Michael Wong

Google has remove the related searches feature on its AdSense ads a day after it was quietly introduced. The new feature caused a huge uproar in the webmaster community as soon as it was introduced because publishers were not compensated for the clicks it sent to Google. According to a forum member known as GoogleGuy - an unspecified employee of Google - unprecedented criticism from webmasters made Google change their mind about the feature. GoogleGuy goes on to say, "As a result of this feedback, we decided to temporarily disable this feature. We will soon re-release this feature with greater flexibility for the publishers. I don't know if this will be opt-in or opt-out, but I believe publishers will be able to turn off the feature if they don't want to use it." I guess Google aren't as clued up on public opinion as they are on search engine algorithms, but at least they listened when the din got too loud. [Full story: Related Searches - WebmasterWorld]

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