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Question

Google Adsense

Feb 8, 2013 4:52AM PST

Does anyone know what the effects are from the new policy change by Google from opt-out to opt-in?

Does this limit the number of users who accidently download an unwanted toolbar or reduce the number of ads on a toolbar search page?

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Re: adsense
Feb 8, 2013 5:02AM PST

Can you tell more (a link maybe?) about the new policy change by Google. I don't think that (as a simple browser user) I've ever opted-in or opted-out for any Google thing, so I have no idea what you're talking about.

In these forums I read a lot about unwanted toolbars that come with wanted software (our own CNET downloader is a good example), but I don't see any relation with Google. And what is a toolbar search page with ads? The nice search top right in Firefox doesn't come with ads (it's a pity left it out of IE9, isn't it - a very good argument to not use that program, I think).

Kees

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Google AdSense
Feb 9, 2013 2:48AM PST

Sure, so the way I understand it, a user when dowloading a program must opt-in to having the incredibar toolbar, or any other toolbar for that matter, install on your computer. There seems to be a lot of commentary on the web about how to uninstall this software so I figured there would be a some impact.

When you search through the toolbar on the screen, your using a portal designed through incredibar that powers the search through Google. When you run a search there will be different amounts of paid advertising displayed, and the toolbar provided and Google split the advertising dollars. I am wondering if anyone has noticed a change in the the way the search is displayed.