Infinite clickthrough rate

[armstrong]

I feel this isn't against google TOS, coz it has to be wrong. But it makes me wonder how it can happen. For one of my channels, I have:

Channel Ad unit impressions Clicks Ad unit CTR Ad unit eCPM [?] Your earnings
*** 0 1 0.0% $0.00 $0.03

So I got 1 click out of zero ad impressions. Ergo, infinite clickthrough rate. (Actually, its undefined for math purists.) How cool is that, eh?

 

[nicedomain4sale]

haha

How it could happen?

 

[zaros64]

weird.. maybe the google bot clicked your ad lol

 

[IAmAllanShore]

I'd say it had something to do with uniques... but Google tracks impressions... Beats me
Just more proof that we should all try to double-check Google's stats when possible

-Allan

 

[Kenny]

I had 5ct's with only 2 uniques once,
my guess was someone clicked multiple links.
I wonder if using a 3rd party browser like in
DNA or Domain Punch might make the first
contact not show in their system....nawwww

Hey, I wouldnt want whatever it was to keep it up
they might throw you off for a glitch...seen that before.

I had 5ct's with only 2 uniques once,
my guess was someone clicked multiple links.
I wonder if using a 3rd party browser like in
DNA or Domain Punch might make the first
contact not show in their system....nawwww

Hey, I wouldnt want whatever it was to keep it up
they might throw you off for a glitch...seen that before.

 

[dgaussin]

I've a funny stat today too :D

Channel Ad unit impressions Clicks Ad unit CTR Ad unit eCPM [?] Your earnings
********       47              0          0,0%       0,21 USD      0,01 USD

Or how to earn money without clicks :D

 

[armstrong]

In trying to imagine how these things can happen, the only thing I can think of is rounding error. Lets google only wants to credit you for 20% of your clicks. If you have 5 clicks, then the stats will say you have 1 click. But if you have only 2 clicks, then you'll have 2/5 of a click, which rounds down to zero.

If this is true, then its evil. Google, say it isn't so.

 

[dgaussin]

I can't find anything else than round issue too, but maybe it's more complicated we can't imagine...

 

[dabb]

So I got 1 click out of zero ad impressions. Ergo, infinite clickthrough rate. (Actually, its undefined for math purists.) How cool is that, eh?

Is it possible that a PSA was displayed and clicked on? I don't think PSA's (Public Service Announcements) count as ads.

 

[armstrong]

PSA's aren't supposed to be worth anything PPC-wise, so that can't be it.