This I didn’t know until I read a post over at Matt’s blog:
Perhaps rather than trying to find better ways to hide from Google, they should just stop the questionable behaviour in the first place. This is one of the reasons we took an early stance by banning PPP on WordPress.com, and other blog hosts should do the same.
Does this mean they’ll do the same with other similar ad markets like ReviewMe, Text Link Ads, etc? Think so?
But wait, check this trackback to my blog about the ReviewMe affiliate. The support guys from WordPress says “ReviewMe is okay, yes.”
However, an update on that post revealed that they’ve pulled back and disallow any participation with ReviewMe. Interesting twist and turn, huh?
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What a load of crock - who the hell is WP to decide that?
ugh.
yap… only payperpost is banned at Wordpress.com
WP can decide to do, whatever they want, for their own network.
And there’s a big difference between basic, upfront advertising such as google ads, test-link-ads and PPP type shady cash-for-comment practices that still, imho, have some dubiousness about their nature.
Ok lang yan, huwag lang gagaya ang Blogspot.
Sayang din yung kita sa mga yan eh.
waitaminute, does this only apply to the free Wordpress hosted blogs (the name.wordpress.com types) or does it also apply to us?
I’m pretty sure it’s only the Wordpress.com blog network.
@AhmedF - Your free hosts? Your blog platform makers? Who else.
Well if WP bans it due to fears of being banned/penalized by Google, then Google will probably crack down on other sites that has WP - even those outside the network….
*sigh*
Let’s make things clear here, they’re only banning PPP on their own WordPress.com network.
That’s fine as long as they stay off my own site even though I’m a WordPress fan myself. I love them for giving WP to the world, and I think they should stick to that.
jhay: but it seems like Google is poised to penalize everyone who uses PPP.
i think its WP’s way of saying “get a real job”
Scoble covered this topic back in November. Wordpress.com’s CEO Toni even commented to clarify this isn’t a PayPerPost-specific issue. WP.com doesn’t allow any advertising on their free hosting, unrelated to PPP or SEO. Although I understand their free hosting business model problem, there is a pretty easy solution: rev-share with WP.com bloggers who would like to do some sponsored blogging.
Scoble’s post and Toni’s comment can be found here: http://scobleizer.com/2006/11/10/wordpresscom-doesnt-allow-payperpost-and-other-seo-gaming/#comment-165876
I’m fully aware that legally it is A-OK - it is theirs to do as they see fit.
But in the grander scheme of things, it isn’t a forum. It isn’t a place to keep focused on one topic of what not. Its a hosting application that supposedly allows you to post whatever you want.
Don’t pull out the ’scum’ argument - if I wanted your moral superiority, I would have asked for it. Just because you believe in something does not give you the ‘credibility’ to cite that as a reason.
Do I think PPP is crap? Sure.
Regardless, it is moot. Thanks to VC Dan we get the real point - it isn’t a PPP specific thing, it is a ‘no ads’ thing.
For sure Blogspot allows Google Ads on their users’ pages…
At first this is good that I can post a Reviewme at Wordpress Free hosting. But the WP Support group took it out immediately after seeing my post. Anyway they the right to do it since it is a free hosting.
Poor hosted blogs, they can’t earn anymore:(
What a load of crock - who the hell is WP to decide that?
Probably they own their own network? its their own stuff and they can do what ever they want on it.
and if your a freeloader and whine about it then probably u should start spending at least 1 usd per month to get a decent host and do what ever you want with it.
Google Goes after the Everyday Blogger
http://community.izea.com/blog/2007/11/google-goes-aft.html
i have a blog at WP.com which have a PR of 6… after i learned that i can earn money from my blogs i realize that the one i have in WP.com is such a waste… i cannot use it to generate some sort of income.
Google is very bad …