google adsense sparklines
31 May 2006
since a couple of weeks, the infosthetics website contains a sparkline diagram of its relative daily Google Adsense earnings, updated hourly. in contrast to the quite static "unique visitors" graph, this sparkline is more volatile & shows more complex patterns that are interesting to grasp. it is loosely based on a script that creates an Adsense RSS feed. instead of a RSS file, it now parses the data into a sparkline.
for those wanting to have their own Adsense sparklines on their website, the source code (PHP) can be downloaded here. one also needs the sparkline PHP library & some basic knowledge of crontab on your webserver to set up the automatic hourly execution of the script.
but most importantly, one must first kindly ask Google Adsense permission for its use! note that this display is in accordance to the Google Adsense policy, as it does not disclose the earnings directly, but only shows its relative fluctuations. see more information about this issue after the break.
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this was the answer from Google Adsense on the request of using the sparkline display: "Thank you for taking the time to email us. Generally publishers are not permitted to disclose daily earnings information in any form. However, you may implement the chart you have described, as long as it does not display any numbers or draw undue attention to the ads.
The above permission applies specifically to websites administered by you, and may not be transferred to any other publishers. We appreciate your efforts to remain in compliance with our program policies."
so be sure to ask permission first!
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