Adsense on Knol, Is It Working?

A review

Using my own knols I analyze Adsense ads.

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A review of Adsense as of 20 Aug 2009
See Also: My Adsense Earnings from Knol, Month by Month


I have written over two hundred articles at Knol so far.  My articles have Adsense enabled, but I want to see exactly what kind of ads are getting displayed and then decide if they are really context-sensitive or not.


Below I list my ten top-viewed knols in order of pageviews (as of 20 Aug 2009).  Then directly under each, I describe what I think my knol is about, and then I describe the ads that Adsense is populating on that page.  The first question we can answer than is: "Are the ads really context sensitive?"


  1. Chairpotato Presents : Full Movies on YouTube
    1. A portal knol collating categories of movies, by genre, by decade, by actor
      1. Ad for casting calls, for a documentary and for a new movie
  2. Chairpotato Presents : All Twilight Zone Episodes
    1. An episode list of the original "Twilight Zone" TV series with air dates, actors, and plot
      1. Ad by talent agency talenthunter.com, full TV episodes and another television program
  3. Chairpotato Presents : Fantasy Movies on YouTube
    1. A list of all the full-length fantasy movies I find on YouTube with links, actors, year and plot
      1. Ad for a documentary, Disney attraction, Tarzan DVD, movie trailer
  4. Chairpotato Presents : Henry Jaynes Fonda
    1. Biography of actor Henry Fonda
      1. Buy tickets to Bye Bye Birdie play, Jane Fonda videos, health insurance, Jane Fonda workout tape, Broadway tickets
  5. Chairpotato Presents : Science Fiction Movies on YouTube
    1. A list of all the full-length science-fiction movies I find on YouTube with links, actors, year and plot.
      1. Book "The Prodigal Mage", office chair mats, RealAge test
  6. Chairpotato Presents : Comedy Movies on YouTube
    1. A list of all the full-length comedy movies I find on YouTube with links, actors, year and plot.
      1. Lasik eye surgery, watch free movies, Jerry Lewis DVD, Intelius public record search
  7. Chairpotato Presents : Adventure Movies on YouTube
    1. A list of all the full-length adventure movies I find on YouTube with links, actors, year and plot.
      1. Collins College film education, documentary, watch free movies, Geek2Geek dating service
  8. List of Top Viewed Authors on Knol
    1. A table showing knolians in total pageviews order, with history
      1. Stairway lifts, Strategyfx.com, Google Analytics, author Michael P O'Neill
  9. Genie:The Wild Child
    1. True story of Susan M Wiley deprived of normal human contact most of her early life
      1. Credit score, RealAge test, Fujitsu scanners
  10. Genealogy of Adam and Eve according to the Bible
    1. Analysis of how the patriachs lifespans overlapped
      1. Genealogy search, heritage, ancestry, online Bible degree, odd website evidently devoted to proving how all civilization started in Turkey (?)
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Comments

Adsense working on Knol

Adsense is working on the Knol in the sense of generating income.

You can update the knol with your conclusions.

Narayana Rao - 19 Oct 2010