Google to ban "Term Paper" and "Essay" ads soon!

Timmy00Threads: 1 Posts: 29 Joined: May 15, 2007	May 15, 07, 05:06PM \| #1
Hie: I have heard that google will ban all kind of "term paper", "essays", "thesis" etc by next month. All term paper and essay related sites will not be able to use Adwords! Google is facing too much pressure from US educators and colleges. Term paper sites were already banned from Adsense in Feb, 2007. What a blow to cheaters and fraud companies! :)

Timmy00Threads: 1 Posts: 29 Joined: May 15, 2007	May 15, 07, 05:14PM \| #3
Currently I dont have. Actually I am from PK and I personally know many companies who run these wesbites. I got to know from a colleague who is working at EssayRelief that Google has emailed them. (I assume Google has emailed all advertisers). I will try to get a copy of that email. :)

MajorThreads: 21 Posts: 593 Joined: Oct 3, 2006	May 15, 07, 05:33PM \| #4
This is possible, but personally I highly doubt that they would do that. Perhaps they may ban one publisher for one or another reason, but I don't think they would ban the whole industry. Especially that they allow p0rn, gambling etc. and it brings them a lot of money. What about "homework help" or "tutoring" websites - they are actually in the same category.

Timmy00Threads: 1 Posts: 29 Joined: May 15, 2007	May 15, 07, 05:42PM \| #5
Yeeh, you are right. I doubt that they would do that because in their current "Content Guide" ads for "fake diplomas" are not allowed, yet many websites are still using Adwords for diploma mills. So, lets wait and see :)

WritersBeware

May 15, 07, 05:47PM | #6

Where did you "hear" that--from your brother's friend's housekeeper's daughter's teacher's father's pool boy?

Yes, AdSense no longer allows personal sites to participate in the AdSense program if they also contain advertising for term paper sites. I assume this is only because whiny teachers kept complaining to Google about how term paper ads were appearing on their own sites and other "educational" sites.

This has absolutely nothing to do with AdWords. AdWords will only ban illegal products.

Plus, even if it were true, it's not a "blow" to anyone, really. All essay sites would still be on even ground in regular search results.

Timmy00Threads: 1 Posts: 29 Joined: May 15, 2007	May 15, 07, 05:49PM \| #7
Quoting: WritersBeware, Post #6 Where did you "hear" that--from your brother's friend's housekeeper's daughter's teacher's father's pool boy? Scroll up!

WritersBeware	May 15, 07, 05:52PM \| #8
LOL! If Essayrelief got the email, it's probably because they are total frauds. That's good news for everyone.

MajorThreads: 21 Posts: 593 Joined: Oct 3, 2006	May 15, 07, 06:22PM \| #9
I actually didn't know Adsense didn't allow that (I think they had to ban them = if that's the case = for technical reasons as they couldn't really recognize the content of the publisher site). So in some cases "term paper ads" appeared on educational, university websites.

WritersBeware	May 15, 07, 07:19PM \| #10
Quoting: Major, Post #9 So in some cases "term paper ads" appeared on educational, university websites. Right. AdWords ads only appear in search engines, not on personal sites that use AdSense for revenue.

MajorThreads: 21 Posts: 593 Joined: Oct 3, 2006	May 15, 07, 07:29PM \| #11
Hmm - on the other hand it seems such ads do appear on some sites, for example educationindex.net

WritersBeware	May 15, 07, 11:32PM \| #12
Timmy00, I stand corrected. It's true. The curiosity was killing me, so I called a friend whose brother works for Google. In the next few weeks, Google will be closing all AdWords accounts that deal in the sale of custom or prewritten term papers or essays. Somewhere, Terry Semel is smiling.

Timmy00Threads: 1 Posts: 29 Joined: May 15, 2007	May 16, 07, 09:04AM \| #13
I have re-confirmed it too with few other ppl. Will be posting email body shortly. Ban will be aplicable for: Custom or pre-written term papers, essays, research papers, thesis papers and dissertations. This ban will not affect google's organic listing.

MajorThreads: 21 Posts: 593 Joined: Oct 3, 2006	May 16, 07, 09:11AM \| #14
What about the other countries - is the ban to be only on google.com (how about google.co.uk, google.com.pk etc.)?

Timmy00Threads: 1 Posts: 29 Joined: May 15, 2007	May 16, 07, 09:16AM \| #15
I have same question in my mind too. They havnt mentioned this in their email so I guess ban will be applicable for all countries. This will be a bad news for many people but at the same time goooooood news for some people. I mean after this ban 80% of google business will go to top-10 websites in organic listing.

Timmy00Threads: 1 Posts: 29 Joined: May 15, 2007	May 16, 07, 01:26PM \| #18
Quoting: Major, Post #17 Term Papers - am I missing something here (there are ads all over the place).. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=term+papers Ads will be suspended in next few weeks. Not immediatly.

WritersBeware	May 16, 07, 01:28PM \| #19
Quoting: Major, Post #17 Term Papers - am I missing something here (there are ads all over the place)..http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=term+papers I was highlighting the pending hypocrisy of Google.

