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As part of our ongoing efforts to increase transparency around our policies, we've recently launched a policy FAQs section in our Help Center to address some of the commonly asked questions that we receive from our publishers. Some example questions in this new section include: Part 1: Site content Would an image of a girl in a bikini be considered adult content? Part 2: Ad implementation When blending ads to match in with my site, how do I make sure that the ads don’t mimic the format of the content without having gaudy ads? Part 3: Mobile-related Is placing a 300 x 250 ad unit on top of a high-end mobile optimized page considered a policy violation? Part 4: Appeals and violation reporting My account got disabled and my appeal was denied. Is there any way I can start over? Our AdSense policies are in place to ensure that Google’s display and search networks provide a safe and positive experience for our users, advertisers, and publishers.  We hope that you find these new FAQs he...

We’re fast approaching the end of another year and it’s time to take a look back over the last 12 months. Here’s some of our 2013 highlights:   We can’t talk about 2013 without remembering that AdSense turned 10 in June. To celebrate 10 years of partnerships with publishers, we took a look back and heard from some of you who have been with us since the very beginning . Over 12,000 of you also joined in by taking part in the AdSense 10 Challenge . We looked at ways to drive a positive experience for your users, giving our text ads a more modern and user-friendly design and announcing the launch of our brand new mobile anchor ads .  We launched a number of new ad formats, giving you more flexibility and supporting your multi-screen strategy . In fact, we spent a lot of time talking about your multi-screen strategy , with our recent multi-device series and our newly launched multi-screen optimization score in your scorecard . We were lucky enough to meet many of you at our e...

Last month, hundreds of Top Contributors (TCs) from around the world joined us at the Googleplex for the annual Top Contributors Summi t, including some of our very own Top Contributors.  Every day, these 95 volunteers (84 AdSense Top Contributors and 11 Rising Stars) answer questions and help publishers find the resources they’re looking for by responding in the Help Forum. We want to say thank you to all of these individuals for their consistent help and dedication.  If you’re interested in becoming an AdSense Top Contributor, we encourage you to get involved in the AdSense Help Forum and learn more about the Top Contributor program on this website .   Posted by Ayaka Nishino - Inside AdSense Team Was this blog post useful?  Share your feedback with us .

At some point most app developers will be faced with the question: ‘What’s the best way to monetize my app?’. There are many business models, but many don’t think about the additional opportunities to earn revenue from content they’ve already created. Izumi Artisan is a Japanese developer who’s been successful in earning money from his app, then using the content to create a website to earn additional income. We will explore his strategy in this post. ------------------------------------------------------------ [Goal] Maximize revenue from the web Improve user experience Expand business overseas [Approach] Monetize both website and app Create an environment where the users can help each other to finish the game [Results] 40% of the total revenue came from the website   Improved profitability and usability with low overhead ------------------------------------------------------------ ‘Old Offender was the very first app that we made’ At the time of building our first app, my b...