http://www.seorefugee.com/seoblog/2007/02/17/adwords-bug-costing-google-millions/ search engine optimization information from our seo blog and seo forum Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:28:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://www.seorefugee.com/seoblog/2007/02/17/adwords-bug-costing-google-millions/#comment-1002 Gronk Mon, 19 Feb 2007 05:36:26 +0000 http://www.seorefugee.com/seoblog/2007/02/17/adwords-bug-costing-google-millions/#comment-1002 One of my clients who spends $10k plus a month in adwords had about 20 - 30 keywords jump to $13 minimum as well. I wasnt aware of the bug at the time so i just paused them all. No WAY I'm upping the minimum bid. One of my clients who spends $10k plus a month in adwords had about 20 - 30 keywords jump to $13 minimum as well. I wasnt aware of the bug at the time so i just paused them all. No WAY I’m upping the minimum bid.

]]> http://www.seorefugee.com/seoblog/2007/02/17/adwords-bug-costing-google-millions/#comment-967 Adger Sun, 18 Feb 2007 18:13:42 +0000 http://www.seorefugee.com/seoblog/2007/02/17/adwords-bug-costing-google-millions/#comment-967 Well if anyone can afford this small mistake guess it can be google. Well if anyone can afford this small mistake guess it can be google.

]]> http://www.seorefugee.com/seoblog/2007/02/17/adwords-bug-costing-google-millions/#comment-961 TechnoBeta Blog » AdWords Bug Costing Google Millions? Sun, 18 Feb 2007 17:09:34 +0000 http://www.seorefugee.com/seoblog/2007/02/17/adwords-bug-costing-google-millions/#comment-961 [...] So what exactly happened? Although its not quite clear at the moment, blogger Skitzzo says that the ads are not actually costing the advertisers $10, that is if they do not bid to that level. [...] [...] So what exactly happened? Although its not quite clear at the moment, blogger Skitzzo says that the ads are not actually costing the advertisers $10, that is if they do not bid to that level. [...]

]]> http://www.seorefugee.com/seoblog/2007/02/17/adwords-bug-costing-google-millions/#comment-952 Zidane Sun, 18 Feb 2007 15:56:30 +0000 http://www.seorefugee.com/seoblog/2007/02/17/adwords-bug-costing-google-millions/#comment-952 Google also loses millions in building costs because they don't turn the lights off in their buildings at night. There's no one in the buildings at night time, except for a few tech staff and a few janitors - but they leave almost all the lights in the building on including the cafeteria, and cubicles/desk spaces (which are unstaffed during the wee hours of the night). If they put the lights on a timer and dimmed it at night or even just turned off a few lights like the executive board rooms, they would stand to save millions. Google also loses millions in building costs because they don’t turn the lights off in their buildings at night. There’s no one in the buildings at night time, except for a few tech staff and a few janitors - but they leave almost all the lights in the building on including the cafeteria, and cubicles/desk spaces (which are unstaffed during the wee hours of the night). If they put the lights on a timer and dimmed it at night or even just turned off a few lights like the executive board rooms, they would stand to save millions.

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