal and it's a matter of time before Google's Adsense department finds out.

[fischermx]

Well, Google just released their parking program for every body (previously available just for big companies).
So, basically, there's no too much difference, though, still against their TOS.
I suppose in these cases Google will now simply instruct the user about using the parking program, instead of the original adsense.

[Focus]

anyone having any good results from google parking?

whats the highest click value you are getting?