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Every blog should have a weekly cat photo, right? 
Sabahan.com writes, “Like all self-respecting and responsible AdSense publishers, I am careful not to click on my own AdSense ads. […] But what happens if my cat clicks on my AdSense ad? He likes to sleep on the table where I am working and sometimes do what some cats usually do – play with the mouse and keyboard. Will Google accept my explanation if I say my cat clicked on my AdSense ads?”
Well, I reckon they won’t, because will merely show up as being a click from your computer/IP. Ergo, you dunnit, whether it was you, your kids or the household moggie. The excuse that the cat may have been genuinely interested in the ad is gonna be a little thin too!
Sorry to be boring, but in this case, it’s better to be careful:
* Don’t leave unattended computers with the browser open at your own site with AdSense ads on. Easier said than done, I guess.
* Push keyboards away under the desk and feed cats well to make sure that the cat can’t fit in the slot with the pull out tray.
* Take care where the fat cat bums land when they inevitably and constantly get on your lap between you and your work.
Oh, yes, I have learned by experience with, currently, four cats.
So far, I’ve reduced their activities to the occasional bum on the space bar and they have a tendency to make pages scroll, so I lose my place. Walking across the desk in front of me and parking their behinds on the mousepad, is also another favorite when they decide it’s mealtime. I’d like a wireless mouse, but I’m afraid it would be hijacked and, I’ll admit that I’d be really worried about their abilities to trash a laptop.
Or, as one commenter suggested, “To protect against cat-click fraud, I believe that Google needs to acquire cat-detector technology from PawSense.” (PawSense is a software utility that helps protect your computer from cats. It quickly detects and blocks cat typing, and also helps train your cat to stay off the computer keyboard.)
My Cat Clicked On My AdSense Ads
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