MajorThreads: 21 Posts: 593 Joined: Oct 3, 2006	May 16, 07, 03:16PM \| #20
Yes - I don't know why essay or academic tutoring ads would be banned while the other stuff is freely available for the public..

newsPosts: 1 Joined: May 22, 2007	May 22, 07, 10:41AM \| #21
The ban is correct, please see the following link, the main education news on the BBC website. Google is to ban adverts for essay writing services - following claims that plagiarism is threatening the integrity of university degrees. There have been complaints from universities about students being sold customised essays on the internet. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/6680457.stm

MajorThreads: 21 Posts: 593 Joined: Oct 3, 2006	May 31, 07, 11:11PM \| #23
I would think it should start already. Maybe it was a hoax? :}

DylanPosts: 130 Joined: Aug 15, 2006	Jun 1, 07, 07:26AM \| #24
The news article is dated 22 May 2007 and says the ban will start next month, which by my reckoning is June :)

Timmy00Threads: 1 Posts: 29 Joined: May 15, 2007	Jun 8, 07, 07:32PM \| #27
Ads went off for "term papers" and "term paper" keywords

MajorThreads: 21 Posts: 593 Joined: Oct 3, 2006	Jul 8, 07, 05:17PM \| #28
So it's July and has anything changed in the aspect of essay and term paper ads on Google?

WritersBeware	Jul 8, 07, 09:38PM \| #29
There are no ads at all for "term papers," but there are still ads for "term paper writing" and all other similar keyword phrases. Why didn't Google simply close the AdWords accounts of essay mills so that all keywords would be banned at once? I think Google has handled the ban very poorly.

searchingPosts: 1 Joined: Sep 5, 2007	Sep 5, 07, 01:34PM \| #30
How comes Google bans some websites and leaves others? When searching for the term "essay" websites like essayrelief and ukessays are missing, however ads show up for website Coursework.Info

MajorThreads: 21 Posts: 593 Joined: Oct 3, 2006	Sep 5, 07, 02:07PM \| #31
Google like any other corporation isn't perfect...
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tinkywinkyPosts: 2 Joined: Mar 28, 2008	Mar 28, 08, 10:15PM \| #32
Coursework.Info submit their essays to Turnitin...preventing anyone from misusing their site.

thewriter12Threads: 4 Posts: 8 Joined: Oct 13, 2008	Oct 13, 08, 01:23AM \| #33
they deffiently need to delete all that false advertising

SanchezThreads: 1 Posts: 5 Joined: Nov 8, 2009	Nov 9, 09, 07:22PM \| #34
When I type 'essay help' in Google there are 8 ads about essay services. Is it good? It must be legal too.

WritersBeware	Nov 9, 09, 07:47PM \| #35
Complete garbage. Legitimate, trustworthy companies do not break other companies' advertising rules. Please stop asking us to help you decide which site to choose. That is NOT the purpose of this site.

pheelyks	Nov 9, 09, 07:53PM \| #36
Sanchez: When I type 'essay help' in Google there are 8 ads about essay services. Is it good? It must be legal too. I have some land under a bridge I'd like to sell you. PM me for details.

Dec 20, 09, 02:26PM | #37

Dec 20, 09, 02:30PM - Attached on merging:
Google's Policy about essay companies

So there I was, checking my mail, when I noticed that the sponsored link at the top of my g-mail page was for an essay-writing company. Nothing subtle about it, I think it was essaywriter.com, and it got me thinking...

I thought Google banned such services from its paid advertising? Did that only apply to adverts on the search pages?

WritersBeware	Dec 20, 09, 04:40PM \| #38
cocklejoe: I thought Google banned such services from its paid advertising? The fraudsters are desperate. Once they get banned, they sign-up with a new account, often with a different domain name. You just have to be vigilant and report them.

FracturegangThreads: 7 Posts: 489 Joined: Sep 12, 2008	Dec 20, 09, 08:43PM \| #39
WritersBeware: The fraudsters are desperate. Once they get banned, they sign-up with a new account, often with a different domain name. You just have to be vigilant and report them. Diamond cuts diamond. A fraudster knows a fraudster well.

stu4Threads: 30 Posts: 960 Joined: Mar 13, 2006 Observer	Jul 17, 12, 03:35PM \| #40
I see many essay ads on Google every day. Whats going on? It was for publicity only?

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MajorThreads: 21 Posts: 593 Joined: Oct 3, 2006	May 15, 07, 05:10PM \| #2
Interesting - got a link to the article?

MajorThreads: 21 Posts: 593 Joined: Oct 3, 2006	May 16, 07, 01:19PM \| #17
Term Papers - am I missing something here (there are ads all over the place).. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=term+papers

WritersBeware	May 31, 07, 09:05PM \| #22
Does the ban start tomorrow?

MajorThreads: 21 Posts: 593 Joined: Oct 3, 2006	Jun 1, 07, 07:35AM \| #25
I thought it would be June 1st... (today)

DylanPosts: 130 Joined: Aug 15, 2006	Jun 1, 07, 09:55AM \| #26
It's June all month long, Major :P


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