For those following this, yesterday AndAppStore received a payment for the first two months of the nearly three months that had not bee paid.
That means that Google have only not paid for their use in November, which, as the proceeds hadn't reached the payout level, I suppose is something we'll have to live with. Al. -- * Looking for Android Apps? - Try http://andappstore.com/ * ====== Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the company number 6741909. The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's subsidiaries. On 24 Nov 2009, at 07:23, Al Sutton wrote: > We've switched to OpenX.org from AdSense and it looks an interesting > platform, so we've approached them about creating an Android library for > embedding in Apps as opposed to trying to start up a network from scratch. > > For those not familiar with OpenX; It's an open source ad platform where you > can either download and install the ad server on your own systems or you can > use their hosted offering and they take care of the server. They offer an > OpenX market place for which does advert brokering, and so they've got > everything in place that we would need to build from scratch. > > I'll keep you updated as to how things go. > > Al. > -- > > * Looking for Android Apps? - Try http://andappstore.com/ * > > ====== > Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the company > number 6741909. > > The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not necessarily > those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's subsidiaries. > > On 23 Nov 2009, at 20:06, Sean Hodges wrote: > >> On Monday 23 Nov 2009 19:19:30 Al Sutton wrote: >>> It's certainly got me worried about the Google takeover of AdMob. Maybe >>> AndAppStore should start offering an ad network :) >> >> Now that would be REALLY interesting.... :) >> >> >> >> >>> Will do, at the moment getting hold of a human seems to be the *really* >>> hard part. >>> >>> It's certainly got me worried about the Google takeover of AdMob. Maybe >>> AndAppStore should start offering an ad network :) >>> >>> Al. >>> -- >>> >>> * Looking for Android Apps? - Try http://andappstore.com/ * >>> >>> ====== >>> Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the company >>> number 6741909. >>> >>> The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not >>> necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's >>> subsidiaries. >>> >>> On 23 Nov 2009, at 19:05, Fred Grott wrote: >>>> I feel your pain Al I was planning on making some of my Apps ad revenue >>>> supported.. >>>> >>>> Can you keep us updated on what happens and still try to get hold of >>>> human at Google..there still may be a royal mess up on their automated >>>> system that mistakenly flagged your account.. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Fred Grott >>>> Android Mobile Developer >>>> http://mobilebytes.wordpress.com >>>> googlewave: [email protected] >>>> Chat Google Talk: fred.grott Skype: fred.grott >>>> Contact Me >>>> >>>> >>>> --- @ WiseStamp Signature. Get it now >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 11:22 AM, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> We get paid in GBP, so the limits are a little different, but we had a >>>> pay-out prior to month 1 so it started at 0, during mont 1 we were just >>>> short of the payout level and month 2 took us well over it. The payment >>>> doesn't get processed to the end of month 3, and because the account is >>>> now suspended we probably won't see either of the first 2 months, nor any >>>> of month 3 which looked like it was going to cross the payout threshold >>>> as well. >>>> >>>> Now the account is suspended we can't even see how much we were due (you >>>> just get a pretty empty page saying its' disabled). >>>> >>>> I have no problem with them taking the T&Cs seriously, and I would warmly >>>> welcome an indication of what we're suppose to have done, but we've had >>>> nothing even close to a reason let alone seeing any actual proof of what >>>> they believe we've done, so basically Google have used AndAppStore for >>>> advertising for nearly three months and now are trying to get away with >>>> not paying for it. >>>> >>>> Its' left a *very* bad taste in my mouth about Google, and yes I don't >>>> just mean AdSense. >>>> >>>> Al. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> * Looking for Android Apps? - Try http://andappstore.com/ * >>>> >>>> ====== >>>> Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the company >>>> number 6741909. >>>> >>>> The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not >>>> necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's >>>> subsidiaries. >>>> >>>> On 23 Nov 2009, at 17:01, Maps.Huge.Info (Maps API Guru) wrote: >>>>> Why would you go three months without being paid? The only reason I >>>>> know of would be less than $100 in earnings, so unless you really had >>>>> a huge increase, the amounts you're talking about aren't that much, >>>>> maybe a couple hundred dollars. >>>>> >>>>> If I were you, I would contact the AdSense people and try to find out >>>>> what they thought was the problem. It may be that you posted in a >>>>> blog, on your site or somewhere that your site is "ad supported" or >>>>> "please click on ad links to help support our site" or some other >>>>> violation of that nature. That will get you shut down as soon as they >>>>> notice. Another way you can get shut down is to have the same people >>>>> consistently clicking on your ads. That may not be your fault, but >>>>> just some well meaning developers who are trying to "help" you. This >>>>> is another way to get the door slammed on you. If any of these >>>>> situations are happening, you won't be able to get an answer from >>>>> AdSense or get your account opened again, you're out of luck. >>>>> >>>>> If none of these things happened, then it could simply be an algorithm >>>>> that trapped you. If that's the case, you may be able to get your >>>>> account re-opened. >>>>> >>>>> Google takes their AdSense terms very seriously. People from all over >>>>> the world are working day and night to screw AdSense, so sometimes >>>>> innocent people get caught up in the fray. >>>>> >>>>> -John Coryat >>>>> >>>>> "Radar Now!" >>>>> >>>>> "What Zip Code?" >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to >>>>> [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send >>>>> email to [email protected]. 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