http://www.semreportcard.com/how-trademark-protection-will-affect-google-advertisers-and-users/ Tue, 6 Jan 2009 01:59:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.6 http://www.semreportcard.com/how-trademark-protection-will-affect-google-advertisers-and-users/#comment-19828 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:52:15 +0000 http://www.semreportcard.com/how-trademark-protection-will-affect-google-advertisers-and-users/#comment-19828 I think this is going way beyond simple trademark protection. Just recently, I was informed by Google that I could not use the word "Ford" as a keyword. My site doesn't even sell anything, it is simply a research and informational site. Exactly how am I competing against Ford? By not allowing the use of the word "Ford" in keywords, this effectively hurts Ford car clubs and informational sites, the same people who are devoted to Ford and the same people who buy Ford products. This move seems to be a financial move and seems designed to keep Ford corporate websites in the top of the search results. I think this is going way beyond simple trademark protection. Just recently, I was informed by Google that I could not use the word “Ford” as a keyword. My site doesn’t even sell anything, it is simply a research and informational site. Exactly how am I competing against Ford? By not allowing the use of the word “Ford” in keywords, this effectively hurts Ford car clubs and informational sites, the same people who are devoted to Ford and the same people who buy Ford products. This move seems to be a financial move and seems designed to keep Ford corporate websites in the top of the search results.

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